Education Group Information

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1 Education Group Information (If you are an education or community group of over 10 participants, please us the following information to Group Name: Date of Visit: / / Arrival Time: # of Students/Adults: / Grade Level: Lunch Time: None 10:30~11:15 OR 11:40~12:15 Contact: Phone:(School) Mr. Ms. (cell) Address: Payment: Cash Check Credit Card P.O. Program: On Own no max DT Dolphin Trainer Talk Min 20 students SLT Sea Lion Trainer Talk Min 20 students TF Turtle Feed Max 50 MH Meet the Honu Max 20 BDB Bottlenose Dolphin Basics Max 40 SR Sharks & Rays Max 40 HONU Honu in Hawaii Max 40 SSL Seals and Sea Lions Max 40 SSC Sea Stars and their Cousins Max 40 TPC Tide Pool class Max 40 CC Coral Class Max 40 OUT Outreach Max 1 hour Other/Note

2 Sea Life Park Field Trip Packet IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS/LEADERS Aloha and thank you for booking a field trip with us! In order to avoid delays on Education programs, and to assure a quick and orderly entrance into the park please follow these directions: (Giving a copy of these directions to chaperones before arrival is advised) * Educational Programs are subject to change due to staff availability and weather. 1. Arrivals Unless otherwise mentioned, all groups participating in an additional Education Program will need to arrive by 9:15AM to ensure adequate check in time. We cannot always guarantee a staff member to greet your group if you are not participating in an education program. -Please have buses drop off and pick up in front of the ticket office, which is right after the bus stop, and not at our back gate. -Please have students, teachers, and chaperones quickly and safely exit the bus, and proceed into the gated area and wait to enter the park until they all have a wristband attached. -Please have all students in lines with chaperones in the front and back to ensure a quick wristband application. Important: Late arrivals may be subject to program cancellations or shortened programs. If you are scheduled for a 9:30AM Hawaii Ocean Theater Show-please sit in the Reserved Seating area, but be sure to vacate that area by 9:50AM. If you are watching the 10:00AM Hawaii Ocean Theater Show-please do not sit in the Reserved Seating area. 2. Payment -For every 10 paying students, 1 adult is free (groups must be 10 or larger to receive reduced rates) Teachers, chaperones, parents and 1-on-1 aids are all included in the adult count. All payment must be made upon arrival unless otherwise arranged. Before approaching the ticket office you must have accurate payment and student/adult counts ready. All payments must be made in one transaction. Any late or additional guests will have to pay the full admission price (Kama aina Rate = $20 Adults/ $15 children + tax). Please bring checks the day of the field trip. They can be made out to Sea Life Park. -There are no refunds after payment has been made. Sea Life Park will only refund if your prewritten group check is over the amount of admissions. This will only be done at the time of initial payment. Any refunds over $ will be referred to Sea Life Park s Accounting Department.

3 Payment (cont.) -Sea Life Park will only accept personal checks from teacher/group leader if they are paying for the entire group. If paying with a credit card, the card holder MUST be present to process payment. If this is not possible, please contact our education department at education@sealifeparkhawaii.com and we will arrange for a plan of payment over the phone. Cash payments must be made in one lump sum. If paying with a Purchase Order, this must be pre-arranged with the Education Department and we must have a billing address ahead of time. The Purchase Order must be brought upon arrival with a P.O. number and billing address included. 3. Late Arrivals: (options) Please leave first and last names of participants arriving late with our ticket office. They will wristband them once their names are verified. Or, have them pay Kama aina rate upon arrival. If names have not been left with ticket office staff of late arrivals, they will be charged Kama aina Rate. 4. Season Pass Holders Any child or parent that has a season pass can use their season pass for free admission into the park. They must present their season pass to the ticket office at the same time as the teacher who is taking care of the group payment. They will receive their own wristband for admission and should not be counted as a part of your student/adult count. 5. Lunches We recommend school groups bring their own water since there is only one drinking fountain. You may keep your lunches on the school bus as long as when you retrieve them, the wristband is visible. Student lunches may be stored in a small room on the turtle side of the 3D theater. That door needs to be unlocked by a member of Education who will be available on the other side of the theater at 10:30AM and 11:30AM for lunch pick up! Please see location on map attached. Due to limited space and easier travel through the park, please bring your lunches in roller carts/ coolers, or a box.

4 5. Lunches (cont.) If you re bringing lunch to the Park please abide by the following rules: Picking up lunch from storage is available at 10:35AM and 11:35AM. Please advise which time works for your group. Please keep the area clean as loose trash can get into our animal enclosures and be a hazard for the animals. Please leave trash bags in the trash disposal area as shown on the map. There should be grey or black bins available to put your trash in, if not please leave it along the rock wall of the Hawaiian Ocean Theater. Please do not use park trash cans for school lunches. Overflowing trash cans create a dangerous situation for our animals. You may also order lunch through Sea Life Park at the following options: School Lunch package options are as follows, please choose one option fr your whole group: 1. Sandwiches (turkey) 2. Mini Bento (2 meats, rice) 3. Hamburger (or Cheeseburger) 4. Hot Dog Chips Water Chips Chips Juice Juice Juice $5 $5 $5 $5 Groups may add a fruit cup to any package for $1 more, $6 total. No refunds may be granted. Payment for lunch should be separate and done separately between the group ordering and the restaurant cashier (cash, separate check, etc.). *All lunch orders must be made two weeks in advance 6. Parking If you are traveling in your own vehicle, each vehicle will be charged $2.00 for parking. Please make sure you have $2.00 in cash to pay the parking attendant. Please let security know what group you are with in order to receive the $2.00 discounted price for groups. Buses are not charged a parking fee. * If you have any questions, please call the Education Department at (808) or send a message to education@sealifeparkhawaii.com.

5 Time Shows and Events 9:30 Honu Green Sea Turtle Feeding 10:00 Hawaii Ocean Theatre Show 10:45 Penguin Habitat Trainer Talk 10:45 Sea Lion Feeding** and Trainer Talk 11:00 Honu Green Sea Turtle Trainer Talk 11:00 Sea Bird Sanctuary Trainer Talk 11:15 Kolohe Kai Sea Lion Show 12:30 Dolphin Lagoon Show 1:00 Dolphin Feeding** 1:10 Shark Cave Feeding and Trainer Talk (except Tuesdays) 1:20 Sea Bird Sanctuary Trainer Talk 2:00 Hawaii Ocean Theatre Show 2:15 Hawaiian Monk Seal Trainer Talk 2:15 Honu Green Sea Turtle Trainer Talk 2:20 Penguin Habitat Trainer Talk 3:00 Kolohe Kai Sea Lion Show 3:00 Sea Lion Feeding** and Trainer Talk Exhibits/Souvenirs *Hale Manu Bird Aviary 10:00AM.-12:00PM, 1:00PM-4:00PM *Discovery Reef Touch Pool 10:30PM-12:00PM, 1:30PM- 4:00PM *3D SEA 10:20AM-3:45PM *Reef Rangers-12PM and 2:25PM Schedules are subject to change *This exhibit is self-guided and open to the general public as well. **These feeds are limited to 8 people and are open to all guests. Feeding Sea Lions costs $10/person and cannot be split between children. Registration for this feed must be made with the Sea Life Park Reservations Department at For large groups, it is also fun to simply watch! Don t forget to visit our 3D SEA Educational Theater Presentation throughout the day. Show times available upon arrival.

6 Please go over all guidelines with your group and chaperones before arriving at the park. RESPECT ALL ANIMALS AND PARK PROPERTY Please do not tease, feed, or touch any animal without permission and supervision of a Sea Life Park Staff member. All animals are potentially dangerous, whether in a marine park, zoo, or the wild. Intentional property damage is unacceptable and will affect future visits. Adventure Kids Play Zone is a fun zone for Elementary School children. Please follow this guideline as we want to keep the Play Zone safe and fun for all. We reserve the right to ask any unruly groups to leave the premises. PLEASE STAY OUT OF ROPED AND RESTRICTED AREAS These areas are off-limits for your safety, as well as the safety of the animals. Please do not lean into or put hands in the pools or other habitats. STICK TOGETHER Students, regardless of their grade level, are not allowed to wander the park unsupervised. Chaperones are responsible and accountable for accompanying students and maintaining group supervision throughout the entire visit. Again, we reserve the right to ask any unruly groups to leave the premises. OUTSIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGES ARE NOT ALLOWED Outside food and beverages are not permitted in the park. The only exception has been made for school groups. If you would like to arrange for your group to have their brownbagged lunches at Sea Life Park, please call the school reservationists at Lunches are scheduled from 10:30am-11:15am and 11:30am -12:15pm in the Hawaiian Ocean Theater. If a group is found eating in the Sea Lion Café, they will be asked to move. Plastic bags are not permitted in the park. They are hazardous to our animals. IF SOMETHING IS ACCIDENTLY DROPPED INTO AN ANIMAL EXHIBIT, PLEASE BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF A SEA LIFE PARK STAFF MEMBER IMMEDIATELY! Sunglasses, pencils, hats, coins, and slippers are some objects that have been pulled out of animal enclosures. Objects like these can be extremely harmful to an animal. If someone drops something into an animal enclosure, please find a Sea Life Park staff member immediately so they can remove the object. OTHER INFORMATION Radios/music players are not permitted inside the park. Please do not run, always walk. Many areas get wet and may be slick.

7 Penguin Habitat Observe these warm-weathered species of penguins waddle, swim, and vocalize. Once exploited for their guano as a potent fertilizer, Humboldt Penguins have survived through protective laws and Species Survival Plan which Sea Life Park participates in. Sea Lion Feeding Pool A colony of California Sea Lions soak up the sun and wait for herring handouts. Hawaiian Monk Seal Habitat Endangered and only found in the Hawaiian islands, Hawaiian Monk Seals number less than 1100 individuals in the wild. Dolphin Lagoon Home to Atlantic and Pacific Bottlenose dolphins, and the hybrid, Kekaimalu, the Wholphin. The Wholphin is the only one of its kind in human care. She is half Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin and half False Killer Whale. She was born at Sea Life Park on May 15, 1985 and has one calf. Sea Bird Sanctuary Sea Life Park has raised and rehabilitated sea birds since the mid 1960 s. Here you will see seabirds that have been brought to us by the public that cannot be released into the wild. Hawaiian Ocean Theatre A talented cast of bottlenose dolphins and sea lions, demonstrate basic biology at this open air theater. Humboldt penguins can also be seen waddling around later in the day. Honu Green Sea Turtle Lagoon These Green Sea Turtles here have produced thousands of hatchlings. Most hatchlings are released, however some are kept at Sea Life Park for about a year and some even travel to the mainland through loan programs. Visit our turtle lagoon to see some of our adult turtles basking on the beach or chomping on leafy greens. (Turtle food is available for purchase). Rocky Shores Take an above and below water view of Hawaii s marine life in this exhibit which simulates a typical wave-swept inter-tidal zone. Kolohe Kai Sea Lion Show Come see the talented California Sea Lions at one of two different shows. They might paint, sing, and dance, or even have a beauty contest! Shark Cave Catch a glimpse of Hawaiian white-tip reef sharks and hammerhead sharks in this fun and educational exhibit. Inhabitants of this 300,000 gallon salt water aquarium are fed by a scuba diver during scheduled times. Discovery Reef Touch Pool Experience hands on the amazing creatures of our tide pools. You may even spot some familiar creatures like sea urchins, sea stars, and sea cucumbers. Hale Manu Aviary Interact and feed lovebird and cockatiels in this bird enclosure, a great way to safely interact with animals. Open from 10:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm. Hawaiian Reef Observe Hawaiian rays as they swim by and interact with swimming guests. Play Zone (next to Hawaiian Reef Habitat) Kids meeting height requirements are allowed into play structure in small groups across from the Hawaiian Reef Habitat. MUST BE SUPERVISED by chaperones.

8 Sea Life Park Education Department Scavenger Hunt! Shark Cave How many species of sharks do we have in the reef tank? What is the number one reason that humans kill sharks? Honu Green Sea Turtle Why do turtles come to shore? How many turtles do we have in the Turtle Lagoon? Hawai i Ocean Theatre How many dolphins live in the Hawai i Ocean Theater Tank? Are they males or females? Hawaiian Reef How many Hawaiian rays are there in the Hawaiian Reef Habitat? What type of rays are in this Habitat? Discovery Reef Touch Pool What does a sea urchin feel like? Why would a collector urchin collect things all over its body? Birds, Birds, Birds! Is it true that Laysan Albatross mate for life? What is the species of penguin that lives here at the park? Seals and Sea Lions What is one difference between a seal and a sea lion? Dolphin Lagoon What unique animal do we have at the park? How old is Kekaimalu? What is something you can do to protect marine animals?

9 Sea Life Park Education Department Scavenger Hunt! Answer KEY Shark Cave How many species of sharks do we have in the reef tank? 4 What is the number one reason that humans kill sharks? For their fins Honu Green Sea Turtle Why do turtles come to shore? To bask in the sun, stay warm, lay their eggs How many turtles do we have in the Turtle Lagoon? 14 Hawaiian Reef How many Hawaiian rays are there in the Hawaiian Reef Habitat? 4 What type of rays are in this Habitat? Hawaiian Brown ray Hawai i Ocean Theatre How many dolphins live in the Hawai i Ocean Theater Tank? 2 Are they males or females? Males. They do not have mammary slits. Seals and Sea Lions What is one difference between a seal and a sea lion? Sea lions have ear flaps and use their pectoral fins to propel themselves Discovery Reed Touch Pool What does a sea urchin feel like? Answers may vary Why would a collector urchin collect things all over its body? Possibly for camouflage. Birds, Birds, Birds! Is it true that Laysan Albatross mate for life? Yes!Laysans are monogamous. What is the species of penguin that lives here at the park? Humboldt Penguin Dolphin Lagoon What unique animal do we have at the park? A Wholphin! How old is Kekaimalu? Over 30 years old What is something you can do to protect marine animals? Reduce, reuse, and recycle!

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