Recently in these pages we have been developing a Guide to School Assemblies. Today we will look at shows featuring live animals.
So it is that time again, and we are pleased to announce this month’s School Assembly Dog of the Month!
After that last article I thought I owed you something a little friendlier and a little more warm and fuzzy, so here it is!
Last time I wrote about the threat posed by the release into the wild of exotic pets and how creatures like Burmese Albino pythons are endangering natural environments. I went on to discuss how school assemblies like Mobile Ed’s Animals and the Environment are great for getting out the message that bringing exotic “pets” into your home is probably not such a wise idea.
The truth is, that apart from a natural habitat, the only place really equipped for the care and management of wild creatures is a zoo or natural game preserve.
A year or two ago, a zoo in England experienced something unique. For the first time they witnessed in their park the birth of female Rothschild giraffe. Named Margaret, she was born six weeks early and weighed in at just 75 pounds. Standing only 5 feet tall, Margaret was one of the smallest giraffes they had seen and the zookeepers nurtured her with hand feeding techniques. Pretty cool, huh?
Of course, Mobile Ed live animal assemblies will not be bringing a giraffe to your school, but the animals will be unique, suitable for school shows, and a great means for teaching kids about the wildlife of our planet.
Geoff Beauchamp is the Regional Manager of Mobile Ed Productions where "Education Through Entertainment" has been the guiding principal since 1979. Mobile Ed Productions produces and markets quality educational school assembly programs in the fields of science, history, writing, astronomy, natural science, mathematics, character issues and a variety of other curriculum based areas. In addition, Mr. Beauchamp is a professional actor with 30 years of experience in film, television and on stage. He created and still performs occasionally in Mobile Ed's THE LIVING LINCOLN
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Last time I wrote about the threat posed by the release into the wild of exotic pets and how creatures like Burmese Albino pythons are endangering natural environments. I went on to discuss how school assemblies like Mobile Ed’s Animals and the Environment are great for getting out the message that bringing exotic “pets” into your home is probably not such a wise idea.
The truth is, that apart from a natural habitat, the only place really equipped for the care and management of wild creatures is a zoo or natural game preserve.
A year or two ago, a zoo in England experienced something unique. For the first time they witnessed in their park the birth of female Rothschild giraffe. Named Margaret, she was born six weeks early and weighed in at just 75 pounds. Standing only 5 feet tall, Margaret was one of the smallest giraffes they had seen and the zookeepers nurtured her with hand feeding techniques. Pretty cool, huh?
Of course, Mobile Ed live animal assemblies will not be bringing a giraffe to your school, but the animals will be unique, suitable for school shows, and a great means for teaching kids about the wildlife of our planet.
Geoff Beauchamp is the Regional Manager of Mobile Ed Productions where "Education Through Entertainment" has been the guiding principal since 1979. Mobile Ed Productions produces and markets quality educational school assembly programs in the fields of science, history, writing, astronomy, natural science, mathematics, character issues and a variety of other curriculum based areas. In addition, Mr. Beauchamp is a professional actor with 30 years of experience in film, television and on stage. He created and still performs occasionally in Mobile Ed's THE LIVING LINCOLN
Most of you are probably too young to remember but there was a time before television, and even before movies. Yes, really! Back in those days adults routinely attended the theatre not only to view plays, operas, ballets and other high art, but also to view “low brow” entertainment in what were called vaudeville houses. An evening of vaudeville involved a running slate of different “acts” doing short on stage stints in succession and typically included a variety of entertainment from song and dance teams to comedy acts, jugglers, magicians and ventriloquists. Going to see a “show” was a hugely popular entertainment evening for generations.
