Seaquest for Kids

More news from a project inspiring both children and volunteers across Cornwall.

The Cornwall Wildlife Trust welcomes a new volunteer, Steve Summers to help deliver our marine education activity sessions in schools. Formerly in the Royal Navy, he has had an interest in the marine environment for many years. He will be working with our other Seaquest for Kids volunteer Alison Forward and they will both continue to inspire hundreds of Cornwall's school children about our marine environment. We wish them both lots of luck and look forward to hearing how they are getting on.

Steve Summers

The Seaquest for Kids sessions teach children about Cornwall's sea creatures and the problems they face. One example is the food web game in which the children become an animal or plant and form chains which link to others nearby. A problem such as an oil spill occurs, which removes a particular species, and anyone affected by the problem has to sit down. These activities have been developed to deliver important messages in inspiring ways, and are relevant to the National Curriculum.

Seaquest for Kids is looking for more volunteers to work with Steve and Alison to help deliver these marine activity sessions in schools across Cornwall. If you are interested and can commit some time during the week or some evenings during the summer months Steve and Alison would be glad to hear from you. They can be contacted on Mondays and Fridays on (01872) 240777 ext. 202.

The Cornwall Wildlife Trust also needs more volunteers to help run our kids' Fox Club events across Cornwall. If you have enthusiasm, spare time at weekends or in the school holidays and enjoy working with kids then maybe you can help. Contact Tricia Nicholson on (01872) 240777 ext. 200. !

Richard Marsh
Assistant Conservation Manager

Fox Club corner

Would you like to join our kids' group, Fox Club? Perhaps you have children or grandchildren who would love a gift of Fox Club membership? All members receive their own membership card and badge, as well as our exclusive Fox Club magazine Pawprint, which includes wildlife information in fold-out poster form as well as seasonal games and activities to try out at home and in the countryside.

Members can write in to Freddy Fox with their letters, poems or pictures, nnd may be lucky enough to have them published in Pawprint, with a prize for the top contribution. Members are invited to our family events, which run throughout the year and are listed in Pawprint (see also the Diary of Events in each issue of Wild Cornwall),
It costs just £5 per year to become a Fox Club member and all you have to do is fill in the form below. If you are a normal member of Cornwall Wildlife Trust with children, you could consider upgrading to Family Membership which is £23 per year. You will receive a regular copy of Pawprint magazine per family plus a membership card and badge for each child.
Richard Marsh

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