Covering
180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita,
Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City,
Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Waldport, Yachats & Florence.
09/25/07
Oregon Coast Aquarium Reaches
Educational Arm Out to Rest of State
(Newport,
Oregon) - Oregon Coast Aquarium educators are preparing for a new season
of outreach, bringing marine science programs to schools in counties all
over Oregon . Beginning October 9 in Tillamook and Clatsop Counties, students
in kindergarten through fifth grade will learn about fascinating topics
from whales and invertebrates to sharks and marine mammals.
Aquarium programs are reaching more students than ever
before, according to Kerry Carlin Morgan, Director of Public Programs.
“We are increasing the number of students we can reach through outreach
programs as well as onsite,” said Morgan.
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Last year nearly 24,000 students, teachers and chaperones
visited the Aquarium and utilized the facility as a living classroom.
An additional 19,738 students from 854 classes benefited from the Aquarium's
outreach programs.
Nearly
four million visitors have taken in educational exhibits and programs
since the Aquarium opened in May of 1992. Those visitors came from Newport,
from all over Oregon and the nation and from Japan, Germany and many other
countries. Through programs and exhibits, the Aquarium creates high-quality,
innovative, enjoyable educational opportunities, using diverse approaches.
All of the Aquarium’s educational programs and materials
have been designed to address Oregon's Common Curriculum Goals and specific
Benchmark Standards, offering over 30 different theater and laboratory
programs, self-guided tours with pre and post visit materials, Home School
Week and statewide outreach.
Upcoming
outreach destinations include fifteen programs in counties all over Oregon
, the first of which will be about whales in two programs held in Tillamook
and Clatsop Counties October 9 - 11. The 45-minute assembly programs feature
slides, prepared animal specimens, costumes and life-sized inflatable
animals. The programs target two age groups: kindergarten through second
grade, and third through fifth grade.
Oregon Coast Aquarium. 2820 SE Ferry Slip Rd. Newport,
Oregon. 541.867.3474. www.aquarium.org.
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Oregon Coast Aquarium Outreach Schedule
Tillamook
and Clatsop Counties
October 9 – 11: Whales
K-2: Tales of Whales
3-5: What About Whales?
Klamath County
October 23-25: Sharks
K-2: Shark Shenanigans
3-5: Sense-ational Sharks
Jackson and Josephine Counties
November 13-15: Sharks
K-2: Shark Shenanigans
3-5: Sense-ational Sharks
Lane County
December 4-6: Whales
K-2: Tales of Whales
3-5: What about Whales
Lincoln County
December 11-13: Whales
K-2: Tales of Whales
3-5: What about Whales
Benton and Linn Counties
January 15-17: Invertebrates
K-2: No Bones About ‘Em
3-5: From Tube Feet to Tentacles
Coos and Curry Counties
January 22-24: Invertebrates
K-2: No Bones About ‘Em
3-5: From Tube Feet to Tentacles
Multnomah and Clackamas Counties
February 5-7: Marine Mammals
K-2: Flippers, Fur and Fun
3-5: Dressed for Success
Marion County
February 12-14: Marine Mammals
K-2: Flippers, Fur and Fun
3-5: Dressed for Success
Washington and Columbia Counties
February 26-28: Marine Mammals
K-2: Flippers, Fur and Fun
3-5: Dressed for Success
Polk and Yamhill Counties
March 11-13: Whales
K-2: Tales of Whales
3-5: What about Whales
Douglas County
April 1-3: Whales
K-2: Tales of Whales
3-5: What about Whales
Hood River, Umatilla, Union and Wasco Counties
April 15-17 - Sharks
K-2: Shark Shenanigans
3-5: Sense-ational Sharks
Deschutes and Crook Counties
April 29 – May 1: Sharks
K-2: Shark Shenanigans
3-5: Sense-ational Sharks
Malheur County
May 13-15: Sharks
K-2: Shark Shenanigans
3-5: Sense-ational Sharks
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