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Burgess-Peterson Academy Receives a Happy Feet Visit from Seaworld

The students at BPA enjoyed playing and touching the two-legged Seaworld creatures.

EAST ATLANTA — The talented students at Burgess-Peterson Academy made two new furry friends last week when Pete and Penny from Seaworld made an up-close visit to their school.

According to the APS Blog, Pete and Penny are Magellanic penguins. TalkUp APS says, "Seaworld presented the physical characteristics of penguins by selecting a student volunteer to put on a penguin suit, and the students learned about the body parts as the volunteer put on the blubber suit, feathers, flippers, and feet."

This sort of hands-on learning is exciting for students and can lead to some very interactive lessons.  "The students learned about the various types of penguins, their habitats, characteristics and more," reported TalkUp APS.

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In the photos supplied by APS, you can see how students were able to touch and really interact with the penguins that have been made famous by hit children's movies like Happy Feet. 

At the end of the presentation, Seaworld encouraged students to now be aware of recycling and to stop littering.  They even taught the students a new "golden rule", Don't Trash Where You Splash!

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