Jersey families get involved in World Ocean Week collaboration
An Jersey environmental charity has kicked off its World Ocean Week (WOW) celebrations with a series of events aimed at connecting families with the ocean. Ocean Culture Life (OCL) said its collaboration with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Jersey would feature interactive workshops, creative storytelling, and hands-on conservation activities.The events have taken place in Jersey for the past three years, with NASA astronaut Nicole Stott visiting the island in 2024 to talk about protecting the planet's waters.Co-founder of OCL Tamsin Raine said WOW 2025 got under way in St Ouen on Monday with "amazing energy".
'Long-term change'
She said: "We have explored the shore line with the low tide discovery workshop and we have started brainstorming our mural ideas with Art House Jersey."The kids are totally buzzing, full of questions, ideas and creativity, and that's really what this week is about, connecting people to the ocean in ways that are fun, meaningful and memorable."I think it's these experiences that plant the seeds of long-term change."
Speakers for the 2025 event include Zandile Ndhlovu, a South African ocean conservationist, and British conservation biologist, photographer and filmmaker, Kaush Subramaniam.Other activities being held in Jersey for WOW include a local art exhibition, sensory workshops, a community paddle out, and a display of local marine life. OCL said hundreds of young people would participate in its ocean conservation school workshops as part of the project.The experience ends with the celebration of World Ocean Day on 8 June.
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