How will you give back to the ocean this year? Make your ocean promise!
Events
Join Ocean Week in celebrating Ocean Week in Halifax this June!
Join Ocean School at events throughout Ocean Week to celebrate our ocean playground! The 2024 theme for Ocean Day is "Waves of Change: Collective Actions for the Ocean." It's time to give back and show the ocean we care. Make your ocean promise at one of the events or virtually on our website.
Event 1: Jawsome Sharks
Teachers and students, dive into the captivating world of sharks with 'Jawsome! Sharks of Canada’s Coasts' featuring Alanna Canaran! Experience a virtual session where Alanna, a passionate science communicator and PADI scuba diving instructor, unveils insights about great white sharks in Atlantic Canada. Don't miss out on this jaw-dropping event!
Event 2: Ocean Day booth
Join Ocean School in Halifax at the Queen’s Marque to make a promise to protect the ocean! Explore The Ocean, Freshwater and Us giant floor map of Canada and walk across Canada’s waterways. Visit us to play a trivia game about Marine Protected Areas, experience 3D whales, and our interactive AR app.
Event 3: Bottom Dwellers, A Deep Sea Musical
Bottom Dwellers: A Deep Sea Musical is an oceanic odyssey for all ages about a 400 year old Greenland Shark, ocean history, and how climate change is affecting the Atlantic from the top to the very bottom. Ocean School will be setting up an educational booth to make an ocean promise and encourage folks to get creative and make their own play about the climate.
Alanna Canaran is an ocean educator, science communicator and scuba diving instructor. She loves to explore the underwater world, and share her ocean knowledge and experiences with others. Find Alanna at Ocean School's booth at these Ocean Week events!
Learn more about our partners!
Ocean Week Halifax is a vibrant celebration that brings together the community to show the many ways that people are connected to the ocean.
Originally founded in 2019, The Unnatural Disaster Theatre Co. has become one of Nova Scotia’s freshest and most groundbreaking indie theatre makers. With a deeply rooted focus on the environment and social justice (both on and off stage)- this eclectic collective of artists strives to produce meaningful work that can entertain, educate, and make an impact within their community.
The idea that curiosity connects us all is fully realized at the new Discovery Centre. It is a shared space where science and technology can delight, unite, and ignite. To date, the Centre has welcomed approximately 2 million visitors. As a not-for-profit, the continued success of the Discovery Centre relies on revenue from admissions, programming and services, as well as the members, volunteers, and generous individuals, corporations, foundations, and agencies who all value our passion to spark enthusiasm for STEAM and inspire a future full of innovation and prosperity.
