On Monday, August 17th, the GSTC Education Department held our first ever Teacher Appreciation Event. This was a fun and informal way for teachers and educators to preview some of the educational programs, field trip opportunities, and ways that classes can help the sea turtle patients at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

Teachers had the opportunity to:

-tour our Exhibit Gallery and Rehabilitation Pavilion after-hours
-watch four of our interactive and informative educational programs
-munch on pizza and snacks
-learn about outreach programs, and other educational opportunities that students can perform from their own classroom

Thank you so much to all the teachers who attended!

We would like to host another Teacher Appreciation Event in September so keep posted for more details.  If you are interested in this opportunity, please email Alicia Marin, GSTC Education Coordinator, at amarin@jekyllisland.com.

~Stephanie Chong, Education Intern

What is Paw-Talk, you may ask?  No worries, it was new to me too!  A couple months ago, I was approached by the blog moderator to interview for a blog called Paw-Talk  (http://www.paw-talk.net/blog)  which is a forum and blog that provides an outlet for pet enthusiasts, animal lovers, and wildlife conservationists to discuss pet care, wildlife conservation, and other issues pertaining to animals.  Paw-Talk goes out to 25,000 members and garners 250,000 visitors a month!

While they have had some blogs on sea turtles in the past, Paw-Talk asked me to write a guest post on sea turtle conservation, rehabilitation and specifically on World Turtle Day (June 16).  To view this interview and to learn more about Paw-Talk, please visit the following website http://www.paw-talk.net/blog/turtle-power-/.

~Alicia Marin, GSTC Education Coordinator

We are very excited to announce our upcoming Teacher Appreciation Night at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center! This is a great opportunity for teachers to preview some of our educational programs and facilities in an exclusive after-hours event.

Start your evening with a few refreshments followed by an overview of different field trip options for your class. Next, you’ll have the opportunity to see three different school program options that correlate to the Georgia Performance Standards. Stick around as we close with a drawing for some great door prizes you can use in your classroom!

Interested? Get your whole school involved! Print this flyer & post it in your school/media center.

Details:

When: Monday, August 17th

Time: 4:30-7:30pm (Refreshments & check-in begin at 4:30, sneak peek from 5-7:30)

Cost: $5 (includes pizza & teacher materials)

Register: at www.jekyllisland.com/teacherappreciation.

For more information, see www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org or call 912-635-4076.

We hope to hear from you soon!

~Stephanie Chong

Education Intern

Here is the most recent update for the Jekyll Island’s 2009 Sea Turtle Nesting Season:

We have reached the end of the 2009 sea turtle nesting season on Jekyll Island.  It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen a female, so we will be concluding our night patrol after this weekend.  But have no fear, you’ll still see us in the mornings on the beach conducting our dawn patrol and nest monitoring procedures!  Don’t forget to keep up the Turtle-Friendly habits as hatching season is just getting into full swing and can last through October!
Thanks to the 2009 Sea Turtle Patrol Interns and Volunteers who worked countless hours, at night and in the mornings, for the past 4 months to make this nesting/tagging season another great success!  I’ll share some overall results soon, so keep any eye on our BLOG and website!!!

Sincerely,
Stefanie Ouellette
Marine Field Programs Coordinator