Description:TANGLEWOOD NATURE CENTER
The Tanglewood Nature Center visits the Southside Community Center regularly, bringing along cool and interesting animals, including snakes, iguanas, porcupines, and many many, more. Kids can handle the animals while learning about them from the Tanglewood educator. This program is available during Tanglewood Nature Center visits and all grades are welcome to participate.
STEAM AHEAD CHEMUNG
STEAM Ahead Chemung is a collaboration between the Southside Community Center and the Tanglewood Nature Center, Arnot Art Museum, Chemung County Historical Society, Community Arts of Elmira, Friends of the Chemung River Watershed, Corning Museum of Glass, the Science and Discovery Center, and several Elmira youth centers. This program includes visits to the Center as well as field trips to the participating organizations centered around a yearly theme. This program is held monthly and grades 3 and up are welcome to participate.
CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS CHALLENGE
The Corning Museum of Glass hosts a group of children for a ten week science process program. The participating children explore and use the scientific method to meet an engineering challenge. They also have the opportunity to explore and use the resources of the museum. In 2018, they created scribble-bots, which are robots which independently create art! This program is available during CMOG visits and grades 4 and up are welcome to participate.
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Cornell Cooperative Extension educators visit the center to teach nutrition through cooking. They also have a gardening program, which children can participate in and plant, grow, harvest, and cook their own vegetables from the Center garden. This program is available during Cornell Cooperative Extension visits and all grades are welcome.
KIDS FARMERS' MARKET - FOOD BANK OF THE SOUTHERN TIER
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier every month hosts a Kids Farmers' Market in the gymnasium of the Southside Community Center. Children are able to collect a selection of fruits and vegetables, learn about nutrition and bring home ingredients for cooking at home, all for free! The Kid's Farmers Market is held on the last Thursday of the month. All grades are welcome.
BOOKMOBILE - CHEMUNG LIBRARY DISTRICT
The Chemung Library District's brings around the ever-popular Bookmobile biweekly, bringing the joy of reading to the children of the Southside Community Center. Kids can check out books to read while at the Center, however if they have their own library card, they can check out books to take home! The Bookmobile is available every other Friday and all grades are welcome.
FIELD TRIPS - CHEMUNG YOUTH BUREAU
The Chemung Youth Bureau provides tickets and transportation to local cultural events, such as Clemens Center shows, First Arena events, as well as the Harris Hill swimming pool. Several trips are planned per year, all grades are welcome.