DATES: August 4-11, 2007 (8 days) Travel arrangements from Buffalo, NY Airport.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Curaçao Sea Aquarium http://www.curacao-sea-aquarium.com & Bon Bini Seaside Resort http://www.bonbiniseasideresort.com/index.htm, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles; double occupancy rooms with private bath, air conditioning, classroom, dolphin encounter, and aquarium.
Costs: $1760.00 for COSEE Scholars* (See funding possibilities below.) Cost includes room and meals, round trip airfare from Buffalo, bus and boat fees, transfers, admissions, hotel and departure taxes, and all tips and gratuities. Tuition and souvenirs extra. School districts may financially support their teachers; see note below. Significant others welcome at the regular cost of $2260.
Graduate CREDIT: OPTIONAL: Three hours of graduate credit are available from SUNY at Buffalo. Tuition costs are extra and must be paid directly to the University. Please call if interested.
EQUIPMENT: You will need snorkeling gear: mask, snorkel and fins. If you need to purchase equipment we will make recommendations and provide any necessary training before the trip.
Content areas: Topics to be covered with presentations and field visits: the coral reef, including reef formation and ecology; reef fish; reef invertebrates; animal relationships; sandy beaches; tide pools; zonation at a rocky shore; mangroves; and turtle grass beds.
ADDITIONAL INFO: An informational meeting will be presented Monday, February 26, 2007 at the Science Resources Center, 10001 Route 60, Fredonia, NY at 7:00 PM. For directions or additional information please call Helen Domske, Sea Grant Resource Agent at (716) 645-2114 x2337 or Garry Dole, Science Resources Coordinator, Erie 2 BOCES at (716) 679-3419 or 800-344-9611 ext. 2598 (from 716 area code).
Funding Possibilities to explore....
• * COSEE-GL will provide $500 scholarships for the first 10 eligible educators. (Trip cost of $1760 reflects the total cost after the scholarship is applied.) Please call for more information and a scholarship application.
Check out: http://www.coseegreatlakes.net/events/marine_immersion
• This is a Professional Development activity and may qualify for both local district funding and inservice course credit as required by the NYS Commissioner of Education.
Sponsors of this workshop reserve the right to limit group size and cancel due to insufficient numbers of participants. Cost is based on a minimum of twelve participants and current air fare prices. Participants must be able to demonstrate PADI snorkeling skills or be willing to wear a snorkel vest when in the water.
PRINT & SEND TO:
Garry W. Dole
E2CC BOCES, Science Resources
10001 Route 60
Fredonia, NY 14063
Please enroll me in the Tropical Marine
Ecology Workshop.
I am 21 or older.
NAME _________________________________
HOME ADDRESS ________________________
CITY / STATE / ZIP ______________________
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Educators please complete:
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√if you want an application for Graduate Credit.___
Please include a $400.00 deposit payable to
Tropical Marine Ecology and return by Feb 26, '07
Last water day....and we are all sad to say goodbye to the beautiful Caribbean. We've explored, been excited and learned so much in this past week. We now know that the goatfish below is using its barbels to search the sand for tasty critters. Did you know that the blue parrotfish below is a super male? We do, by looking at that prominent bump near the front of its head. We have so much to take back to our classrooms. Dana and the other snorkelers hovered above the divers as the group explored the Tug Boat, a favorite underwater site.
