Education

Hands-on marine science education

Generations of students and their teachers have benefited from Oregon Sea Grant's marine science education programs with their unique combination of laboratories, classrooms, and public aquarium and exhibits.

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A man and his young son put their hands in the touch tidepool tank at the Oregon Sea Grant's Visitor Center.


Hatfield Visitor Center

The Oregon Sea Grant-operated Visitor Center is the public education wing of the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Visitors from Oregon and across the globe pass through the doors of the Visitor Center every year to view exhibits, participate in hands-on activities and learn about marine animals and issues facing the coast.

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A child crouches on a beach to observe a small aquarium with collected crabs during a day camp.


Marine Education

Oregon Sea Grant's marine education program offers classes, day-long learning events, summer camps, family programs and other opportunities for K-12 and home-schooled students and groups of all ages. Classes take place in the Hatfield Learning Labs, the Hatfield Visitor Center, and local coastal environments. Together, these programs serve thousands of visitors and school-aged children each year.

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Hands immerse a remotely operated underwater device into a tank of water to test it during a day camp.


Oregon Coast STEM Hub

We are an active partner in the Oregon Coast STEM Hub, providing project management, staffing and communication to this broad, coast-wide regional partnership. Through this partnership we promote integrated science, technology, engineering and math education, and serve teachers, students and communities along the Oregon coast.