The Sea Adventure School was a programme that was developed in collaboration with The Stairway Foundation, an NGO based in Puerto Galera, Philippines that works with and supports the most marginalised and endangered street children in the Philippines. Their background and focus is working to enhance the lives of children using the United Nations’ Convention of the Rights of the Child as their guiding principles. Having no experience in marine conservation issues, they asked Reef-World to create a programme to support their Environmental Awareness for Children and Youth (EACY) programme creating a better understanding and education of the marine environment, the issues that threaten them and how those involved in the programme can get involved to sustain their local marine resources that their families depend on for food and livelihood security.  

The programme revolves around a trip on a large boat able to accommodate up to 30 students and a 5 staff to visit the three main marine tropical ecosystems, starting from the shore visiting seagrasses, mangroves and coral reefs along the way. The programme is conducted during the school holidays and utilises the networks of local government staff and schools to support the programme. In conjunction with artists and educators Anita Gardner and Fiona Childs, Reef-World developed supporting materials in the form of a ‘Leaners Guide’ and ‘Teachers Guide’ and other educational posters and games that support the days trip. The three aspects of Information, Investigation and Insight are the guiding principles of the programme allowing those participating to get the absolute most out of the programme.

This project was completed om 2015 and is no longer in operation.