Text by Edmund Lim, Director of Education at S.E.A. Aquarium

 

As part of our ongoing effort to engage and educate the public on marine animals and ocean conservation, S.E.A. Aquarium participated in the Children’s Day Carnival at Bishan on 8 October 2016, to reach out to the residents of Bishan East-Thomson.

S.E.A. Aquarium public outreach

The highlight of our booth was our large touchpool where the hands-on interaction with sea stars, sea cucumbers, bamboo sharks and horseshoe crabs thrilled both children and adults alike.

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Parents educating their children about marine animals.
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Children were eager to find out what horseshoe crabs feel like.
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Children also learnt about ocean conservation and sustainable seafood.

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seaa outreach
The children queued patiently and many of them returned again and again.

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Saravanan Sinniah, Assistant Manager of S.E.A. Aquarium Operations, interacting with parents. Some of them were S.E.A. Aquarium annual pass holders who shared their great experiences at the aquarium.
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Our team (in navy and blue polo tees) with Guest of Honour Mr Chong Kee Hiong, Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (front row 3rd from left), grassroots leaders and volunteers who helped to make the event a delightful success.

Through our engagement with the various communities, we hope more people will appreciate the importance and beauty of our ocean and marine animals.

Here’s a video of what went on at our booth that day.

Join us at these two upcoming roadshows:

Date Event Venue
27 Nov (Sun)
9am – 1pm		 Fly with us
@ One Community Fiesta		 Open field in front of Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital
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31 Dec (Sat)
8.30pm – 12midnight		 Teck Ghee Countdown
@ Bishan- Ang Mo Kio ParkGuest of Honour: PM Lee Hsien Loong		 Grand Lawn 1 at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
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See you there!

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