In WA the iconic Busselton Jetty has developed a marine education program for local schools. Designed for students in Year 4 to 6 and Year 7 to 10 the program focuses on biodiversity and conservation.

Topics include history and preservation, marine life, biodiversity and plastic pollution and conservation.

 

The school incursions include an interactive presentation and hands-on workshop with different activity stations using digital technology from The Logical Interface, samples, specimens, information sheets and posters with worksheets to complete.

The first school to take advantage of the program is the Georgiana Molloy Anglican School (GMAS). Students from the school are shown in these images using wireless digital microscopes to examine marine specimens in more detail.

This program is free to schools and is made possible thanks to the support of Rio Tinto and the Busselton Jetty Environment Fund.