Lab’s Discovery Hall Programs is offering a three-day buddy camp

titled Sea Stars on Sept. 9-11 for students with special

needs and their guardians.

explore Gulf of Mexico habitats by visiting the salt marsh, the

sandy beach and taking a trip to Mobile Bay aboard the Alabama

Discovery; DISL’s 65-foot research vessel. Thanks to a grant

provided by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Environmental Education

Network (GOMAEEN), this camp is offered at no cost to

camper-guardian pairs!

“I’m really looking forward to working with our Sea Stars students.

They do not have many opportunities for hands-on marine science

experiences and we have so many exciting things to teach

them.”

in the summer, and hosts field trips during the school year, but

this is the first special needs camp they have conducted.

Experiential education is an effective way to engage with any

student and the Alabama coast offers an outstanding environment for

learning. However, currently available field-based environmental

education programs for students with special needs generally do not

include hands-on marine science.

Lab along the Gulf of Mexico, excursions, and creative activities,

these students are in for an inspiring time! For full details

visit:

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