Blue School Program

A great resource for teachers can be found at www.wildeducation.org and their Blue School program www.wildeducation.org/program/blue_school/oceneduc.asp The Blue School initiative began in 1998 for the International Year of the Ocean and is part of the Wild School initiative.

Their overview states: "If there's just one lesson to learn from our extraordinary Ocean Education program it's that all of us are ocean creatures. Marine ecosystems are critical to the well-being of every life form on this blue planet. No matter where we live, from the dampest shorelands and marshlands to the direst grasslands and timberlands, our everyday actions impact on the oceans that give us life."

Students can download the Canadian Wildlife Federation Ocean Day class-room ready thematic units and learn more about the oceans. Ocean Day is June 8.

Or after meeting one or more of specific criteria students can register their school as a Blue School or join a network of other Blue Schools. Limited funding is also available on a classroom or school basis to help "with the purchase of non-capital equipment and supplies needed specifically for Ocean Education projects".