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Marana Extended Learning Program Fall Sessions – “Our Amazing Oceans!”

  • Tuesday Oct 11th, 2011 – 10:00am to 11:00am
  • Coyote Trails Elementary – Marana Az
  • 20+ students
  • “Our Amazing Oceans!”
Loved going out to Coyote Trails LEAP program today! The students were excited about the ocean and had a blast looking at the artifacts! The large shell from Thailand was a BIG hit! we love seeing the smiles on the kids faces as we bring out each artifact, from the seastars to the whale bones!

Marana Extended Learning Program Fall Sessions – “Our Amazing Oceans!”

  • Monday Oct 10th, 2011 – 12:30pm to 1:30pm
  • Desert Winds Elementary School – Marana Az
  • 20+ students
  • “Our Amazing Oceans!”
The drive out to Picture rocks is beautiful! The long drive was more than worth it though because the kids out at Desert Winds Elementary LEAP program were awesome! They were curious, energetic and fun! They learned about all sorts of ocean critters and asked lots of great questions as well!

Marana Extended Learning Program Fall Sessions – “Our Amazing Oceans!”

  • Monday Oct 10th, 2011 – 10:00am to 11:00am
  • Estes Elementary – Marana Az
  • 20+ students
  • “Our Amazing Oceans!”
Great working with the LEAP programs again! Smaller numbers of students makes our presentations more personal and the kids get lots of time exploring the ocean artifacts! What fun for all of us!

Ocotillo Elementary Pre-school – “Our Amazing Oceans!”

  • Monday and Wednesday, Sept. 26th and 28th, 2011 – 8:00am to 2:00pm
  • Ocotillo Elementary School – Tucson, Az.
  • 350+ pre-school/kindergarten and parents
  • “Our Amazing Oceans!”

We will be returning to Ocotillo Elementary School where last year we presented to about 120 3 year olds! What an experience showing this little students all the cool artifacts from the ocean! We look forward to laughing with them again this year!

Underwater Photography Seminar – The Dive Shop September 24th, 2011-

  • September 24th, 2011 – 9:00am to 4:00pm
  • The Dive Shop – 1702 E. Prince Rd, Tucson, Az 85719
  • Open to interested people…
  • “Taking your photos to the next level!”

The Dive Shop will be conducting an all day seminar on underwater photography on September 24th starting at 9:00am! There will be 2 sessions and our guest speaker is Steve Williams! You may have seen his amazing work on our sister website (www.finfoundation.images) or on THIS website! Steve travels all over the globe capturing beautiful moments from the underwater realm! He will be talking about many aspects of the photo process from set ups to positioning thru touchups and composition… Additionally, the reps for several major camera companies will be there with their newest products to show and discuss! It will be a great learning experience and chance to see, meet and talk with others who share our passion for underwater images!

Suggested donation of $20-30.00 per person with all proceeds going to the Fin Foundation!

A big Thank You to the Dive Shop and Steve Williams for coming up with this great idea and donating their time and expertise!

 

The seminar went really well and we look forward to many more in the future! So if you missed this one, rest assured you will have another chance later on down the line!:)