School Visits

Oceans of Fun can visit your school and provide unique hands-on activities, discussions, and games designed for interactive learning. Choose one of our classroom series designs for your specific grade level or we can tailor a program to compliment your classroom’s curriculum. All classroom programs include a Teacher’s Guide equipped with goals, objectives, background information and pre/post activities to supplement the outreach program of your choice.

Program Price: Must book a minimum of 2 programs

                             2 programs: $200.00
                             3 programs: $275.00
                             4 programs: $350.00
                             5 programs: $400.00

Program Size: Small Group
                            Maximum of 35 students per program.

Program Length: 45 minutes

Program Offerings:

Classroom Series

• Flippers, Fins, and Fun (Grades K-2)
  Journey into the world of seals and sea lions with an introduction to marine life, habitats, and environmental conservation. Students will play interactive games to explore adaptations and challenges that animals face in the wild.
   
• Pinniped Pals (Grades 3-4)
  Dive into a pinniped experience! Develop an understanding of aquatic animal adaptations, the intricacy of the food chain and the dangerous effects of pollution. Students will explore the differences between seals, sea lions and walruses and investigate predator – prey relationships.
   
• Wild Wisconsin: Water Environments (Grades 3-6)
  Get ready for a journey into Wisconsin’s habitats! Learn about Wisconsin’s aquatic habitats, animal classification and ways to help protect the environment. Students will explore the four elements of a habitat and challenges animals face in the wild.
   
• Protect Our Earth (Grades 5-6)
  Looking for a class on conservation and preservation of the environment? This class teaches kids about the importance of preserving ocean habitats and the environment around us. Students will learn about watersheds, point and non-point source pollution and actions to help protect our earth.
   
• Animal Training (Grades 7-9)
  Explore the exciting world of animal training with this hands-on program! Learn to train like the pros using positive reinforcement training techniques and discuss the benefits of animal training. Students will also learn about current conservation issues affecting marine life in the wild.
   
• Trainer’s Forum (Grades 10-12)
  Get an inside look of the field of exotic animal care and training! Students will actively discuss animal training techniques, marine science careers and the importance of zoos and aquariums to promote conservation education.

Career Day
Want to learn what it takes to work in the animal care field? Discuss careers in marine mammal science and animal care with a marine mammal trainer. Explore animal training techniques, husbandry care and the important role of zoos and aquariums in this interactive discussion. Presentations can be tailored to fit any age group or class size.

Program Price: $75.00

Program Length: 1 hour


Make a Reservation
Due to the uniqueness of these programs, phone reservations are required. For details or to reserve your outreach program, please feel free to contact us at 414-453-5527 ext 2 or reservations@oceansoffun.org