Explorers Education News Today

Pupils of Dooagh NS on Achill Island ask people to respect feeding Basking Sharks

Scoil Chaitríona Junior has been crowned the national winner of the Ocean Champion Awards 2023 for the Healthy Ocean project, ‘Caring for our Ocean’

Families are invited to the Bailey Allen Hall on the University of Galway campus on Sunday 12 November to learn more about Ireland’s shark species

Families are invited to the University of Galway on Sunday 13 November to learn more about Ireland’s marine research vessels

European Maritime Day aims to raise awareness and engage people in learning about our ocean

Primary schools may apply to work on a school project with their regional Explorers Outreach centres.

The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme has launched a new book, An Ocean of Stories - An Anthology of Children’s Ocean Stories, leading...

The mini-boat is equipped with a sail and a satellite tracker, or transmitter, which allows the students to track it as it sails across the ocean

New ‘Wild About Wildlife on the Seashore’ Toolkit for Teachers Launched 1st May 2021 On the seashore with the Explorers Education Programme crew for the Wild About Wildlife on the Seashore video series Can you tell the difference between a gastropod and a bivalve? Do you know how to identify a decapod, amphipod or an isopod? And can you tell what fish can walk across seaweed, are slippery as butter or can hide in the sand? It’s packed with over 50 online educational resources including ...

Explorers Education Programme Launches ‘We Love the Ocean’ Facts to Inspire Fun Activities at Home 7th February 2021 The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme team are getting ready for the season of love by launching a series of fascinating facts about the ocean. “Making personal connections and hearing stories about what we love to do at home and why we also love the ocean is a great way to help us all increase awareness of the ocean and inspire new conversations about wh...