Kids Ocean Day

Kids Ocean Day is about that first WOW moment of pure joy when a kid who has never been to the beach before steps off the bus, falls in love, and thinks they can save the Earth. We believe that first moment of DISCOVERY is the catalyst for a lifetime of caring for the planet.

Each spring, the program engages students in California communities who learn about how their neighborhoods are connected to watersheds, beaches, and the ocean. The program includes school assemblies and classroom lessons that teach students how trash in neighborhoods travels to the coast and ways to reduce plastic pollution culminating in a beach field trip in which they take a “stand in the sand” and send a message through an aerial art project.

The Kids Ocean Day annual field trip provides students a fun, hands on opportunity to experience the beach, some for the first time. By bringing classroom lessons and the school assembly to life, the day helps enhance what students have learned by directly connecting kids to nature. At the same time, it allows kids to bask in the wonders of the ocean and the beach. Kids participate in a beach cleanup, create Aerial Art, and spend the afternoon playing in the sand. These field trips have been the most magical part of the environmental education program.