Culturama time represents a peak turtle nesting period on Nevis. In celebration of Nevis culture and its natural treasures, the Resort’s Kids for All Seasons Center is hosting the island’s Third Annual Sea Turtle Camp in conjunction with the experts at Nevis Turtle Group and the nonprofit Caribbean Conservation Corporation.  The team will deliver an award-winning educational program, which is open to children from 9 to 16 years who have not previously attended the Camp. 

The three-day program is complimentary and includes either morning or afternoon sessions.

July 22, 23, 24, July 28, 29, 30:

Morning Sessions: 9 a.m.-12 noon.   

Afternoon sessions: 1:00 p.m.- 4 p.m.

Barbara James, Four Seasons Kids for All Seasons Center Supervisor Lemuel Pemberton, Founder & President, Nevis Turtle Group Dr. Kimberly Stewart, Coordinator, St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network Dr. Emma Harrison, Scientific Director, Caribbean Conservation Corporation.

Four Seasons Resort Nevis—Ballroom C.   Parents can register their children by calling Barbara James at 469-1111 X 2806.

Sea turtles, now in danger of extinction, are a permanent and precious part of Nevis history. A mother turtle shares space with the Queen of England on the Eastern Caribbean currency and a commemorative national postage stamp stands in her honor.  In a mystery only Mother Nature can hold, sea turtles return ashore time and again to the beach where they were born to nest their eggs.  About 55 days later, tiny hatchlings emerge to face a disheartening statistic: only 1 in 1,000 will survive.  By understanding the plight of these mythical creatures, young citizens can do their part to preserve the place of turtles on the planet and the shores and waters of St. Kitts and Nevis for future generations to come.

Four Seasons Public Relations: Tara MacIntyre (212) 909-8201 or tara.macintyre@fourseasons.com; or Cresentia O’Flaherty 469-6216 Nevis Turtle Group, Lemuel Pemberton 665-1814.

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