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Experiential Learning

In 1990 we established an environmental education center to host field researchers and education abroad students. Tropical Biology, Watersheds and Marine Science were our primary interest groups for years. About 5 years ago, other academic disciplines begin to recognize the wealth of experiential learning opportunities available in this culturally diverse, English speaking country. Today Belize hosts academic study abroad programs from all over the map with experiential learning and cultural immersion ranging from Political Science, Community Health, Ecotourism, Archaeology, Education, Natural Resources Management, Business Entrepreneurship, Cultural Diversity, Community Service, Latin Ameri

Programs Offered:

Tropical EcologyMaya Archaeology & Cultural History Entrepreneurship Creative Art Environmental Science Wildlife Monitoring & Surveillance Herpetology Community Service Terrestrial & Marine Conservation Biology Belize Agriculture Physical TherapyBelize Cultures & Africology AnthropologyTropical Natural HistoryGeography Engineering (Materials Science; Dialog with Civilizations)Parks and Protected Areas & Conservation Management NGO’s, Sustainability and DevelopmentContact our programming office to create a customized program tailored to your curriculum today!

ACADEMIC LECTURE ROSTER

Dr. Ed Boles - Watershed and Marine EcologyDr. Cecy Castillo - Natural Resource Management & ConservationDr. Colin Young - Conservation, Biodiversity, Socio-EconomicsErnesto Saqui - Maya Centre Village & Cockscomb Basin GuideAurora Saqui - Traditional Medicine & Women in DevelopmentJames and Zara Troughton - Marine Science and ConservationMelito Bustamante -River Guide, Ornithology Specialist

FIELD EXCURSIONS

Sibun River Canoe Paddle Tiger Bay Ceremonial CavesNature Trail HikeThe Belize Zoo and Tropical Education CenterCave Tubing and ZiplineCockscomb Basin Wildlife SanctuaryBlue Hole National ParkXunantunich Maya Archaeological SiteCommunity Baboon SanctuaryGales Point Village and Southern (Manatee) LagoonCox Lagoon Crocodile SanctuaryAND MORE!

Tobacco Caye Marine Station

Satellite Campus Learn, Explore, Relax Tobacco Caye Marine Station is an education and research facility that services the South Water Caye Marine Reserve. It is situated right on the Belize Barrier Reef at the northern edge of South Water Caye Marine Reserve, a 17,878-acre protected marine reserve system world heritage site. This marine education wonderland is accessible from the southern town of Dangriga via a forty-minute water taxi ride.

Satellite Campus

Tobacco Caye Marine Station Learn, Explore, Relax Tobacco Caye Marine Station is an education and research facility that services the South Water Caye Marine Reserve. It is situated right on the Belize Barrier Reef at the northern edge of South Water Caye Marine Reserve, a 17,878-acre protected marine reserve system world heritage site. This marine education wonderland is accessible from the southern town of Dangriga via a forty-minute water taxi ride.

Learn, Explore, Relax

Tobacco Caye Marine Station is an education and research facility that services the South Water Caye Marine Reserve. It is situated right on the Belize Barrier Reef at the northern edge of South Water Caye Marine Reserve, a 17,878-acre protected marine reserve system world heritage site. This marine education wonderland is accessible from the southern town of Dangriga via a forty-minute water taxi ride.

ACADEMIC LECTURE TOPICS

Marine Hazards – MandatoryIntroduction to the Marine Environment of BelizeCorals of the Belize Barrier ReefMarine Ecology of Belize – Mangroves, Sea Grass and Coral ReefsClimate Change and Coral ReefsFish IdentificationOcean Plastic and PollutionThe Invasive Red LionfishTourism and the Marine Environment of BelizeSymbiosis in the Marine Environment of BelizeUnited Nation’s SDG 14 – Life Below the Water

SNORKEL AND ACTIVITY OPTIONS

Patch Reef Snorkeling (Multiple Site Drops)Fore Reef Snorkeling (Spur & Groove Coral Life)Lagoon Mangrove SnorkelingManatee WatchingSmithsonian’s Western Caribbean Marine StationIsland Mangrove StudyMan-O-War Caye Bird Sanctuary

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

Sediment SievesCore SamplersTransectsQuadractsPetri DishesDissection KitsBenthic Survey ToolsUnderwater SlatesCompound & Stereo MicroscopesPlankton Nets (20 & 80 Micron)Go Pro & Go Pro Hero 3 Underwater CamerasWater TableFlow MeterCoral Health Charts and Data SlatesDSL Internet AccessLED Projector

Study Abroad (Copy) — Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

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Experiential Learning

Programs Offered:

ACADEMIC LECTURE ROSTER

FIELD EXCURSIONS

Tobacco Caye Marine Station

Satellite Campus

Learn, Explore, Relax

ACADEMIC LECTURE TOPICS

SNORKEL AND ACTIVITY OPTIONS

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

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