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Presentation for the “Assises Jeunes et Méditerranée” 2009
General InformationEcoocean was first
established in 2002 by a group of Israeli scientists that wanted to enhance the public’s interest and understanding of the marine environment and the urgent need for its protection.
The organization is a non profit NGO that is supported by donations to achieve its goals.
How to Achieve the Goals Research
Enable the Academic establishment in Israel (and overseas) to conduct marine research and teaching programs that have marine environmental aspects.
Obtain scientific data and present it to the public
Education
Establish and implement educational programs for the
formal and informal educational systems and by doing so create the impact needed to change public attitudes towards the issues affecting the Marine
environment
Research & Academic Courses - Tools Ecooceans main research tool
is the R/V “Mediterranean Explorer”. The 21 meter vessel has the following scientific equipment:
Water sampler and CTD Mini ROV Grabber Dredger Plankton nets Diving equipment Corer Side scanning sonar Wet and dry laboratories
Examples of A Few Projects the R/V Mediterranean Explorer has been Involved In Memphis- Monitoring Israeli
Seashores Nitrogen Fixation in the
Eastern Mediterranean Tsunami Study in Caesarea The Black Sea project Eritrea project Study of Cetaceans (Whales
and Dolphins) in the East Mediterranean
Dynamics of the Deep Water Phytoplankton Populations
Kurkar Ridges
EducationThe following are the
two main active educational programs that EcoOcean has chosen to implement in order to achieve its goals:
The “Megalim Center”
The “Along The Sea” program
•188 Km coast•High density population
‘Megalim’ CenterAn Educational Center for the Marine
Environment
Daily Visits of Schools
Research Programs
•For high schools: Biology and Environmental Studies
•Sandy beach
•Rocky beach
•The estuarine environment
•The open sea
Special Events and Festivals
Children’s songs festivalKayak journey ‘rowing for a clean beach’
Environmental Education Program implemented by EcoOcean and The Green Network
School Leader (teacher)
Leading Group (25 students)
School
Community
All students in school
Parents
Student leadership group
Community
School princip
al
Leading
teacher
School teache
rs
Influence Flow Diagram
School teachers
Community
All students in school
Leading
teacher
The “Along
The Sea“ program
School Principal
Student leadership
group
Information and Support Diagram
Municipal Networking
Meetings of leadership groups from different schools .
Seminars and workshops for teachers and principals.
A working relationship with the Municipal education and environmental departments.
Relationships with other local bodies and organizations that have a connection to the subject.
Work towards cooperation and integration between the Arab and Jewish groups and schools in the mixed communities. Children from the leadership group
instructing first grade children
Inter-Municipal Networking
•Green network conferences for all leading teachers
•National- wide event of all leadership groups
‘Along the Sea’ Program Components
activitydescriptionFrequency
Weekly lessonsBy the leader teacher: facts about the marine environment, sustainability, explorations of the seaside, labs, environmental dilemmas, preparation of activities for the
rest of the school
Once a week, throughout the school year
Excursions to the nearby sea shore
Aims at creating appreciation and connection to the sea. Some excursions focus on seashore clean ups.
1 excursion lead by the Green Network staff person. 2-3 excursions lead by the leader teacher
Lecture by Ecoocean staff person
A lecture about the anthropogenic influence on the marine environment
Once a year
Visit to Megalim center
Learning about the biotic and a-biotic conditions of the sandy and rocky sea shore, invertebrates lab, ‘clean beach’ insex
Once a year
For the children’s leadership groups
ActivityDescriptionFrequency
Local Leadership Groups Meetings
Example: Activity in the old city of Akko
Emphasizing the history of the
city and its multicultural nature. Bringing about meetings of Arabs and Jews, religious and secular
leadership groups .
Once a year
Country- wide leadership groups events
Example: Meeting with the kayak journey “steering for clear waters”A full day’s activity at the seashore. Meeting with club members, lifeguard, divers and diving gear. Viewing an under-water clean up and discussing the importance of clean shores and seas.
Once a year
Community activities
Examples:1. School events- lectures and workshops by the leadership group2. Adoption of a kindergarten- by the leadership group3. “Give and take” market4. Marine environment learning center
At least twice a year
Joint parents-students activities
Example : Excursion to Achziv natural reserve.
Once a year
For the leading teachers
ActivityDescriptionFrequency
seminarsEnhancing the knowledge base of the leading teachers about marine environmental issues
6 times a year
National –wide teachers and principals conference
Exchange of ideas and dialogs between teachers, principles, experts and ‘Along the Sea’ mediators.
Once a year
Professional guidance
Personal guidance for all teachers participating in the program throughout the year
Year round
Conceptual Input and Educational Program Input
EcooceanThe Green Network
School children visiting a presentation corner created by leadership group with the leading teacher
Financial Base for the “Along the Sea “ Program
EcooceanThe Green
NetworkParents, Schools,
MunicipalityGovernment grants
Leadership group children at a school presentation corner they created
Our vision and belief is that the program can be the beginning of a regional, coastal network of schools
that are truly knowledgeable and capable of increasing both awareness
and action towards a healthy, lively and sustainable marine environment