People and Planet - Global Awareness Days

Step onto the frozen Arctic seas (without leaving your classroom) to meet the largest bear on Earth, the polar bear. This session takes students through icy hunting grounds, explains how shrinking sea ice changes their way of life, and invites them to think like Arctic scientists. With real polar bear footage, maps, and climate action ideas for all ages, it’s a journey into one of the planet’s most extreme and vulnerable marine habitats. 

Join us Monday, March 24 to celebrate World Water Day (March 22). This virtual voyage takes students behind the scenes of the water cycle, revealing how each drop eventually finds its way to the sea. We’ll explore how pollution travels, why conservation matters, and simple ways kids can be part of the solution. With experiments, videos, and real-world examples, this session turns “just water” into a powerful story about life on Earth.

Dive into the blue beating heart of our planet — the ocean. Through interactive polls, videos, and thought experiments, students will discover how oceans regulate climate, provide food, and keep every breath we take full of oxygen. This program inspires action by showing the many ways we’re connected to the sea, even if we’ve never dipped a toe in it.

Join us May 22 to celebrate World Fish Migration Day (April 25). Imagine traveling thousands of miles without a suitcase, car, or even GPS — that’s migration for fish! Students will learn how salmon, eels, and other species navigate incredible journeys, and why healthy waterways are key to their success. This session blends science with storytelling to make fish migration unforgettable.

It’s the ocean’s big celebration — and everyone’s invited! Students will travel from tropical shallows to the deep sea, meeting the creatures and habitats that make our planet truly blue. Expect games, strange-but-true facts, and a chance to join a global wave of ocean lovers taking action.

From tiny hatchlings to massive leatherbacks, sea turtles are living ocean legends. Students will track their migrations with maps, discover their amazing survival adaptations, and learn how conservationists are protecting nesting beaches. This is the ultimate turtle party — bring your curiosity and a shell-load of questions.

Forget the scary movie music — sharks are the ocean’s keepers, not its villains. Students will meet bizarre sharks like the hammerhead and the goblin shark, learn about their amazing senses, and understand how these predators keep the whole ocean in balance. We’ll bust myths, share jaw-dropping facts, and turn fear into fascination.

Join us on Monday, August 31 as we celebrate International Whale Shark Day (August 30). Meet the largest fish on Earth, the graceful, plankton-eating whale shark. Students will swim along virtually as these gentle giants filter-feed in tropical waters, learn how scientists tag and track them, and see why their survival depends on healthy oceans. Stunning video footage will make this one unforgettable.

Join us on Friday, October 2nd as we prepare for International Coastal Cleanup Day on September 19th. Grab your detective hat — we’ve got a case to solve! Where does all that trash on our beaches come from, and how can we stop it? Students will trace the journey of litter from streets to seas, learn how ocean currents carry debris, and take part in a virtual cleanup challenge that connects classrooms to coastlines worldwide.

Join us on Tuesday, November 3rd as we prepare for World Jellyfish Day (Nov 1). They’re ancient, brainless, and beautiful, and they’re more important than you think. Students will float through the mesmerizing world of jellyfish, learning how they hunt, glow, and even influence ocean ecosystems. With live visuals, movement games, and fun science facts, this is a wobbly, wonderful ocean adventure.

Join us on Friday, November 27th as we celebrate World Fisheries Day (Nov 21). From Inuit Arctic char fishing to tropical reef catches, this program explores how people around the world catch fish sustainably. Students will see how fisheries feed communities, how overfishing threatens ecosystems, and how science, tradition, and innovation work together to protect our food supply.

Meet the ocean’s guardians, both human and animal, who are working to protect marine life and habitats. Students will learn about endangered species, inspiring conservation projects, and how their own actions can make a ripple effect for the planet’s blue heart.