Students across the Monterey Bay and throughout the nation have been engaging in hands-on environmental stewardship projects, as part of NOAA’s Ocean Guardian School program.
NOAA Ocean Guardian Schools Continue to Care for Our Blue Planet
By Naomi Pollack
December 2020
In 2009, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries established the NOAA Ocean Guardian School program. Each year, K-12 schools from around the country submit project proposals for funding and participation in the year-long program. Selected schools carry out hands-on school- or community-based stewardship projects that fall under one of the five program pathways: Marine Debris, 6Rs (Rethink/Reduce/Refuse/Reuse/Rot/Recycle), Watershed Restoration, School Garden/Habitat, and Energy & Ocean Health.
With the goal of reducing single-use plastic at their school, North Point High School (Waldorf, MD) Ocean Guardians model their new reusable water bottle slings.