Children at Nevis Sea Camp having great fun!
By Pauline Waruguru
Nevis Reporter-SKNVibes.com
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| (L to R) Barbara Whitman, Melanie Warob, Sarah Guaracini and Angela Pizza |
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – THIS year’s Summer Sea Camp organised by Under The Sea kicked off yesterday at the Oualie Beach Resort and promises to provide children with lots of fun.
Barbara Whitman, Marine biologist and proprietor of Under The Sea, said the day-camp would run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. “Your child’s day is filled with all kinds of activities revolving around the sea. Each day we pick a different topic in marine biology...from animal behaviour to sharks,” she said
Morning activities include a brief orientation of the day’s topics and activities, morning snack and singing of the camp’s song.
The children are divided into a number of groups. Some will snorkel or take swimming lessons while others will spend time in the aquarium with the animals or some other marine science activity, such as collecting animals or learning how to use the microscope or seine net. Some will work on a nautical
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Children having fun at the sea
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skill like boat handling or raft building.
Whitman pointed out that most of the teaching activities incorporate learning games.
After lunch, the children will be engaged in board games or colouring, or arts and crafts projects. Following their afternoon snack, it is back to the water or off to the beach or aquarium for more fun in the sun.
The day ends with another rousing version of the Sea Camp’s song. The children would collect their belongings and whatever project they had completed during the day and await the arrival of their parents or guardians to take them home.
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Children get a special lunch treat
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However, being doing so, the parent/guardian has to “check in” with the organisers before taking the child.
“Your child will be active all day, never knowing how much they are learning about the sea. It’s only when they come home each afternoon and tell you everything they have done, that you will realise how much they have learned,” Whitman said.
She added, “Your child’s safety is our main concern. Our director served as an emergency medical technician for several years before moving to the Caribbean. Most of our staff has had a minimum of First Aid and we always have a medical kit available. We have never had more than a cut or bruise though; so don’t worry. We are extremely careful and do everything we can to assure that your child has a terrific time in the safest way possible.”
Visiting marine biologists Melanie Worob, Sarah Guaranacini and Angela Pizza, all of New Jersey, USA, as well as Cayon High School student Samantha Wilson are assisting Whitman at the camp.
