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TOUCH TANK HUT PROGRAMS
We offer programs at the Touch Tank Hut for daycares, day camps and other groups!
Daycares & Day Camps We are taking Summer 2018 bookings for every Wednesday prior to 3pm. This one hour program is catered to your group and includes touch tank discoveries as well as a squid dissection or a storybook reading. If you want to take your group for a regular Touch Tank Hut visit on Thursday or Friday morning, please call ahead. We cannot accept groups of five or more kids for less than a $2/person donation. Thank you!
Clubs All clubs and youth organizations are welcome to book one of our day camp programs! If you run an evening meeting, contact us and we will do our best to accommodate you! Make a day of it! We know it can be tricky to plan an outing for a group of kids! We want to help make it as easy as possible. To make the most of your outing, our program guide suggests activities within walking distance of the Touch Tank Hut, many of which are free. There are also many indoor and outdoor locations for lunch! EN FRANÇAIS!
Nous sommes fière d’offrir un service bilingue pour tous nos programmes! Deux tiers du programme vous est offert en français, ce qui inclue l’introduction, la conclusion et votre choix entre les découvertes des aquariums ou la dissection du calmar. |
Inquiries may also be sent to info@backtothesea.ca |
CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Back to the Sea Society is available for conferences, museum events, open houses and other events that strive to promote science literacy.
Please send your booking inquiries to info@backtothesea.ca. |
Standard Setup
We typically show up to events with the following:
- One touch tank filled with local intertidal species (e.g. sea stars, urchins, snails, mussels, hermit crabs, etc.)
- One sandy-bottom tank showcasing scallops, moon snails, clams and sand dollars (we do not guarantee all these species)
- A variety of naturalized specimens with magnifying glasses for close-up observations
- Plush toys
Our knowledgeable and passionate volunteers remain with the touch tanks to interpret the animals and engage with visitors.
Short presentations may also be offered.
If you have a specific idea in mind, please do not hesitate to contact us. If it supports our mission and values, we will do what we can to accomodate!
Cost
Cost is dependent on the type of event and its location. There is a minimum fee of $50 for all events.
As a non-profit, we do our best to keep costs to a minimum. All booking payments are invested back into the Society. Payments and donations are used to better our current programming or are put towards the future creation of the Back to the Sea Aquarium.
If you are a non-profit, we will consider doing your event for free if our resources allow it. In these cases, honorarium fees that can be offered to us go a long way! We thank you for your support!
Cost is dependent on the type of event and its location. There is a minimum fee of $50 for all events.
As a non-profit, we do our best to keep costs to a minimum. All booking payments are invested back into the Society. Payments and donations are used to better our current programming or are put towards the future creation of the Back to the Sea Aquarium.
If you are a non-profit, we will consider doing your event for free if our resources allow it. In these cases, honorarium fees that can be offered to us go a long way! We thank you for your support!
Setup Requirements
To ensure the safety and well-being of our animals throughout the day, we ask that you please provide us with the following:
For all questions please contact info@backtothesea.ca.
To ensure the safety and well-being of our animals throughout the day, we ask that you please provide us with the following:
- A parking space
- An unloading area close to our setup location or, in the absence thereof, a dolly or platform trolley
- If the the location is not on a main level floor and there is no elevator, we may require a second set of helping hands capable of lifting heavy coolers and containers
- An outlet close to the set-up location
For all questions please contact info@backtothesea.ca.