NEWS:No more family outings to museums and aquariums Until the recent past, a family outing in Chennai would typically mean a visit to the museum or planetarium, or the Guindy National Park. Now, few families go to these places over the weekend or during summer holidays.Although Birla Planetarium and Guindy National Park are still popular destinations for school excursions, they are not much sought after for family picnics as they are not well maintained. P. Vineetha said her 14-year-old son was unable to appreciate the artefacts at the planetarium because there was nobody to explain their significance. According to a senior staff member at the Government Museum in Egmore, there are no special programmes for children, lack of funding being the main reason. At the sole aquarium in the city at Zoological Survey of India on Santhome High Road too, there are just about a couple of entries in the marine museum’s visitor register. V. Jayanthini, former head of Child Guidance Clinic, said, parents are more focused on marks and the idea of an educational outing with the family is disappearing.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 02:14:33 +0000
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