Yesterday we started our Sea Turtle Education Program. Every third grader in Glynn County has the opportunity to learn about sea turtles through two assemblies at their school (our Georgia's Sea Turtle and Trash in the Water programs) and a field trip to the Center so they can meet our patients. One of the seventeen schools that I will be working with is Frederica Academy and they are such a cool group of third graders!!
Today we participated in the 15th Annual CoastFest (which is sponsored by the Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources). I thoroughly enjoyed this event!! It was very hands on as people were able to build bluebird houses and terrariums, see and touch snakes, turtles, birds of prey and sharks, learn about hurricanes and weather, watch Creek Indian dances and see black powder (muskets and cannons) demonstrations, just to name a few activities...
At the Center's booth people could make paper plate turtles, play tic-tac-toe turtle, see diamondback terrapin hatchlings, and examine several specimens such as sea turtle, tortoises, and terrapin carapaces (shells) and skulls. I loved working at the craft part of the booth. The paper plate turtles that the kids made were super adorable and they had fun making them while learning about them as well!
It was great to learn about the uniqueness and awesomeness of this "habitat" that I call home :-]
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