others, I want them to respect, be interested and 

 protect the environment, especially our marine 

 ecosystems. I will introduce a chapter on mangroves, 

 coral reefs, rain and dry forests when I teach my unit 

 on environment and ecology. When I teach inver- 

 tebrates, I will emphasize marine invertebrates." 



"Almost everything we've done is applicable to 

 modums in our classroom," says Frank Wheatley of 

 Hampstead. This year, he plans to expand his biology 

 and life science programs with information he 

 gathered at the workshop. 



Phares Sechler of China Grove also has some good 

 ideas. She plans to transform her room into a ship or 

 the ocean and integrate environments she saw in 

 Puerto Rico into her chemistry, physics, earth and life 

 science classes. 



At a workshop like this one, Kearns adds, "the 

 revitalization that the teachers experience is worth 

 more than all the knowledge they gain, although 

 that's important." 



"This is the way you create interest," says Dean, 

 "to get people to broaden their horizons. I think this is 

 the kind of workshop that creates excitement." 



During the week, excitement was one thing that 

 never ran in short supply. Viewing the world's largest 

 radar-radio telescope in Arecibo, discovering a 

 mahogany tree, smelling fresh jasmine, seeing a 

 barracuda eye-to-eye and meeting the people of a dif- 

 ferent culture were experiences each wanted to savor. 



"We met these people on a one-to-one basis," says 

 Spence. "Because of this, we were able to create 

 friendships that are going to last. It's person-to- 

 person contact that creates lasting effects. We will be 

 sharing this for a long time." 



Photo by Sarah Friday 



Photo by Sarah Friday 



Spence (right) and Dorothy Bjur of California explain 

 the parts of a fish 



And no doubt they will. Two North Carolina 

 teachers started a newsletter to relay marine educa- 

 tion ideas and news of the group. And next summer, 

 the Puerto Rican teachers are planning to visit North 

 Carolina. 



"Because we had such a fine experience in Puerto 

 Rico," says Spence, "we'd like to introduce the Puerto 

 Rican teachers to a temperate environment and our 

 educational system and involve the North Carolina 

 teachers in looking more closely at their coastal 

 habitats." 



— Sarah Friday 



Teachers explore coastal limestone formations that were once huge sand dunes 



