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The Centre runs three programmes:
Social Programmes
SCHOOL PROGRAMMES:
Dear Teachers/ Group Leaders,
If your students want to learn more about
the sea & what
lives in Our Ocean, why not join us at the Island Bay Marine Education
Centre for an interesting, exciting, fully hands-on learning experience.
Our seaside location right on the
shores of Cook Strait and our amazing collection of local marine
life will allow
you and your class to see close up what lives on our rocky shores
and below the surface. You'll be able
to learn about octopuses, seahorses, fish and all the other life that
shares our
marine environment from
experienced marine scientists and educators.
We tailor each programme to your class's age
group, from Year 1 to Year 13 students, and offer a unique opportunity
for you, your students, and parent helpers to see the sea in a new
and fascinating way.
OTHER GROUPS:
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PLEASE DON'T
MISS OUT!
We are now taking bookings. For more information and bookings
please contact:
Ms Judy Hutt - MEC, PO Box 20-001, WELLINGTON
Tel: (04)383-8285 - Email: info@octopus.org.nz
We also welcome any
stories, photos and poems that your students may produce about
Our Ocean. Please send
them to info@octopus.org.nz We'll
put their images, stories and poems up on our
Fishbowl!
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and don't forget to subscribe by email and join our Octopus Club
now! info@octopus.org.nz
 The Experiencing
Marine Reserves Programme - immersing
students in Our Ocean! For more information click
here!
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Holiday Programme
January 2010 School Holidays
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Cancelled --------
Dear Everybody
I am very sorry to have to announce that The Big Octopus
Holiday Programme that was to have taken place between
January 25th - 29th has had to be cancelled.
Sadly Bruce Mahalski - the Programme Organiser - has been
taken ill and the programme cannot run without him.
We had an interesting and varied programme of events planned
with good numbers for each day, and were looking forward
to seeing you.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience and hope
that you can find a replacement programme.
All payments made to The Big Octopus Programme should
be refunded tomorrow and appear in your accounts the next
day.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if it has not appeared
by Friday.
We are still very keen to get a holiday programme up and
running at the Island Bay Marine Education Centre and
we hope to see you down there soon.
Thank you very much for your support.
Katherine Spears
On behalf of:
The Big Octopus
Ph 380-8330/021 0329 906
The Big Octopus Holiday Programmes are
run by the Island Bay Marine Education Centre with
the support of the Wellington Marine Conservation
Trust.
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EMR Programme
The Experiencing Marine
Reserves (EMR) programme has been operational in Northland,
NZ since 2002 and available to other parts of New Zealand
since 2004. It empowers schools by providing hands-on
experience in the ocean. Students investigate marine biodiversity
and the local marine environment before venturing to a
fully-protected marine reserve. Students can then compare
unprotected and protected areas and are encouraged to
put their knowledge into action within the community.
The Experiencing
Marine Reserves partnership programme is coordinated
by the Wellington Marine Conservation Trust,
who operate the Marine Education Centre in
Island Bay, Wellington, with support from the Poneke
Area of the Department of Conservation,
the Wellington City Council, Mountains
to Sea Conservation Trust, the Tindall
Foundation, Oceanics NZ (who
generously provided nice warm wetsuits) and the
team from Splash Gordon Dive Centre.
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Students from Houghton Valley School get involved
in an amazing array of activities as part of the EMR
programme. |
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From rockpool surveys
using glass bottom buckets to teaching an entire
class to snorkel (including teachers and parents),
the programme will be extended to other schools
from the wider Wellington region. |
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Students seen donning
sponsored wetsuits generously provided by Oceanics. |
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Parents play a key part in the snorkelling activity! |
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Having learnt to snorkel in a pool, excitement builds
as they set forth! |
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Happy snorkellers
from Houghton Valley School! |
For
more details on Experiencing Marine Reserves you
can visit
http://www.emr.org.nz
For details/bookings for the Wellington programme and for any other information
please email info@octopus.org.nz or
phone (04) 383 8285.
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