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To join a scheduled
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We are offering in partnership with educators (biologists,
scientists and nature guides) a series of Whale Spotter Workshops from March
to August 2013. The sessions are for groups of 50 people at a
time (children aged 7 to 14 and a parent/guardian), usually on Saturday
mornings from 07h30 for 08h00 to 09h30. The workshop is based on the new educational poster on whales and dolphins (pending publication) and the new whale watch leaflet . Topics covered
include what is a whale/what is a dolphin/what is a killer whale; local whale
and dolphin species; the scale of a whale in relationship to elephants and
mammoths (this is a link to mathematics and also the West Coast Fossil Park);
anatomy, echolocation; feeding grounds; how they feed; migration; mating,
calving, nursing; threats to their existence and their defences;
conservation - think Blue/think Green – litter/waste management. These orientation
topics are followed by whale watching tourism; where to watch on our
coastline; a recap on whale and dolphin species most likely to be seen; surface
behaviour; what to report including a photograph, how
to report; where to find your report on the web site/whale sightings log. At the end of the session participants “graduate”
and are “awarded” their “flukes”. They will be given a Whale Spotter
membership card that lists the benefits of being a “club” member and some
meal vouchers. Complimentary air time will be sent at a later stage in the
season. Community groups currently participating include
the Nippers, Sea Scouts/Girl Guides/Brownies, Bay Primary, Wynberg Junior, SACS and Fish Hoek Primary. Workshops are scheduled for: ·
9 March – inaugural Whale Spotter Workshop Session
1 and again on 6 April – inaugural Whale Spotter Workshop Session 2 – check the photo albums
here on Facebook . ·
13 April – second Whale
Spotter Workshop Session 1 and again on 20 April –
second Whale Spotter Workshop Session 2 - check the photo albums
here on Facebook . Note: From here onwards
workshops are held on one day, maximum 90 minutes total for both sessions. ·
11 May – third Whale Spotter Workshop Session - check the photo albums here on Facebook . ·
18 May – fourth Whale
Spotter Workshop Session - check the photo albums here on Facebook . ·
8 June – fifth Whale Spotter
Workshop Session (regret cancelled). ·
15 June – sixth Whale
Spotter Workshop Session (regret cancelled). Note: there are no workshops
at FLM in July but there are two at the Cape Town Science Centre (Saturday 6
& 13 July 2013). ·
3 August – seventh Whale
Spotter Workshop Session (regret cancelled). ·
17 August – eighth and
final for the season Whale Spotter Workshop Session (open
for bookings). Note: there is a Whale Spotter Workshop for Adult Spotters on 4
May 2013. To enrol either individually or as a member of a community
group, please click here and send your name, age,
parent/guardian’s name, e mail address, community group, preferred date and
special dietary requirements (gluten free, Halaal,
Kosher etc). The venue for all workshops is Whale
Central upstairs at Food Lover’s Market, Longbeach Mall Sponsors include the Blue Gecko Restaurant and
Golden River Spur. |
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NEWS FLASH 1 for West Coast Junior
Whale Spotters – we’re offering to host two groups on a Whale Camp during the
July and September school holidays ie one group from St
Helena Bay and the other from Langebaan. This is a
day visit that includes attending a Whale Spotter workshop and a visit to the
Submarine Museum
in Simon’s Town. The sub’s sonar is working so you’ll hear underwater sound eg: shellfish or passing boats. If dolphins come around
the edge of the quay, you’ll hear them too!! |
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NEWS FLASH 2 for grades 9, 10
and 11: Simon Gear the 50/50 TV presenter is our guest speaker at our annual
conference on Wednesday 18 September 2013. You’d
better belieb it! |
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