Help us get to Seacamp! Donation with a porpoise

A donation with a porpoise - The Upper Elementary students of Community Montessori of Tampa are getting ready for their four-day trip to Seacamp. This life-changing experience will help them create awareness of the complex and fragile marine world and to foster critical thinking and informed decision-making about man’s use of natural resources. Your donation means the world to these kids and will also help educate more conscious human beings.

This is a little of the history....

ABOUT NHMI

Seacamp Association, Inc. emerged in 1966 from the cooperative efforts of parents, scientists, business professionals, camp leaders, and others dedicated to marine science, to the education of youth, and/or to the values of camping programs and experiences. A 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, this organization operates under the guidance of a Board of Directors.

The organization has operated a summer residential marine science camp program, Seacamp, since 1966. Over 10,000 teenagers - hailing from all 50 states and many other countries - have attended one of Seacamp's 18-day programs. Although their backgrounds vary, these campers have all shared at least one critical common interest: the importance of oceans and marine life to their world.

The Newfound Harbor Marine Institute (NHMI) program was started in 1970 for the purpose of complementing Seacamp Association's mission to provide experiential marine science education opportunities. The NHMI program extends these opportunities into the school year, from early September through late May, for students from 4th grade through the college level, as well as teachers. Approximately 120,000 participants have enjoyed the workshops and residential programs at the NHMI field studies since its inception.

OUR PROGRAMS

A staff of resident marine biologists and environmental educators offer a wide variety of programs to meet the needs of participants, whether they are 4th graders on their own for the first time, middle school students exploring a new world, college students enrolled in a course, or teachers upgrading their skills and knowledge.

Throughout the history of NHMI programs, objectives have included offering each participant opportunities to develop knowledge and respect for our natural world; a sense of the beauty and inherent value of ocean environs; and positive attitudes about themselves and the world around them. Since 1966, more than 120,000 youth and adults have been enriched through sharing these field-oriented opportunities.

A typical 3-day/2-night class experience at NHMI consists of four daytime programs and two evening programs, during which students snorkel, wade, and study with their instructors, in teaching groups of 10-12 students. The daytime programs include:

Coral Ecology (boat trip)

Nearshore Ecology (boat optional)

Coastal Ecology

Marine Investigations

For more information visit: https://www.seacamp.org/