Prince George Primary comes to visit!

Among the many school groups visting the Save Our Seas Shark Centre this week, we hosted a group of grade sixes from Prince George Primary. Because a visit to even the closest of beaches is not always within reach for these youngsters, we made the most of the spring low tide on the day of the visit, and explored the rock pools. The children were astounded by the quantity and diversity, and their excitement, interest and appreciation were very evident. Being a cold, wintry day, we all enjoyed hot dogs, fruit and a mug of hot chocolate which ‘Madame Z’, our shark-loving assistant educator, kindly whipped up for us!

Hot dogs and hot chocolate! Yummy!

The next part of the visit aimed to illustrate just how dependant humans are on our oceans. They also learned a whole lot about sharks, and about the important role that these often misunderstood animals play in marine health. While we can’t ask all of our young learners to become avid shark lovers (although quite a few of them are), it is important that they understand the role that sharks play in our own species’ survival. It was a real privilege working with such an enthusiastic group.