Manatee Education

• INCLUDES EDUCATION ON MANATEE HISTORY, HABITAT, BEHAVIOR, ANATOMY, AND LAWS AFFECTING OUR GENTLE GIANTS.
• STUDENTS ENCOUNTER THE FRIENDLY FLORIDA MANATEE IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT WHILE LEARNING ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF MANATEES AND THE WATER THEY LIVE IN!
• AMERICAN PRO DIVING CENTER PROVIDES ALL EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR ENCOUNTER.
• SUPPLEMENTAL TEACHING AIDES AND GUEST SPEAKERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR CLASSROOM.
• MANATEE PROTECTION STARTS WITH EDUCATION!

Rainbow River Experience

• DESIGNED TO DEVELOP STUDENT KNOWLEDGE OF AQUIFERS AND HOW SPRING SYSTEMS FORM AND ORIGINATE.
• WHILE SNORKELING IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT A SPRING FED ECOSYSTEM. (VEGETATION, FISH, BIRDS, TURTLES, AND HUMANS)
• EXPLANATIONS ARE GIVEN OF WHY FOSSILS LIKE SHELLS, PIECES OF CORAL, AND ANCIENT SHARKS TEETH CAN BE FOUND AND WHERE THEY ORIGINATE.
• PRESERVATION OF WATER QUALITY AND CONSERVATION OF FLORIDA SPRINGS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH EDUCATION.