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If you have developed a lifelong learning program or know of one we should share with GSCA members, please contact Kelly Germain via email.

  

Virginia Aquarium Recognizes the Importance of Connecting Its Mission, Exhibits, and Films

Author: Administrator Account/Thursday, August 01, 2019/Categories: Lifelong Learning Success Stories

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The film complements and provides context for guests who visit the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

The mission of the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center is to inspire conservation of the marine environment, and one way they do that is by connecting people to the animals that live in ocean ecosystems, both in local waters and in marine habitats around the world.

Virginia Aquarium has robust programming efforts directed at showcasing the sea turtles that visit the coastal waters and nest along Virginia’s beaches. But the Aquarium cannot bring guests into the open ocean to see the challenges of daily life for a sea turtle, and that is where Turtle Odyssey 3D comes in. Turtle Odyssey 3D allows guests to experience the harrowing life of a sea turtle first-hand, traveling thousands of kilometers and encountering some of the strange and charismatic animals from all around the Great Barrier Reef along the way

The film complements and provides the context for guests who visit the Virginia Aquarium’s Light Tower Exhibit, which features three species of sea turtles. At the Light Tower Exhibit, Aquarium staff conduct floor programs, engagement carts showcase sea turtle biofacts, and displays strengthen the connection between guests and animals. The Aquarium team helps to bring the sea turtles off the screen and out of the water, right into the guests’ hands. “Our intent was to educate visitors on the life cycle of the sea turtle through multiple learning styles—from tactile with use of artifacts at our curiosity carts, to visual, including use of the film,” says Matthew Klepseiz, Public Relations Manager at the Virginia Aquarium.

The Aquarium's programs dovetailed perfectly with materials created by SK Films, allowing teachers and students even more avenues for building their sea turtle course study

Working with such an engaging topic meant options weren’t limited to the four walls of the Aquarium. School programming—which includes outreach, on-site, and suitcase science programs—features topics on sea turtle life cycles, sea turtle rescue, and special sea turtle teacher training. The training is offered to teachers during the summer so they can get more background knowledge, go behind the scenes at the exhibit and Stranding Response Center, and receive lesson plans about sea turtle science. These programs dovetailed perfectly with materials created by SK Films, allowing teachers and students even more avenues for building their sea turtle course study.”

The Aquarium’s programs are primarily run through the Education section near the targeted exhibit the Animal Care section maintains. They promote it through their Marketing and PR section and the Guest Services sections prior to visit and when a guest is onsite.  They market the film and the educational programming together and separately, depending on the situation and target audience. When a school group chooses one of the sea turtle-focused programs, the Aquarium offers the film as a counterpart to the in-classroom and hands-on work they will do.

“Virginia Aquarium recognizes the importance of connecting its mission, exhibits, and films, and Turtle Odyssey 3D was no exception,” says Klepseiz. “This film and accompanying programming have been very well-received by our guests, and we love hearing their feedback about the incredible animals and journey that the film documented so beautifully. Thanks to the depth and variety of materials provided by SK Films and their responsiveness to any requests, we were able to match the material so perfectly with our offerings that it allowed us to bring one more outlet to our guests to underscore the importance of these animals and our need to protect them.”

 

 

Questions about the program should be directed to Marketing@virginiaaquarium.com

 



 

 

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