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

With video and workbooks, classrooms throughout Ireland are celebrating cephalopods throughout the month of October

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 Project Features in New ‘European Blue Schools’ Handbook 12th April 2021 This handbook was recently released as part of the launch of the European Blue Schools project’s Find the Blue challenge, led by the EU4Ocean Coalition and supported by the European Commission – DG Mare. “The Explorers Education Programme is among a number of leading outreach programmes in Europe that is recognised for greatly contributing to the promotion of environmental education and ocea...

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...

Explorers Education Programme’s Workbook Causes a ‘CommOCEAN’ at International Conference 13th December 2020 Cushla Dromgool-Regan with Anna Quinn and Dr Noirín Burke from the Explorers Education Programme with the new workbook Credit: Joe Regan A publication by the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme that connects children, parents, teachers and the media with the seashore in Ireland has been highlighted at a major international conference. My Explorers Seashore Guide W...