Saturdays, Beginning January 27, 2024 from 10:30am to 11:30am

Nantucket Community School

56 Centre Street, 106 Early Childhood Playroom

Beginning July 11th the location changes to:

Nantucket Atheneum at 1 India Street

NiSHA and our certified animal therapy teams, in collaboration with NCS, offer Read to a Buddy, a literacy program encouraging pre-reading and reading skills. This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgemental way to become more confident and simply enjoy reading. Bring a book from home or choose a book from the collection.

Registration will open each week on the Monday prior to the Saturday session. There will be three time slots and each session is 20 minutes. There is no fee for this program. Scan the code on the poster to reserve your space.

Parents of children under the age of 6 are encouraged to stay for the session.

NiSHA Shelter

11 Crooked Lane, Side Door

Cost per session: $200

Ages: 12 - 16 years

Come to the shelter and get hands-on shelter instruction from our staff. Learn about animal shelters, their role in society, and care and kindness toward all animals. This course is perfect for teens who are interested in pursuing a career in helping animals. You will get a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to take care of animals in need.

REGISTER

Session One: July 10th through the 31st on Wednesdays from 10am to 12pm

Session Two: August 7th through the 28th on Wednesdays from 10am to 12pm

Please click HERE if you are in need of financial assistance. We have scholarships available.

Various Locations

Six-Week Course: $200

Ages: 8 - 12 years

Wednesdays from 3pm to 4pm—July 3rd through August 7th

We will meet at a new location every week to learn about our favorite animals: turtles, horses, chickens, and more! Come see animals in action and learn all about them with our Humane Educator, Susan Richards.

Please click HERE if you are in need of financial assistance. We have scholarships available.



NiSHA Shelter

11 Crooked Lane, Side Door

Cost per four-week session: $80

Ages: Preschool to 7 years

Have your little ones come and practice their reading skills while socializing with our adoptable cats. It's a win-win! Our kitties get used to being around children and benefit from lots of attention while the kids not only practice reading, but also learn how to compassionately interact with cats.

REGISTER

Tuesday Afternoon (3-4PM) Session beginning July 2nd

Friday Morning (9-10AM) Session beginning July 5th

Please click HERE if you are in need of financial assistance. We have scholarships available.

Nantucket Atheneum - Weezie Library

1 India Street

Exhibit Dates: August 10 - 17

Humane Education in Art. Come see over a hundred original canvases at our annual art show at the Weezie Library this August. Kids from local summer camps choose an animal-related theme to then paint, draw or collage on a provided canvas to have displayed.

If you would like to participate, free canvases will be available at the shelter for pick-up starting July 8th and completed pieces will need to be dropped back off to the shelter no later than August 7th. Pick-up/drop-off at 11 Crooked Lane (side door).

This program is free.