Sea Watch Foundation offer a variety of educational resources to primary and secondary schools, universities and community groups.
At Sea Watch Foundation, one of our aims is to educate, inform and advise for better environmental protection. We can provide educational and insightful talks that help children, teenagers and adults to understand British marine life, the threats and how organisations such as Sea Watch Foundation aim to protect these species. We are happy to tailor our talks to meet a specific topic/region or incorporate a current curriculum topic.
VISIT US
Sea Watch Foundation host group trips at our Visitor Centre in New Quay (West Wales). There are a range of opportunities that we can provide from our Visitor’s Centre including activities on the beach and pier. Previous activities have included:
- Learning how to conduct a land-watch from the pier and spotting the famous New Quay dolphins
- Sandcastle and sea artwork competitions
- Cetacean stranding workshops
- Beach cleans
SCHOOL VISITS
We can visit your school (both in-person and virtually) and bring the marine ecosystem to the classroom. We are more than happy to tailor our talks to meet the specific needs of the curriculum or topic. Previous activities have included:
- In-depth talk and discussion (including audio, images and videos) about the bottlenose dolphins of Cardigan Bay
- Delivery of an extract of The Magic Dolphin, an engaging story written by our Adopt a Dolphin Administrator, Kirsten Hintner
- A look into photo identification skills and how we can ID individual dolphins by their fins and markings
- Live Q&A sessions with Sea Watch Foundation staff members and interns to find out more about a career in marine biology
- Various activity sheets
UNIVERSITY VISITS
We have given several lectures and talks to support marine biology and conservation courses in universities across England, Scotland and Wales. We have also run training courses in marine mammal observation and supervised a number of MSc and PhD students over the last 25 years. We are able to provide opportunities for societies or courses to visit us in New Quay for a day of conservation monitoring. We can also deliver talks to universities (in-person and virtually).
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Want to bring the marine world to your Girl Guide, Scouts or WI group? We can tailor a talk to meet your needs to provide all ages with an understanding of British marine life and how organisations such as Sea Watch Foundation aim to protect marine species from various threats.
FAQS
Are there any costs?
- We don’t ask for a set payment for our talks and resources, however, we do ask that groups and schools Adopt a Dolphin or become a member to help support us in our work and cover costs for one-off events such as these.To find out more about how you can adopt as a class, please visit our Adopt a Dolphin website.
What resources are available?
- We have various free resources available for use in the classroom. Teachers working with pupils in Key stages 1 and 2 can now use an education pack designed specifically for primary school children. Primary school teacher and specialist science co-ordinator Sarah Langford has worked in partnership with us to produce these educational resources that are curriculum linked. See our resources below.
If you’d like to arrange a visit to our Visitor Centre or for the team to visit your school, university or community group please get in touch.
Educational Resources
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Activity 1: Mapping cetaceans in the UK
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Activity 3: Investigating adaptations of cetaceans and understanding water resistance
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Ocean Odyssey Assembly
Cetacean Threats
Threats to cetaceans
Find our more about the 7 most deadly threats to marine animals across the world
Species fact sheets
Factsheet: Individual species
Find out more about the 31 species found in UK and Irish waters.
Buy the book
The Magic Dolphin
The Magic Dolphin is a children’s book that features the adoptable dolphins of Cardigan Bay. The book was written by our Adopt a Dolphin administrator, Kirsten Hintner.