First Field Trip Tomorrow (April 25) for the Environmental Issues Groups in Mr. Jon's Exhibition Class!

Students in the Endangered Animals, Deforestation, and Pollution groups will all be taking vans to the United States Embassy tomorrow morning to listen to a panel of visiting U.S. scientists and officials from the Marine Mammal Commission, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Marine Fisheries Services give an update on the Irrawaddy dolphin and efforts to conserve this graceful and endangered denizen of the Mekong river in Kratie province.  

Guest speakers will include: 

Frances Gulland, Senior Scientist at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA and Commissioner of the Marine Mammal Commission

Randy Reeves, Chair of the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group and Chair of the Committee of Scientific Advisors, Marine Mammal Commission

Robert L. Brownell, Jr., Senior Scientist National Marine Fisheries Service

Randy Wells, Mote Marine Lab, Sarasota, Fl.

Andy Read, Duke University.

Peter Thomas, Marine Mammal Commission

If your child is currently in Mr. Jon's class for the Exhibition, please make sure she or he returns to school tomorrow with the permission slip, signed by you, that went home today. 

Students will leave ISPP at 8:20am and return by 10:10am.

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