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EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Whether you’re a kindergarten, primary school, secondary school or community group, our Education programs can be delivered to ages 4 – 94.  All of our programs can be tailored to meet your learning goals and requirements.

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MARINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

 All our programs have been developed in conjunction with the new Victorian Curriculum and are delivered by fully qualified educators. Every program can be tailored to suit your learning goals and requirements.

Victoria’s Living Marine Treasures

Suitable for for Years 3 - 10 and Community Groups.

Rockpool & Beach Explorers

Suitable for all ages.

Drain Detectives

Suitable for Kinder to Foundation.

Coastal Connections

Suitable for Year 2 - 4

Bones and ID

Suitable for all ages.

Indoor Rockpool

Suitable for Kinder - Foundation.

Sand Sort

Suitable for Years 3 - 10.

Seagrass Investigation

Suitable for Year 5/6 and up.

Mangrove Explorers

Suitable for all ages.

Whale out of Water

Suitable for Foundation to Year 6.

School Holiday Programs

KINDERGARTEN/EARLY YEARS

These programs are a fun way for youngsters to learn about their marine environment. Hands-on involvement and seeing where the rubbish goes down the ‘magic drain’ is amazing. Young children ‘see’ that all drains do lead to the sea and what they drop on the ground really does affect dolphins and all our living marine treasures. Rock pools can also be explored as well – either get wet outside, or do it inside. It’s up to you and your group. Everyone comes away happy, enthused and satisfied. At our centre in Hastings, we can host ages from 4 to 94. Our theatre comfortably seats up to 60 people, is fully air-conditioned and wheel-chair accessible. Plus, we have ample, free, off-street parking (very coach friendly).

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS

All programs incorporate the new Victorian Curriculum from Foundation to Level 6. Our fully-qualified educators have current first aid qualifications and meet police checks/working with children requirements. We know how important it is for you, and your school community, to know that your students will have an exciting, worthwhile, engaging, safe and value-for-money experience with DRI. We guarantee that your students will return to the classroom enthused and motivated! At our centre in Hastings, we can host ages from 4 to 94. Our theatre comfortably seats up to 60 people and is fully air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. Plus, we have ample, free, off-street parking (very coach friendly).

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SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Our programs are easily tailored to meet the curriculum needs of individual schools. The DRI Education Officers are fully qualified and have close to one hundred years of teaching experience between them. We know the pressures on teachers to provide a safe, value-for-money excursion that leaves students enthused, engaged and raring to learn more. Whether it’s an excursion or an incursion, DRI knows how to engage, motivate, and inspire.  At our centre in Hastings, we can host ages from 4 to 94. Our theatre comfortably seats up to 60 people, and is fully air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. Plus, we have ample, free, off-street parking (very coach friendly).

ADULT/COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Our ‘Victoria’s Marine Living Treasures’ program is a 60 minute presentation suitable for Probus, Rotary and community groups etc. Video footage begins on the wide-screen in our theatre showing some of Victoria’s living marine treasures. These are images you will have not seen before, as they are from DRI’s researchers and supporters. For an hour, see and learn about the amazing underwater creatures of Western Port and Port Phillip. Often the comment we hear after the program is “Well, I didn’t know that, and I’ve lived here for years.”  At our centre in Hastings, we can host ages from 4 to 94. Our theatre comfortably seats up to 60 people, is fully air-conditioned and wheel-chair accessible. Plus, we have ample, free, off-street parking (very coach friendly). Next door to us in the Hastings marina is a bar and bistro, and nearby a cafe. Groups can easily make a day of it on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.

Please send an email to education@dolphinresearch.org.au to enquire. Please note there is a minimum cost of $200 + GST to run this program.

MAP OF PROGRAM SITES

Download a map of our main program sites. It shows our Hastings centre, Balnarring Beach and Jacks Beach, Crib Point.

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