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There are two main school programs that we
offer:
The first is for elementary school students at
the BBSC. These “Shellmaker School Tours” were started in the
early 1990’s but placed on hold during the construction of the new
BBSC at the start of the 2006/7 school year. Once all of the
trailers have been removed from the island, and the May 31 Open
House has come and gone we will be discussing how to incorporate
these programs into the BBSC programs that will be offered for the
2008/9 school year. Stay tuned.
The second is for high school students at the
Newport Aquatic Center. The primary attraction of these programs is
the outrigger canoe tour – see Water Tour Docent job listing.
However, because of the limitation on the number of students that
can be out on the water at one time, if a full busload of 60
students attends, we do water and land components in parallel and
then swap over the students. This job listing (School Tour Docent)
addresses the land portion only. Naturalists may be both land and
water docents if they choose. The land activities are typically
chosen/conducted by the teacher from the Our Wetlands Our World (OWOW)
Manual. If the teacher needs us to conduct the program we do the
Explore a Wetland field study which is a guided walk in the area to
the north of the Newport Aquatic Center. A detailed set of notes of
where to go, what to look for, and what to talk about is provided in
the School Tour Manual.
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