The Island Explorers program is a student-centered, science curriculum for elementary and middle schools that is characterized by hands-on, real-life marine science activities directly correlated with the California Science Framework. As part of the overall program, students participate on several field trips to local beaches and aquaria, participate in an Adopt-a-Beach cleanup, and travel on a research vessel to the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies marine laboratory on Santa Catalina Island. Online materials include lesson plans and a short course for parent/child teams.
