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Summer 2009 - Youth Program and OCC camp program for Stonington Human Services The Dolphin Communication Project Youth Program, offered for 5th & 6th grade students in the Stonington school district, will be available to 15 students in the summer 2009. Classes begin on July 13th and happen twice a week for four weeks (July 13 & 15, July 20 & 22, July 27 & 29, August 3 & 5 This informal, educational program will be offered on Mondays and Wednesdays. The OCC camp will run from August 10 to 14 in the mornings. Class will run in the mornings for two hours. These classes will consist of ~45 minutes of “class time”, during which participants will learn about science, data collection and analysis, dolphins, & photo-identification. This will be followed with ~45 minutes hands-on learning about the dolphins that we study. Each class will include a bit of review time and discussion. Download the application and submit to the Stonington Human Services folks. General DCPYP program Information The Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) offers an after-school, informal science education program to 4th, 5th & 6th grade students. Programs can be offered to the students of one school or to a school district. Programs are offered either in the autumn or spring semesters of a typical academic calendar. Each program is typically limited to 15 students. WHAT: Learn how to identify and recognize different dolphins, dolphin behavior and communication. Learn about dolphin biology. Learn about video data analyses by DCP researchers in The Bahamas & Honduras.
WHERE: Offered at your school or another mutually convenient location to be determined. Programs are tailored to meet the needs of participating students.
WHEN: class is 1.5 hours long, one afternoon or evening per week, dates to be arranged (8-10 weeks, depending on syllabus), for some classes a pool session can be included.
COST: $150 per student per program. (includes cost of class materials)
An informational session for parents & students will be scheduled one week prior to the beginning of a program and will be held in the location at which the class is offered.For more details about arranging a DCPYP after-school session, or with questions, please contact us . Download a full color brochure of the DCP Youth Program with sample syllabus. 
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