Discovery Club

West Side Church of Christ    

Discovery Club

Our new Discovery Club and the Bible's revelation of God's handiwork in the origin and preservation of our earth.  The purpose of the club is to help our children think biblically about nature. The club will enable us to share God's world and word with our children.

We will be integrating hands-on learning with biblical truth. The monthly lessons will engage the minds and bodies of children of ages (K-6). They will be fun, informative and spiritually enriching.

The Discovery Club will be packed full of exciting and fun learning activities. Most of all, children will be guided into a biblical way of thinking as they explore God's creation.

(See Jim Harrington for club details)

August Theme: Wading in the Watery World – God’s gift of water to all living things.

Sunday August 15 4:00 pm – Large Class room

Saturday August 28 10:00 am – Mill Mountain Zoo and picnic on the mountain top.  Cancelled.

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Check out the latest copy of Discovery  by Apologetics Press.  Enjoy three outstanding articles by the human brain and using your brain for Christ.

The BRAIN Proof of God article by Dave Miller:
There is more to you then your brain by Kyle Butt"
Creative for Christ by Eric Lyons.    
    

The Arboretum has a garden for everyone! Listed below are a few of the beautiful gardens you can visit at Virginia Western:

• Conifer Garden
  
  Over one hundred different cone-bearing trees and shrubs can be found growing in the Conifer Garden. From Dwarf Chamaecyparis to Giant Dawn Redwood, these plants exhibit an incredible variety of size, color, and form. The conifers are grouped by genus, thus forming mini-collections of Taxus, Picea, Cryptomeria, and many more.

• Perennial Rainbow Garden
  
  The Perennial Garden borders the west side of the Arboretum and displays 91 hardy herbaceous perennials in a rainbow color theme. When you enter the garden you will see the yellows of Yarrow, Daylily, and Bearded Iris. As you stroll through the garden, you will find dozens of orange flowered plants followed by reds, purples, and blues.

• Rock Garden
  
  Located adjacent to the amphitheater's gazebo, the Rock Garden is home to 75 different shrubs and herbaceous perennials. The plantings are completed with rock outcroppings and bordered by intersecting arcs of motarless stone walls. A pleasing combination of Dwarf Conifers, Butterfly Bushes, Asters, Sedums, and many other plants are on display.

• Shade Garden
  
  Beyond the entrance arbor you will discover the Shade Garden filled with 190 different low-light preferring herbaceous perennials, spectacular flowering shrubs and complementary small trees. A few of the plants that can be found in this garden include Hostas, Ferns, Wildflowers, Hydrangeas, Viburnums, Stewartia, Magnolias, and Serviceberry.

• Children's Garden
  
  Young visitors have two areas to enjoy, a plant zoo and a maze. The zoo is home to 70 different plants with animal names such as Ostrich Fern, Elephant Ear, Zebra Grass, and Lamb's Ear. Two water features act as magnets, attracting the children to the splashing water, goldfish, and of course, Horsetail and Parrot's Feather. The maze is a challenging, large scale puzzle composed of 200 yews covering 1,000 square feet. The children love it!

• Herb Garden
  
  This lush herb garden is planted and maintained by the local Herb Society.

• Sensory Garden
  
  Delight to your senses in the Sensory Garden.

. In addition to these, there are a number of smaller gardens and plant collections including an Annual Garden, Wildflower Collection, and Groundcover Collection.

Discovery Club Newsletters

 

April 2010

2010 Monthly Topics:

March.     Exploring God’s Wonderful World – An overview of nature studies. 
                  (Includes planting various flower and vegetables at the church building the field behind in our Discovery Garden)

April.        Growing Up In God’s Green World – God’s design for plants, trees, and flowers. 

May.        Garden Planting

June.       Visiting God’s Animal Park - God’s design of ants to zebras.

July.        Flying High With The Eagles - God’s design for birds  (Trip to Mill Mountain zoo for bird and eagle exhibits)

Aug.         Wading In The Watery World – God’s gift of water to all living things  (Trip field to local stream, Roanoke River, Caverns Cove) 

Sept.        Looking For The Little Creatures With The Big Job To Do – God’s design of insects, butterflies, and spiders

Oct.          Digging Up Facts About Our Amazing Planet – God’s design of high peaks and underground treasures (Trip to Mill Mountain,
                  or Dixie Caverns).

Nov.         Discovering Who You Really Are – God’s Creation – Study of our bodies and how they work. (Study of Human Eye, Brain,
                   Muscles, Nervous System, DNA etc)

Asking Questions And Finding Answers In God’s Creation – A Challenge to learn more about science.