Marine Education
Marine education is the Foundation's principal means of contributing to marine protection. This section sets out who marine education serves and what it should cover.
Who marine education serves
- Students
- Curriculum-adjacent material that connects classroom science to a sea they already know.
- Young people
- Opportunities to develop marine interest outside formal education.
- Educators
- Accurate background material and terminology for teaching marine subjects.
- Communities
- Practical information for people whose work or daily life involves the coast.
- Environmental enthusiasts
- Structured reading for divers, swimmers, boaters and volunteers.
- The general public
- Plain-language explanations, in English and Maltese, of marine subjects in public discussion.
Subjects marine education should cover
- How marine ecosystems are structured and how they change.
- Marine biodiversity and why habitat structure supports it.
- Marine pollution, including litter, plastics and wastewater.
- Coastal responsibility: anchoring, access, waste and disturbance.
- Sustainable behaviour in recreation, fishing and tourism.
- How marine observation and evidence actually work.
- Community participation and the value of local knowledge.
Method
The Foundation's preference is for material that is short, accurate and reusable: explanatory notes, reading lists, glossaries and talk outlines that an educator or group leader can adapt. Material is published in both English and Maltese wherever practicable.
Educational activities and resources are listed publicly once they are confirmed. Where this website shows an educational category with no entries, no verified activity has yet been published under it.