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New Short Film Showcases Critter Scholars Program

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April 7, 2023 • Program Updates

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We are delighted to share a new short film about our Critter Scholars Program that includes highlights from our 2022 season, during which we led 8 trips for 285 kids and 46 teachers.  Through the Critter Scholars Program, we are working to improve access to ocean experiences in the San Francisco Bay Area by providing free educational boat trips for student groups from under-resourced Bay Area communities.

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About the Critter Scholars Program

Oceanic Society’s Critters Scholars Program aims to give life-changing ocean experiences to underserved students and communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. The program was established in honor of the late Captain Roger Thomas, and borrows one of his famous catch phrases, ‘critters’, which he used to describe all the fantastic ocean wildlife we see on our trips.

Through this program, we are providing free-of-charge boat trips to student groups who otherwise would not have the means to participate in such an activity, as well as educational programming that seamlessly integrates those experiences into educators’ curricula in new and engaging ways.

In 2022, we led 8 trips for 285 kids and 46 teachers. For 89% of students, this was their first time experiencing the ocean on a boat. 84% said they wanted to learn more about marine science. 93% said they learned something new about the ocean. And 95% want to do another trip again. You can read a complete overview of our 2022 Critter Scholars Program results here.

Brian Hutchinson

Brian Hutchinson is Oceanic Society’s Co-CEO and VP of Outreach, co-founder of the State of the World’s Sea Turtles Program, and program officer of the IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group. Brian holds a B.A. in zoology from Connecticut College, and has been working to advance global marine conservation for more than two decades. Brian is an avid traveler who has visited more than 45 countries and led Oceanic Society expeditions in Costa Rica, Cuba, Baja California, Indonesia, and Trinidad.

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