When the ocean becomes the classroom, learning becomes embodied, relational, and deeply transformative. Adventure-Based Learning Trainees' Facilitator Training at Windmill Beach In a time of growing environmental uncertainty and social disconnection, the question is no longer what  we teach, but how  we learn. Throughout our years of working alongside young people in and around the ocean, it has become clear that lasting care for the ocean does not begin with information alone. It begins by...

JANUARY 2026 AT A GLANCE ABL Programme Welcoming the Class of 2026 The new cohort of Adventure-Based Learning (ABL) trainees began their journey this month, diving into a programme full of learning, exploration, and teamwork. ABL Programme Opening Eyes Underwater During the 3-day programme orientation for the Adventure-Based Learning 2026 cohort, trainees got to experience an Ocean Guardians Workshop as a child would, immersing themselves in the tidal pool and kelp forest; some for the very...

How Presenting with Power can Inspire Young Conservationists to Grow Their Voices. Ocean Guardians Workshop with Caradale Primary School at St James Tidal Pool When you tell me that public speaking is the second-greatest fear in the world, I believe you. For many of us, standing before a room full of eyes, waiting for silence, feels like standing at the edge of a cliff. Yet that very moment that makes speaking in public so intimidating is also what makes it transformative. When someone...