Description:

Marine Resources Development Foundations MarineLab program is a non-profit environmental education field school where outdoor exploratory adventures are supplemented by laboratory activities and discussions.
Training in snorkeling skills and boat and aquatic safety is part of each program. The complexity and fragility of several tropical/subtropical habitats are introduced in a lecture/discussion format and then experienced firsthand
during snorkeling field adventures. Program participants range from 4th graders to teachers. Programs are conducted seven days a week and activities are on-going from 8 AM to 10 PM including meal breaks.

Qualifications:

CPR and First Aid certification; Open Water SCUBA certification;
completion of at least two semesters of college level biology with a grade of B or better; and comprehensive health insurance.

Hours:

8am - 10pm

Length/Availability:

up to 6 weeks

Start Date:

May 21

End Date:

May 1, 2012, August 10

Deadline:

May 1, 2012

Additional Info:

Marine Resources Development Foundations MarineLab program is a non-profit environmental education field school where outdoor exploratory adventures are supplemented by laboratory activities and discussions. Almost all field trips are conducted aboard MRDF’s 26 boats and involve snorkeling (SCUBA, however, is an option for participants who are certified). Training in snorkeling skills and aquatic safety is part of each program. The complexity and fragility of tropical/subtropical habitats are introduced in a lecture/discussion format and then experienced first-hand during field adventures. Habitats explored include seagrass beds,
mangrove forests, hardbottom shoal areas, hardwood hammocks, patch reefs and coral reefs. Program participants range from 4th graders to teachers. February through mid-August involve elementary, middle school and high school students. July hosts science teachers and the autumn months are occupied with
the young students. Programs are conducted seven days a week and activities are on-going from 8 AM to 10 PM including meal breaks. The MRDF facility accommodates up to eighty participants and includes dormitories, cafeteria, student
laboratories, assorted meeting/lecture areas and eight 26 outboard field boats. Also on-site, and often used for programs involving SCUBA trained participants, is the MarineLab Undersea Laboratory. This underwater laboratory houses two divers and is air-conditioned and equipped with refrigerator, microwave oven, toilet and
assorted science supplies.

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