APRIL 2026 AT A GLANCE ABL Programme April Activities and Learnings This month, our Adventure-Based Learning (ABL) trainees began their facilitator training block, a key phase focused on building the skills needed to guide safe, engaging, and meaningful ocean experiences. With an emphasis on communication, awareness, and group facilitation, the training supports trainees in recognising and responding to the needs of the children they work with. Alongside this, the group has been working...

MARCH 2026 AT A GLANCE ABL Programme Portfolio of Evidence in Motion This month, our Adventure-Based Learning (ABL)Trainees focused primarily on their Portfolios of Evidence (POE). They attended POE support days at the I AM WATER headquarters and assisted with the facilitation of an Ocean Connection Workshop with Contour Enviro Group as a part of their practical assessments. These experiences allowed them to reflect on their learning thus far, as well as apply it within a real-world...

A recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW) on the effectiveness of the Ocean Guardians Workshop offers insight into the long-term impact of immersive ocean experiences on how young people think, feel, and act. OCEAN GUARDIANS WORKSHOP | WINDMILL BEACH At I AM WATER, much of our work is built around moments of first experience - a learner peering through a mask into the underwater world for the first time, the stillness that comes with controlled breathing,...