College Student and Teacher Workshop - Fiji

2012 College Student and Teacher Workshop in Fiji

Students and Educators, we invite you to join the Ocean Futures team in a 10-day interdisciplinary program in beautiful Fiji. This is your opportunity to get into the field and experience what you learn and teach everyday! You will be immersed in the beautiful outdoors for experiential learning alongside specialists in the fields of marine and terrestrial ecology, sustainable living, and more.

Travel to Fiji with Dr. Richard Murphy, Director of Science and Education for Jean Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society, and Jill Caporale, professor of biology at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), to explore Marine and Terrestrial Ecology, Environmental Science, Cultural Values and Sustainable Living across the Curriculum.

This course is designed to increase your understanding of the ecological concepts and relationships between humanity and nature, with a focus on how our society can create more sustainable communities. We encourage students and teachers of all disciplines to join us for this unique experience, exploring the natural world, discovering fundamental environmental concepts, and investigating connections between cultures and between academic disciplines. This program is designed to have relevance to all majors and address the greatest challenge our species has ever faced - sustainable living.

Activities include:

• Daily snorkel excursions on coral reefs
• A night snorkel
• Kayak exploration of mangroves
• Intertidal exploration
• Rainforest exploration
• Village visit with traditional feast and dancing/music
• Investigation of green development with a visit to the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort
• Daily lectures, AV presentations, discussions

Dates in Fiji July 14 – 24, 2012 (plus a pre and post trip meeting and travel)
Estimated Cost: $2500.00 plus air and tuition (may vary due to number of students )

For more information, please:

Visit http://www.nvcc.edu/home/jcaporale
or contact
Jill Caporale
Assistant Professor
Natural Sciences / Biology
NOVA Northern Virginia Community College
jcaporale@nvcc.edu