SVF & Clemson STEAM Initiative at Artisphere
Our Something Very Fishy team joined forces with the Clemson STEAM Initiative to bring the oceans to Artisphere in Greenville, SC May 6-8th. Sunny the Seal, Kathy and Dr. Sea introduced the crowd to numerous sea creatures while the SVF Docents shared live marine invertebrates and a coral adventure virtual reality dive with children, parents and grandparents. For those of you that received a SVF Student workbook, there is still time to upload your drawings to be entered into our VISA gift card drawing. Just scan the QR code below, upload your photos, and complete the survey to enter.
SVF Summer Program
Join Sunny and Seal and Kathy at the Pickens' County Public Libraries this summer for a program of song and stories about saving our oceans. Catch one of these programs free and open to the general public.
Mon 6 June
10.30am - Easley (304 Biltmore Rd, Easley, SC 29640)
2.30pm - Liberty (15 S Palmetto St, Liberty, SC 29657)
Tue 7 June
10.30am - Pickens (124 N Catherine St, Pickens, SC 29671)
2.30pm - Central (105 Commons Way, Central, SC 29630)
SVF Academic Presentations
Our Something Very Fishy team has been busy sharing the news and research findings our program at many different conferences and symposia including the Clemson Biology Student Symposium, Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, SC Sea Grant Research Symposium and National Marine Educators Conference. Check our virtual posters at these links.
SVF Docents presentation (first place digital poster at FOCI)
SVF Aquanaut Training Mission - Coming This Fall
Did you know that NASA astronauts train in the Aquarius Reef Base? Now you can too! Sign up for this virtual reality program that simulates three NASA aquanaut training missions. Learn how to live underwater and conduct coral reef research out of the Aquarius Underwater Habitat using ClassVR goggles. Click on the Google forms link to sign up your class (grades 3-5 only) for this virtual reality experience coming in Fall 2022.
Sponsored by a grant from the NASA SC Space Grant Consortium
Calling all YouTube Kids!
GENEROUS GRANT - GIVING KIDS A VOICE!
Seeking children to SING in new Something Very Fishy MUSIC VIDEO!
A rare (virtual) opportunity for up to 100 students to interact with music industry professionals and become part of a professional music release!!!
*REGISTER ONLINE NOW: https://www.educationalentertainment.org
*Parental consent required.
Many thank to Puffin Foundation West Ltd.
