Monthly Archives: March 2012
Inspiring through Education
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught”- Baba Dioum
As we inch closer to the opening of Marine Life Park, our education team is hard at work coming up with programmes for students and teachers alike. Partnering with Sea Research Foundation and Mystic Aquarium from the United States, Kelly Matis, Vice President for Education at Mystic Aquarium came down to Singapore to help us out with the nuts and bolts of putting an exciting and inspiring curriculum together. Every year, some 1.5million students benefit from Sea Research Foundation’s education programmes worldwide such as the award-winning JASON Project, teacher training programmes, student programmes, and conservation programmes. With Sea Research Foundation’s wealth of experience and expertise, Marine Life Park hopes to inspire Singaporeans of all ages to be stewards of the environment.
Kelly tells us more about what students can expect in the coming months…
Special(ist) Feature: Open Up Your Mind
Our marine mammal specialists currently at the Subic facility come from different backgrounds, yet each is similarly driven by their passion for marine mammals. With 259 years of experience across 36 facilities between them, there’s a lot that the team can share. This week, 25-year-old Mariana Kuprijanova tells us why it’s important to keep an open mind in this job.
