Education

Regardless of age, you can always learn new, incredible things about the life that exists around us. We at Ocean Wise are continuously learning new things through our conservation programs and research studies, and we share this knowledge throughout our facilities and online. Learn more at education.ocean.org

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Education

Where are they now? Catching up with Ocean Bridge alum Aira Sarmiento

July 24, 2020

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Since leaving Ocean Bridge, Aira has gone from volunteer to paid employee with the Rideau Environmental Action League. Achieving our vision of a healthy and flourishing ocean requires engagement by the futu...

Artists for Ocean Wise – new colouring app in support of Vancouver Aquarium

July 22, 2020

Education, Vancouver Aquarium

Aqua Colour, a new ocean-themed colouring app is a collaboration between Tangible, Vancouver Mural Festival and Ocean Wise. Proceeds support Vancouver Aquarium! Do you love to colour and are you in...

Ocean Wise is celebrating ‘World Oceans Day’ for the entire month of June!

June 3, 2020

Education, Ocean Wise Seafood, Plastics, Vancouver Aquarium

June 8 is World Oceans Day, the global movement to recognize the importance of our shared ocean, celebrate the amazing plants and animals within it, and consider humanity’s dependence on a healthy blue pla...

A mother and her son pose in front of the webcam after discussing their positive experience with Ocean Wise's online learning virtual classes about marine life.

Mateo’s Deep Dive: An Online Learning Adventure

May 12, 2020

Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium

Making sure children are entertained in these stay-at-home times is one thing. Keeping them engaged, curious and wanting to learn new things can be a whole other. That’s why Lissa Nunweiler...

Winnipegger on guard for oceans: Ocean Bridge’s Kirsten Desorcy profiled in Manitoba newspaper

May 3, 2020

Education, Ocean Bridge | Portail Océan, Ocean Wise

Everyone needs to care about the ocean. Whether you live on the coast, or not. That is the message that Ocean Bridge's Kirsten Desorcy is sharing. She’s an ocean ambassador with Ocean Bridge, even though she ...

Kids at home? Online Oceans Launches just in time to Save Parents (and help the ocean)

March 30, 2020

Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium

To help parents manage the new reality of weeks at home with the kids, Ocean Wise Conservation Association has launched a FREE online ocean literacy resource called Online Oceans, bringing ocean-inspired craft...

Ocean Wise’s new “Octobus” provides FREE transportation for schools

January 1, 2020

Education

Thanks to the generosity of Ocean Wise donors, Ocean Wise Education has a new bus to transport school groups to ocean education programs at the Vancouver Aquarium! Trips on the 55-seater “Octobus” are FR...

Showing up for shorelines and breaking records

October 3, 2019

Education, Ocean Wise, Plastics

Volunteers are showing love for their shorelines in record-breaking numbers this year by taking action and leading a cleanup. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is seeing the highest number of cleanups...