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New York Centre Avenue School Celebrates Birds
In celebration of National Bird Day on January 5, 2010, along with their reading teacher Ms. Donlon, 3rd grade students at Centre Avenue School in East Rockaway, New York, developed a project sponsored by the Kerulos Center. Through science readings and activities, the students learned about our avian kin and the plight of wild birds captured from their flocks and held in captivity.
The students read the compelling real life story of Lucky the Lorikeet recounted in the beautifully illustrated book created by the Avian Welfare Coalition with the Midwest Avian Adoption and Rescue Services (MAARS) sanctuary. The children stepped into the feet of a lorikeet by learning how to "eat like a lorikeet", drinking apple juice with a toothbrush to emulate how a lorikeet's beak eats bananas and nectar.
After learning all about birds, the children created posters and bookmarks honoring parrots to mark the day and wrote to the Mayor asking him to declare January 5th, Bird Day in their town, East Rockaway.
This project is the first in a series of courses and activities about parrots, elephants, bears, and other animals designed to strengthen the bond between children and animals and cultivate responsible ethics and care of animals.
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New York Centre Avenue School Celebrates Birds
In celebration of National Bird Day on January 5, 2010, along with their reading teacher Ms. Donlon, 3rd grade students at Centre Avenue School in East Rockaway, New York, developed a project sponsored by the Kerulos Center. Through science readings and activities, the students learned about our avian kin and the plight of wild birds captured from their flocks and held in captivity. The students read the compelling real life story of Lucky the Lorikeet recounted in the beautifully illustrated book created by the Avian Welfare Coalition with the Midwest Avian Adoption and Rescue Services (MAARS) sanctuary. The children stepped into the feet of a lorikeet by learning how to "eat like a lorikeet", drinking apple juice with a toothbrush to emulate how a lorikeet's beak eats bananas and nectar.
After learning all about birds, the children created posters and bookmarks honoring parrots to mark the day and wrote to the Mayor asking him to declare January 5th, Bird Day in their town, East Rockaway.
This project is the first in a series of courses and activities about parrots, elephants, bears, and other animals designed to strengthen the bond between children and animals and cultivate responsible ethics and care of animals.
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