This
Summer 2008 we will offer several marine courses covering a
range of interests, age groups and times. We have
family trips to the Gulf Islands, Summer camps
for kids, as well as Pro-D programs for
teachers.
Check out some of the videos taken with ROVER
during the Undersea Camps last year!
We will explore the reefs,
walls, and inter-island passes with ROVER, a remotely
operated mini-submarine that sends pictures up to our
monitor on the surface. Families & adults welcome.
Limit 10.
July 6
Sun. 1 pm to 3 pm
Aug 10 Sun. 3 pm to 5
pm
Aug 30 Sat. 10 am to
Noon
Fee:
$20; under 12 $15
SCIENCE AT THE BEACH:
Pro-D Program for teachers grade 5 - 11
Get
your feet wet and participate in
Curriculum-linked activities
that are fun
and engaging. Learn the do’s
and don’ts
of rocky shore transects from
high to low
tide; participate in quadrat
surveys to
assess the number of clams on
a beach;
and join us surveying eel
grass habitats.
This 3-day workshop will
include
boat trips to several beaches
in the
Gulf Islands, and you will
take home a
resource package on
identifying key
species, making most survey
materials
at minimal cost, and choosing
representative survey sites.
Limit 10.
July 31 Thur 9 am to
Noon Aug 1 Fri
9 am to Noon
Aug 2 Sat 9 am to 5pm
Fee: $110
MARINE
SCIENCE CAMPS:Tidepool program
Hands-on field and laboratory studies of marine
ecology, oceanography and animal behaviour on the southern
Gulf Islands shores. Students will work in teams to
collect and analyze tide pool data as part of a long
term monitoring program by the Ecology Centre. Limit
10
July 14-18 Mon. - Fri; 9am-Noon
Aug 25-29
Mon. - Fri; 9am-Noon
Ages: 9-12
Fee: $110
MARINE
SCIENCE CAMPS: undersea program
Hands-on field and laboratory studies of marine ecology,
oceanography and animal behaviour. Students will
work in teams deploying the remotely operated
unmanned mini-submarine ROVER to explore and map
undersea communities. Limit 10.
July 21-25 Mon
to Fri; 9am-Noon
Ages: 9-12 Fee:
$110
Aug 18-22 Mon
to Fri; 9am-Noon
Ages: 9-16
Fee: $110
GULF
ISLANDS MARINE LIFE: Portland Island
We will cruise to a small island with some of the
richest intertidal flora and fauna in the Strait of
Georgia. Discover this diversity on and under rocks,
in crevices and tide pools from the high to low tide
lines. Bring a lunch. Families & adults welcome. Limit 10.
July 5
Sat. 11 am to 2 pm
FULL
Aug 3 Sun.
11 am to 2
pm
Fee: $35; under 12: $25
TO
CONFIRM
PROGRAM AVAILABILITY To confirm space availability please call 250-655-1555 or
email info@mareco.org