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Education
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Introduction
The
Education Section of the North Carolina Maritime Museum conducts
more than 300 public programs per year. These programs are
mission-driven and sensitive to multicultural experiences in
maritime and marine history. All groups and individuals are
offered an orientation to the museum followed by guided or
self-guided tours. Printed guides are available to all visitors.
Guided tours are custom designed to ensure the group's special
emphasis. Special in-depth tours are offered for school groups,
the elderly, and the physically challenged.
Programs
Public Programs are offered annually in maritime history,
coastal sea life, underwater archaeology, dolphin and turtle
behavior, coastal birding, canoe trips, trawl and dredge trips,
lectures on by-catch, pollution, TEDs, and aquaculture.
Teacher
Workshops in maritime
history, coastal ecology, and underwater archaeology are offered
for teacher certification credits.
Senior
Programs include bus
tours, lectures, guided tours, cruise ship programs, and museum
luncheons. The museum works cooperatively with a local
Elderhostel sponsor on special programs.
The
Marine Science Occupation Program is offered to encourage
interest in the marine sciences as a career. The program is
conducted in tandem with local offices of the NOAA, the National
Marine Fisheries, and the Duke University Marine Laboratory. It
involves behind-the-scenes tours of each of the facilities and
one-on-one discussions with marine science professionals.
Intern
Programs employ
college-level interns for summer programs. Interns are selected
through a statewide program that matches students and their
study interests with appropriate institutions. Interns teach,
give tours, conduct research, and learn museum administration.
Education
Outreach is a program
where all senior curators and the director give lectures for,
consult with, and participate in programs offered by the
community and schools. Regular visits are made to local schools
working in cooperation with school curricula. Museum programs
are conducted at marine conferences and workshops throughout the
state.
In
Community Programs several special events are designed to
highlight community culture and appeal to community
participation. Programs are designed for youngsters, and family
involvement is emphasized. The museum also participates in local
and statewide festivals, marine awareness conferences, and
school special events.
In
Cooperative Programming the museum conducts underwater
archaeology with East Carolina University, shares workshops in
marine biology and ecology with the Duke University Marine
Laboratory and the NOAA, and conducts programs with North
Carolina Sea Grant and North Carolina Marine Fisheries.
Volunteer
Enhancement is a priority at the museum. Programs on maritime
cultural history, coastal environment, traditional boatbuilding,
marine biology, waterfowl, endangered species, dolphin behavior,
and turtle nesting are made available to the museum's
supplementary staff.
Museum
Educational Programs are developed with input from community
teachers, educators, and environmental leaders. The museum's
educational curators meet with these peers for their suggestions
on museum programs. Many of the museum's programs are taught by
these same educators. Its "Summer Science Programs"
are all taught by local educators. Others act as advisors and
lecturers. Programs are developed by the Education Section using
ideas and suggestions put forth by their community peers. All
museum programs are evaluated by the museum staff, museum peers,
and the general public through oral and written questionnaires
conducted by the staff and volunteers. Written surveys are
distributed at all workshops and conferences. Community leaders
are routinely queried for their assessments of museum programs
and for their recommendations for future programs. The
evaluations are analyzed by the education staff and senior
curators and discussed in program planning.
For
more information, contact
us.
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