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Projects, News, and Photos
Read posts by month (below) or by area of interest: Academics, Community Involvement, Conservation projects, Grants and International Recognition, Professional Development, Sports. See photo collages by clicking the "photos" button.
Youtube Video: Tour Ocean Academy's classrooms with Danny Michel, attend a senior science class lesson about making solar cookers, and meet the teachers and students.
Youtube Video: Hear students talk about their goals, and co-founder Heidi Curry talk about the inspiration to start Ocean Academy, in this short video filmed by volunteer Thiago Silva.
Thank you video. Ocean Aademy students want to express their sincere appreciation to all the donors, volunteers and supporters who have helped establish Ocean Academy. We hope you enjoy hearing the students express in their own words what your support means to them.
Changemakers Geotourism Challenge: Read our project entry describing innovative environmental education and aquatic tourism programs. Our project won a $500 Early-bird prize, and was selected by judges to be one of 12 finalists (chosen out of 250 projects entered by 54 countries) vying for a competition prize determined by online votes.
January 2012
Christmas Holiday Camp: Volunteers from William & Mary College in Virginia USA led a three-day fun camp for island children with activities like jewlery making,reading, active games, t-shirt tiedyes, and environmentally-themed murals. They also raked the Front Street Childrens' Park and planted mangroves in the Forest Reserve.
Jr. Camp Leaders: High-school students from the Ocean Academy Interact Club volunteered over the Christmas Break to read to primary-school children at the Holiday Camp.
Our deepest sympathies to the Joseph family on the passing of Mrs. Petrona (Mrs. Petty). In 2009 the Ocean Academy Social Studies class interviewed Mrs. Petty for their oral history project about the island's inspirational women. In the interview Mrs. Petty's grandson, Yvon, asked for her thoughts about the (then) brand-new high school and her advice for young people. Mrs. Petty said: "Having a high school on Caye Caulker is very beautiful...I'm glad of it...Without education how can we live? It's very important...Stay in school, study hard and achieve your goals...and you need to pray...and seek advice from older persons and respect and apply what advice they give you". Mrs. Petty also talked with the students about her life experiences, memories of hurricanes and Belizean Independence Day, daily life on "old" Caye Caulker, and her hopes for the future of Belize. We will miss you Mrs. Petty.
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