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The Education Department of Ocean Space offers targeted courses in citizenship and sustainability, along with introductions to topics relating to oceanographic issues, culture and contemporary art.

The educational program seeks to engage and involve both the teaching community and students of all levels on issues concerning the pressing challenges facing the environment and society around the world, with the aim of establishing a new “ocean generation”.

One of the main objectives is to help foster the growth of future citizens with an awareness of the ocean’s importance to humanity, a vital resource that needs to be protected to safeguard the existence of all forms of life on planet Earth.

The Education Department has launched a long-term educational experience to give everyone a chance to be actively involved, and to make a serious contribution towards safeguarding our planet.

OCEAN SCHOOLS: BECOMING AS BIG AS THE OCEAN

Students aged 3 to 19 will explore an interdisciplinary path this year, called "Ocean The Sign," tailored to different grade levels. It is based on social design and communication in all its forms. They will be guided in creating digital and analog audiovisual materials in the classroom.

The new sessions will delve into a vision that borrows from both science and art, the practice of observation, using sign language as a medium for understanding, observing, collecting, documenting, and creating a collective, visual, and performative narrative about the sea and its infinite relationships. These sessions will be in collaboration with Paola Vitale, a teacher, writer, and science communicator, artist Giulia Bruno, and researchers Angela Pomaro from the Institute of Marine Sciences CNR-ISMAR and Olga Capirci from the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies CNR-LaCAM.

• October – December 2023: Integrated training sessions for teachers of all levels: in-person and online.
• January – March 2024: Training sessions and workshops for students to support the creation of audiovisual materials, both analog and digital, in the classroom.
• April – May 2024: In-person visits to Ocean Space's new exhibitions.
• May 2024: Final event.

• Friday, September 22, 2023, from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, "Who Will It Be? Science in Transformation - Open Day Schools at Ocean Space" for teachers of all levels in person, with Paola Vitale, teacher, writer, and science communicator, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition.
• Thursday, October 12, 2023, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, "Did You Know...? ABCs of the Sea," in collaboration with Angela Pomaro from the Institute of Marine Sciences CNR-ISMAR. Online event via Zoom.
• Thursday, November 9, 2023, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, "Between Saying and Signing... the Sea," in collaboration with Olga Capirci from the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies CNR-LaCAM. Online event via Zoom.
• Thursday, November 23, 2023, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, "In the Sign: Technology and Related Landscapes," in collaboration with artist Giulia Bruno. Online event via Zoom.

• "Ocean The Sign. A Sea of Signs": aimed at kindergarten classes.
• "Ocean The Sign. Pattern Ocean": aimed at elementary school classes.
• "Ocean The Sign. De-sign the Landscape": aimed at middle school classes.
• "Ocean The Sign. In the Sign of the Ocean": aimed at high school classes.

All activities are completely free, but registration is required. Further information will be provided via email.