When looking for a place to complete my service learning hours for Colloquium I wanted to volunteer at an institution that followed the classes guidelines. I wanted to make sure the establishment was environmentally conscience and educational as well. I also remember visiting Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium as a sophomore here at Florida Gulf Coast when I took Environmental Biology of Southwest Florida and remembered what a fun experience it was. Therefore I chose the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium.
To be honest I am not the type of person that can clean animal cages and prepare the animals food so I took the opportunity to do more clerical work for the center. I helped to prepare for a spring break camp they were starting a few weeks from my volunteer date. The camp would consist of hands on activities, games, live animals, and different crafts for the children to experience. All animals and games etc. would relate to the Southwest Florida environment. Dissecting owl pellets (something I remember doing myself as a child in elementary school) would be one of the events the children would partake in. I found this interesting that in order for children to experience the same science/nature activities I did in school as part of the curriculum, children are now having to go outside the school to have these experiences.
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