Hands-on Experiential Education
One of the core components of the SRC Program is providing experiential learning opportunities to young adults. Tag a shark, plant a coral, measure a mangrove. The Shark Research & Conservation Program provides educational experiences to groups of middle and high school students year-round. Your class will take an active role in real scientific projects, learn the scientific method, and assist in protecting threatened marine resources.
Students connect with marine science in an exciting, participatory setting, augmenting traditional classroom education. SRC scientists, staff, interns and volunteers serve as mentors and teachers during field trips. With a ratio of one mentor per every four students, SRC trips are personalized learning experiences.
Things you wouldn’t get inside a typical high school class are brought to our interest, in the most extraordinary way.
— Vilma Sooknanan
South Broward High School Student
While many students participating in these trips dream of becoming marine biologists, their experience with SRC often expands their career horizons within the field of marine conservation.
I have studied the scientific aspect of marine biology since the 6th grade, but one opportunity I have recently come across from shark research is as a marine photographer/videographer. Therefore, aside from gaining personal skills that help me in life, and benefiting the marine environment, I have been introduced into new career paths that I may take up in the future.
— Chelsea Currie
South Broward High School Student
National Ocean Science Bowl – Team President