Our Programs
School Field Trips
Ocean Camp
Ocean Camp is a 4-hour immersive, inquiry-based field program that takes students out of the classroom and down to the beach, where learning comes alive through hands-on exploration and discovery. Students investigate ocean health, biodiversity, seaweeds, and marine animal adaptations while measuring key water quality indicators such as salinity, temperature, turbidity, and pH. They explore how human activities like shoreline development, pollution, and climate change affect marine ecosystems and learn from First Peoples’ concepts of interconnectedness and respect for all living things. By blending traditional knowledge with scientific inquiry, Ocean Camp inspires students to connect with, care for, and take action to protect the ocean they come to love.
Gumboots
Gumboots is a 4-hour hands-on, place-based field program that brings students to the beach to explore, touch, learn, and play. With their feet in the sand and water, students investigate the shoreline ecosystem, discovering seaweeds, crabs, barnacles, and sea stars while learning how these coastal habitats function and why they matter. Through guided exploration and discussion, students learn about the Coast Salish Peoples’ understanding of balance and interconnectedness and consider how human activities like plastic pollution and habitat loss impact ocean health. By building curiosity, connection, and care, the Gumboots program inspires students to fall in love with the ocean — and take action to protect it.