Exciting Activities For All Skill Levels:

1. Snorkel 5 Marine Habitats Including Coral Reefs

2. Trek Undeveloped Beaches, Rocky Shores, Salt Flats, and a Dry Subtropical Forest.

3. Meander Underground Through a 3-Level Tidal Cave

4. Collect Rare Shells and Other Beach Treasures

5. Ocean Kayak on Tranquil Blue Water

6. Photograph Caribbean Fish and Invertebrates

7. Collect Research Data for Conservation Organizations

8. Dive Into a Life-Changing Adventure no Textbook, Zoo Tour, or Documentary Could Ever Provide!

Education and Environmental Awareness

1. Identification of Marine Plants and Animals

2. Tropical Island Ecology

3. Introduction to Natural Resource Management

4. Bahamian History and Cultural Awareness

5. Environmental Issues Awareness

6. Currents and Tides

7. Introduction to Island Geology

8. Scientific Data Collection

Dive Into Science!

This experience educationally is an introduction to tropical island and ocean ecology. Skill wise, students will be spending a majority of their time exploring 4 marine habitats including sandflats and turtle grass, 2 types of coral reefs, rock walls, and open water. To explore these marine environments, students will learn how to properly don and use mask, fins, and snorkel, how to breath hold, and free dive. Most of our students have never worn snorkeling gear or even seen the ocean, but by the end of the week, many are free-diving 30-50ft. Free-diving is simply holding your breath and kicking your way to the bottom. There is an art to this sport, and our educators will use proven techniques to make our students skilled at diving and underwater photography. Topside, when students are not in the water, they will hike and explore remote dune and cliff coastlines, meander through a three level limestone cave, interact with the local Bahamian culture, and kayak along the beautiful undeveloped coast of Eleuthera, Island. In the evening, students will attend a 1-hour class each night on marine science topics including coral reef ecology, invertebrate identification and natural history, and fish evolution. Plenty of free time is woven into this experience and students will have the opportunity to mingle with the other students, swim, pay volleyball or explore our property on their own.

The overall mission of the program, in addition to allowing students to experience the island and ocean is to teach them to protect this endangered place. The theme of the week is "no matter where you are, you are upstream from an ocean". We want students to understand how the ocean plays a critical role in their lives and that even though they may be 1500 miles away, they have an impact on the oceans as well. Our educators teach students tangible things they can do back in home, to be better stewards of their local and global environments.

Bahamas Blue is located on the Atlantic side of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. Eleuthera is located approximately 200 miles east of Miami. This sliver of land poking out of the ocean is 120 miles long by 2 miles wide with a population of 10,000.

One of the outlying islands in the Bahamas archipelago, known as "Out Islands," Eleuthera hosts some of the finest coral reefs in the world, as well as some of the longest pink sand beaches.