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Cape May Whale Watch with SCSC Seasons Class
Jun 1, 2009 | by Kevin Loughlin
On Thursday, May 28, I joined the Seasons class from the Souderton Charter School Collaborative (SCSC) for a Cape May Whale Watch. Sixth grade science teacher (and long-time friend), Paula Mandracchia, co-authored the Seasons science curriculum for the school which is based on the cycles of nature.
Last autumn I had joined the Seasons class on an overnight trip to Cape May to enjoy the migration of Monarch Butterflies and Raptors. During the overnight, many students offered presentations of various subjects found in and around the habitats of Cape May. One student discussed the whale watching and research opportunities as the students stood in the parking lot of the M/V Twilight, a locally owned boat used for whale watching (go to www.CapeMayWhaleWatch.com — not to be confused with the “red boat”). The owners of the boat were impressed with the students and gave the school a large gift certificate to off-set the costs of a future whale watching excursion!
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What a day that must have also been!! My lucky, lucky girl!! (Had I known so few parents were going, I woulda jumped in without a second’s hestitation!!!)
Thanks for sharing about SCSC. I am quite proud to be a part of such a successful program!
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