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Environment Science Non-Profit "e" inc. Launches "Our Backyard Habitat" After School Science Program

Environment science non-profit "e" inc. is launching a 10-week after school science program, "Our Backyard Habitat," in Charlestown offices.

Boston, MA, Oct 8, 2015 – Environment science non-profit “e” inc. is launching a 10-week after school science program, “Our Backyard Habitat,” designed to educate children on the animals and ecosystems that thrive throughout New England. The program will run every Wednesday, starting October 21, from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. and is open to children grades one through three.

Cost of the program is just $220 for the full 10-weeks, and each session includes an educational lesson on the natural world just ‘outside the window’ as well as snacks, art projects and take-home activities. The goal of the program is to educate children about the natural world around them through a variety of hands-on activities and lessons. Parents should register their kids online at http://www.einc-action.org/special-programs.html.

“e” inc. promotes the conservation of our world for all people and for all beings. Through programs such as “Look Outside Your Window,” “e” inc. educates, equips and empowers youth with the understanding and skills needed to protect the planet and live sustainably.

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About “e” inc.

“e” inc. is an award-winning environment science learning and action center that provides in-depth science and community involvement to 6,500 urban children and youth in Metro Boston. Its mission is to create a new generation of conservation citizens committed to understanding and protecting the environment. Through educational science programs and actual civic involvements, “e” inc. provides children, teens, and adults with a scientific understanding of the Earth’s natural resources, biomes, systems, and beings along with the skills needed to protect the planet and live sustainably. For more information, please visit:

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