FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2014
SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP BRIDGES LEARNING GAP
~Educational activities keep kids
learning through the summer months~
PONTE VEDRA BEACH – With school out for most
Florida students, many parents are seeking entertaining but productive ways
for their children to spend summer break. The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting numerous science-based activities and events for students.
"During the summer it is important to keep children educationally entertained and active," said Kevin Claridge, director
of DEP's Florida Coastal Office. "GTM Research Reserve's Education Learning
Center provides fun, affordable and educational opportunities for
students to help bridge the learning gap while they're out of the classroom."
include summer camps, engaging educational lectures and exhibits. The Florida Department of
Environmental Protection encourages students and parents to join in on these
fun-filled educational events.
The following activities
and events will be held at the GTM Research
Adventures in the Estuary Summer
June 9 – August 1; $140 per camper.
ages 7-12, these one-week
camps are a fun and educational way for your child to discover the importance
of the coastal community.
“More than you wanted to know
about…” Lecture Series
Saturday, June 14 (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.); $2 per adult, $1 per child aged 10-17, free for children under 10.
lecture series will provide visitors an
opportunity to learn about leatherback,
loggerhead and green sea turtles found at the reserve.
National Pollinator Day
Saturday, June 21 (10 a.m. – 2
p.m.); Free event.
honey-inspired bake sale, native plant sale, honey-spinning demonstrations
and a lot of fun activities for the entire family round out the day. Special
guest speakers include Marc Minno, Ph.D., an expert on
endangered butterflies and their habitats, and Cory Stanley-Stah, Ph.D., a bee biologist and extension entomologist.
For more information, click HERE or call 904-823-4500.