Sewage pollution
Water companies treat our blue spaces like an open sewer. And government and regulators turn a blind eye. We need to #EndSewagePollution now.
Ocean School
With sand between your toes and Ocean School activities at hand, you can feel more connected to the coast, understand critical issues, and learn how to take action. So whether you’re teaching a class, going to the beach with family and friends, or helping your local youth club show their devotion to the ocean – you’ll find everything you need here.
Why put on an Ocean School?
Ocean School activities are a fun way to take action for the ocean. We want young people to feel closer to the areas they love and learn how they can protect and improve them.
Ocean School doesn’t just educate young people about critical marine issues. It gives them fun ways to see, hear and collect the evidence for themselves. Showing how even the smallest activist can make a huge difference, no matter where they live.
How to put on an Ocean School
Ocean School can happen anywhere, anytime. All you need are some eager young minds and your choice of fun activities.
Step 1 - Choose your activities
Step 2 - Follow the instructions
Step 3 - Become an Ocean Activist!
CHOOSE YOUR ACTIVITIES
Dive into our immersive 360 Digital Experience
Not near the sea? No worries. With this Digital Experience you can connect with the coast no matter where you are.
Ocean School Digital Experience
Download the full Beach Trip Programme
Heading to the sea? Download this full programme of beach-based activities and gain the full Ocean School experience.
Create your own programme
Mix and match the Connect – Explore – Protect activities below to put together your own Ocean School. We’d recommend having activities from all three areas, so you can feel connected to the coast, explore important issues and learn to protect the ocean.
Connect
Touch the sand. Hear the gulls. Guess the tide. Connect activities are about relaxing and feeling emotions for the ocean.
Choose your Connect resource here
Explore
Get your teeth into the food chain and go lootin’ for some pollutin’. Explore tasks are about first-hand investigation.
Choose your Explore resource here
Protect
Make a sign. Make a noise. Make a scene. Whatever you do, make it count. Protect activities help you turn info into influence.
Choose your Protect resource here
Check out our Glossary to get the lingo.
"JACQUES COUSTEAU"
SAS pillars
Plastic pollution
A plastic tide has swept across the globe and is choking the ocean. It's time to hold the polluters to account.
Ocean recovery
A deep dive into protecting the wilds of the ocean.
Climate emergency
The ocean and planet are under threat, we need to act now.
Get in Touch
Need more information? Contact our Ocean School know-it-alls at
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