Mission: Great White Shark Dive LIVE Monday, October 24th at 10:30 am MSTJoin Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza of the Ocean First Institute and her team as they take you and your students 30 feet underwater to conduct research inside a shark cage off Isla Guadalupe, Mexico....
Blog post written by Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, Director of Ocean First InstituteI have just returned from leading 16 students on a week-long expedition to Belize. I have been leading trips for many years and I have to say this was the best one I have ever been part of....
Six months ago, we started on an incredible adventure by creating a brand new youth program, the Ocean First Explorers Club, right here in the mountains of Colorado. This club was designed to not only encourage exploration and discovery of the marine world, but to...
Guest blog post by Dr. Giuliana Turi, a resident of Boulder and scientist who specializes in the impacts of climate change and variability on marine ecosystems. Check out her new ocean-themed blog, Sea of Wonders.Teaching local Boulder students this past Spring about...
Just a few short weeks ago, I had the opportunity to travel with 13 middle school students from the Alexander Dawson School in Colorado. Along with 2 of their teachers, we set out for the Southern Caribbean Island of Bonaire, a diver's paradise with shallow clear...
Dr. Mikki from the Institute has been teaching middle school students from Kent Denver School the academic portion of the Jr. Open water diver certification this past fall. The students did all of their pool training in Boulder with her alongside Mark, Matt and Gary...
This evening staff from the Institute helped Scuba train 14 students and prepare them for their upcoming Jr. Open Water adventure in Grand Cayman! The trip is less than 2 weeks away and will be an opportunity for students to dive amongst clear water and beautiful...
We were thrilled to work with the Colorado Stem Academy again this year by providing them with ROV's (Remotely Operated Vehicles) that are created and enhanced with the design process. This is all driven by students and the frame building started this morning. A group...
The Institute staff and volunteers presented "The Truth About Sharks" today at Casey Middle School in Boulder. It was a fun hands on presentation and many of the students were surprised to learn about strange species like the Goblin shark and the Velvet belly...