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    Why the Ocean?

    Chrissy Frederick, Ocean First Education

    I grew up outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the transition zone between suburban and rural.

    scuba, marine science, cozumel, education, STEM, ocean first, travel, learning

    My Inner Fish

    Zoe Keenan, Ocean First Education Advocate

    Hi! My name is Zoe Keenan. I am currently a sophomore in high school.

    science, education, conservation, hands-on, learning, stem, school

    Students and Animals

    Linda Petuch, Teacher Ocean First Education Advocate

    I was very fortunate to keep live animals in my science classroom.

    Authentic learning, stem, hands-on, learning, science, steam, education

    Authentic Learning

    Linda Petuch, Teacher Ocean First Education Advocate

    One of my favorite ways to facilitate authentic learning is by taking my students outside.

    handson, learning, STEM, science, outdoors, experiential, investigation

    Active Learners

    Linda Petuch, Teacher Ocean First Education Advocate

    I learned that one of the greatest gifts we can give our students is to involve them as ACTIVE learners.

    TIDES, marine science, education, field work, application, utah, homestead crater

    New Scuba Divers!

    Dawne Mangus, Teacher

    Aspen Ridge Preparatory School has twelve new Junior Open Water Divers!

    TIDES, marine science, education, field work, application, belize

    Ocean Optimism

    Klara Fejer, Ocean First Eduation

    When asked about the future of our ocean, many people may take a grim and often pessimistic stance after considering modern day news and statistics...

    a rising tide, tides, education, scuba, diving, marine, science, conservation

    Try New Things!

    Fatima Flores Almanza, A Rising Tide Scholar

    Hello, I’m Fatima Flores Almanza and I am one of the A Rising Tides scholars.

    a rising tide, tides, education, scuba, diving, marine, science, conservation

    Go Big!

    Joshua Johnston, A Rising Tide Scholar

    Looking back on this year as it comes to a close, I’ve had some important life-changing experiences.

    TIDES, a rising tide, education, marine science, scuba, diving, conservation, education

    And the Beat Goes On

    Graham Casden, Ocean First Education

    So...now what? The scholars slowly shuffle their feet one by one and climb aboard the bus for the drive back to Ft. Lauderdale.

    conservation, landlocked, education, colorado, marine science, students, kids

    Ocean Conservation

    Shelley Briscoe, Ocean First Education Advocate

    Marine science and ocean conservation are extremely important for children to learn.

    ARisingTide, conservation, education, scuba, diving, students, marine science

    The Next Chapter

    Micaela Kimmett, A Rising Tide Scholar

    Winner-winner, seafood dinner! Hi, I'm Mica and I'm one of the lucky TIDES 2 scholarship recipients!

    red tide, science, conservation, education, florida, tourism

    Deadly Tides

    Michael Rice, Ocean First Education

    Florida has been hit with an extraordinarily large bloom of red algae.

    sargassum, seaweed, caribbean, abundance, marine science, conservation, biology, ecology, tourism

    Too Much of a Good Thing

    Catherine E. Christopher, Ocean First Education

    If you’ve ever been to the beach on the east coast of FL chances are you’ve observed seaweed on the beach.

    ARisingTide, conservation, education, scuba, diving, students, marine science

    A Whole New World

    Andrew Patil, A Rising Tide Scholar

    About 7 months ago, I was just a normal student in the land-locked state of Colorado with wild dreams.