Thomas Zamora: My Fourth Week At The Georgia Aquarium

 


Thomas Zamora: 


My Fourth Week At The Georgia Aquarium

 



As I sit down to share my experiences from the fourth week at the Georgia Aquarium, I feel a mix of emotions, nostalgia, and anticipation for the future; the time I shared with the education team was filled with accomplishments, farewells, and the formation of friendships, and I’m so grateful that they considered opening their doors to have allowed this opportunity to exist with NMAL.

 


Zebra Shark--they're a favorite of mine.


This week I completed my lesson plan about electric eels, and with guidance from my assistant manager, Priscilla, came to finalize the assignment. After thorough research and work it will soon be published on the aquarium’s website. Sharing my knowledge and passion about these fascinating creatures felt like an opportunity to highlight the diverse and incredible species that are out in the world and inform about how to cooperate a perspective of learn about nature from an angle of understanding their biology instead of stoking the spectacle about their power and fierceness.

 



                                                                                     It's One Spiny Lobster.


Additionally, the education team did a great job wrapping up the last week of Camp H20. We worked together to organize engaging activities. It is important to see how conservation at the aquarium enables the community to be inspired and strive to continue to lead dedicated lives towards stewarding our planet to help our people, the people of Earth.




A Curious Parrotfish

 

In the same light, this is how museums, institutions, zoos, and aquariums, have become the locuses for my values and aspirations. The union of themes, cultures, stories, and life has always brought clarity to the fact that there is more to discover in the experiences we live, that out there in the world was a person, a place, an idea, a word, a life whose existence placed us at this moment, and we will carry it through into posterity, the future.



Soft Corals

 

 

Saying goodbye to the aquarium was not easy, especially parting ways with the friends I made within the education team. We shared a common passion for marine life, the environment, and the value of education, and I hope to stay connected with them in the future, collaborating and exchanging ideas. As I leave the Georgia Aquarium, I carry with me the memories of my time in camp, the joy of completing my lesson plan, and the invaluable friendships I formed.



Shilah, our Beluga Calf

 

I want to thank Micheala Nix, Molly Johnson, Meggie Kuehnel, Prisilla Zazueta, Bailey Dawson, Dani Ferraro, Molly Johnson, and the incredible education team with the Aquarium. I know that other departments receive the opportunity to express and lead more of a direct face for the Aquarium, but I have truly discovered that each of you represents and embodies the values and the vision! Thank you for your encouragement and support, and how to lead responsibly over this past month.






Michaela's Gift to one of our team members before she left for the summer

 


 

I'm grateful for the opportunities this experience has given me, and I'm excited to continue my journey to become a more informed, knowledgeable, and committed educator for the community.



ATL Skyline


 

With all that said, I hope everyone takes care and has a great rest of their summer, thank you!

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