Power Plant

Off of E street in Chula Vista there is a power plant that is dedicated to the researching of sea turtles. I’d never known what it was though I drive by it pretty frequently seeing as it is on the way to school from home and vice versa. We drove up to what looked like a factory almost, and parked close to the water. There was a small peninsula that extended into the middle of the small bay, we walked towards a group of people there to also monitor the sea turtles. Shortly after the children showed up, a group of 6th graders, I’d gotten used to 5th graders but I remember 6th grade and feeling superior, so being responsible for these elementary school grownups was a little nerve racking.


We went over some questions from their fifth grade experience at the Chula Vista Nature Center, and decided to make it a little fun, remembering that going on field trips in elementary school, you want the best to happen and to just have a good time. These kids were animated, laughing, a little out of control but listened when I told them to. When we went towards the place where they catch sea turtles we waited watched, but had the chance to learn from the scientists that were there. We all kept an eye out for the turtles but in the end didn’t end up seeing one. Even though we didn’t, it was still an experience worth being there for, and I feel like every moment that I get to spend with children and be a part of a learning experience I wouldn’t trade for the world.