ONEILL SEA ODYSSEY
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Mission Statement
O’Neill Sea Odyssey (OSO) engages 4th - 6th grade youth with a hands-on science education field trip on a 65-foot catamaran on Monterey Bay and in a shore-side education center, in addition to ocean science curriculum provided for the classroom. It is free, and each class completes a community service project. OSO also funds bus transportation to and from our site for lower income schools. Our mission is to provide a hands-on educational experience to encourage the protection and preservation of our living sea and communities.
About This Cause
O’Neill Sea Odyssey (OSO) engages 4th - 6th grade youth with a hands-on science education field trip on a 65-foot catamaran on Monterey Bay and in a shore-side education center, in addition to ocean science curriculum provided for the classroom. It is free, and each class completes a community service project. OSO also funds bus transportation to and from our site for lower income schools. Our mission is to provide a hands-on educational experience to encourage the protection and preservation of our living sea and communities. Program: The program achieves educational standards using ocean-based science and math concepts, while teaching youth about watersheds that flow to the sea and their responsibility to protect them. In 2004 OSO received the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award and in 2005 Senator Barbara Boxer’s Environmental Champion award. In 2009 the Adam Webster Memorial Fund received the Community Spinners award for its work with special needs youth. In 2013 the Silicon Valley Business Journal bestowed its Community Impact Award. Recent accomplishments can be found at www.oneillseaodyssey.org/blog . Over 80,000 youth have been served. Outcomes: O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s outcomes are that 1) students will increase their awareness of watersheds and the ocean they flow to and will take steps to protect them, 2) students are more likely to protect watersheds and the ocean, and 3) students will advocate ocean and watershed stewardship to their families and friends. A San Jose State University study found that 75% of students who participated in OSO 5-7 years before had retained knowledge about non-point source pollution, as well as stewardship values, taught in OSO’s ecology curriculum.