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SEE THE BEACH
- FEED YOUR BRAIN
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| The Dauphin Island Sea Lab offers one of the most extensive summer
marine
science programs in the nation. With programs for everyone from graduate
students to teachers to middle school students, the Sea Lab combines
excellence in education with a beautiful location, right on the beaches
of the
Gulf of Mexico. Middle School Students - Located on a barrier island off the coast of Alabama, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab offers a unique setting for a summer camp in marine science. Join the Sea Lab team for beach scavenger hunts, ghost crab crawls, marsh mushing and collection trips aboard our research vessel A.E. Verrill and watch bottlenose dolphins swim by. The group will visit a historic civil war fort and travel to another small island off the coast of Dauphin Island to see nesting sea birds and collect shells. This fun residential program instills a basic understanding of marine science with lots of hands-on activities. There are only 30 slots for each one-week program so sign up early. Designed for rising 7th, 8th & 9th grade students. Dates: May 30-June 4; July 18-23; and July 25-30. High School Students - An intensive summer course introducing the student to the marine environment through classroom lecture, laboratory, and field activities is available to 9-11 grade students. The length of the course is four weeks, during which time the students live on campus and participate in over 150 hours of supervised academic activities. Classes are taught in an academic setting and are designed to give the student a better understanding and appreciation of the various fields in marine science. The Alabama State Department of Education approves the Discovery Hall Summer Programs and recommends that local systems grant participating students credit toward either an Advanced or Standard High School Diploma. Dates: June 6-July 2. K-12 Educators - A variety of exciting courses are available to teachers throughout the summer. Whether the topic is Grasses, Groupers and Gastropods, or comparing ecosystems in the Florida Keys, teachers will be able to bring the oceans back into the classrooms. Educators will be able to collect specimens for their classes, as well as formulate and receive a teaching curriculum. - Exploring the Florida Keys - May 30-June 5 - Beaches, Birds and Barrier Islands - July 11-14 - Coastal Connections - July 18-22 - Grasses, Groupers and Gastropods - July 25-29 Most courses require overnight stays. Credit hours are available for most courses. College and Graduate Students - University Programs of the Sea Lab offer a wide range of courses for credit for undergraduates and graduate students during the summer, ranging from Coastal Birds of Alabama to Coral Reef Ecology to Marine Botany. Courses in this intense program will be offered from May to August; individualized directed research opportunities with resident faculty are also available. Sessions will run May 17-28; May 31-July 2; and July 5-August 6. Children Ages 5-8 - Make exploring the beach with your children a rewarding educational experience. Create a shell collection and learn about the animals living on our beaches and in our oceans! These half-day camps are held from 1:00 pm until 4:30 pm and will be limited to 20 students; admissions are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. Parents/guardians are required to attend, must be 18 years of age and may bring no more than 3 children. Dates available are June 4, July 16 and July 23. General Public - Be sure to visit the Estuarium, the aquarium of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, for an exciting look at the animals and habitats of the Mobile Bay estuary. The Estuarium is a cool place to be on a hot summer day! Open seven days a week. For more information: 251/861-7500 or check out http://estuarium.disl.org. For more information on any of these programs, go to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab web site at www.disl.org. Or call 251/861-2141. News Editors: For an electronic version of this press release, please contact lyoung@disl.org. |
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