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2008 Family Education Programs Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Call (732) 899-1659. Workshop price includes all day Aquarium admission on the day of the workshop. Workshops for children ages 5 & up unless otherwise noted. Workshops are subject to cancellation.
Education Programs 2008
MAY
Rainforest Awareness Day
Saturday 5/3/08 All day All ages General Admission
Explore the wonders of the rainforest from plants and bugs to marmosets and macaws. Learn ways you can help save this vanishing ecosystem. Between 1:00pm & 4:00pm there will be arts & crafts, face painting, story time, and other activities. This special event is FREE with paid general admission. All ages are welcome. NO pre-registration is required.
Behind the Scenes Tour
Saturday 5/10/08 9:30am-11:00am
Ages 7 and up only. $13 for adults & $10 for children
Discover what goes on behind the scenes when you work at an aquarium. Learn what it takes to feed, clean, and enrich all of our animals on a daily basis. Tour the building from top to bottom while learning about our animals along the way. All participants must wear closed-toed shoes! Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659.
Mothers Day
Sunday 5/11/08 One mother admitted free with paid child.
Junior Biologist Program
Saturday 5/17/08 9:00am-12:00pm
Ages 11-16 $40 per person
Ever wonder what it’s like to work at Jenkinson’s Aquarium? Go behind the scenes, help us feed some animals along the way, and learn what it takes to work here. Feel like a Jenkinson’s keeper with your own t-shirt for only $10. Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659.
JUNE
World Ocean Day
Saturday 6/7/08 All Day All ages General Admission
Learn ways that we can alter our daily lives to conserve the oceans and reduce the tragic impacts on its fragile ecosystem. Watch dive demonstrations throughout the day. Between 1:00pm & 4:00pm there will be arts & crafts, face painting, story time, and other activities. This special event is FREE with paid general admission. All ages are welcome. NO pre-registration is required.
Father’s Day
Sunday 6/15/08 One father admitted free with paid child.
Junior Biologist Program
Saturday 6/21/08 9:00am-12:00pm
Ages 11-16 $40 per person
Ever wonder what it’s like to work at Jenkinson’s Aquarium? Go behind the scenes, help us feed some animals along the way, and learn what it takes to work here. Feel like a Jenkinson’s keeper with your own t-shirt for only $10. Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659
Behind the Scenes Tour
Saturday 6/22/08 9:30am-11:00am
Ages 7 and up only. $13 for adults & $10 for children
Discover what goes on behind the scenes when you work at an aquarium. Learn what it takes to feed, clean, and enrich all of our animals on a daily basis. Tour the building from top to bottom while learning about our animals along the way. All participants must wear closed-toed shoes! Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659
July
Behind the Scenes Tour
Saturday 7/12/08 9:30am-11:00am
Ages 7 and up only. $13 for adults & $10 for children
Discover what goes on behind the scenes when you work at an aquarium. Learn what it takes to feed, clean, and enrich all of our animals on a daily basis. Tour the building from top to bottom while learning about our animals along the way. All participants must wear closed-toed shoes! Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659.
Shark Awareness Day
Monday 7/14/08 All day
All ages General Admission
Realize ways in which sharks need to be protected and why they are often feared for the wrong reasons. Uncover common misconceptions about different species of sharks. Watch our Atlantic Sharks eat at 9:00pm. Between 1:00pm & 4:00pm there will be arts & crafts, face painting, story time, and other activities. This special event is FREE with paid general admission. All ages are welcome. NO pre-registration is required.
Marmoset Mania
Sunday 7/20/08 9:30am-11:00am
Ages 7 and up $14 adults/$11children
Meet the smallest monkeys in the world! While exploring the rainforest you will learn about our pygmy marmosets and help make an enrichment toy. All participants must wear closed-toed shoes! Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659.
Free Beach Walk
Wednesday 7/23/08 2:00pm-3:00pm
Join our staff as we explore the Jersey shoreline. Discover local species that live in and around the oceans. If you wish to join us meet in the aquarium lobby at 1:45pm. Does not include aquarium admission.
August
Warm Weather Friends
Saturday 8/9/08 9:30am-11:00am
Ages 5 and up $20 adults/$13 children
Yes, that’s right! Our African penguins like the warm summer weather. Meet one of our penguins while learning all about these birds. All participants must wear closed-toed shoes! Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659.
Movie Stars
Wednesday 8/13/08 9:30am-11:00am
Ages 5 and up $14 adults/$11 children
Lights, Camera…Action! Go on a scavenger hunt around the aquarium to find all your favorite movie stars including Nemo, Crush, Mumble, Bruce, and more! Learn about these animals and discover how each of them plays an important role in the environment.
Behind the Scenes Tour
Saturday 8/16/08 9:30am-11:00am
Ages 7 and up only. $13 for adults & $10 for children
Discover what goes on behind the scenes when you work at an aquarium. Learn what it takes to feed, clean, and enrich all of our animals on a daily basis. Tour the building from top to bottom while learning about our animals along the way. All participants must wear closed-toed shoes! Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659.
Free Beach Walk
Wednesday 8/20/08 2:00pm-3:00pm
Join our staff as we explore the Jersey shoreline. Discover local species that live in and around the oceans. If you wish to join us meet in the aquarium lobby at 1:45pm. Does not include aquarium admission.
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