The International Summer School of the University of Cádiz launch the advanced training program Sailing together: Designing impactful marine education for ocean conservation. This course integrates theoretical frameworks and practical application to foster critical thinking in the design, implementation, and evaluation of marine education initiatives. Through participatory activities, the foundations of Ocean Literacy, the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be addressed, analyzing how these international agendas position education as a key axis for socio-environmental transformation.

Dates: 14-18/09/2026

General and specific objectives:

The general objective is to develop conceptual, methodological, and critical competencies for the design and evaluation of marine education activities aimed at ocean conservation.

Related to specific objectives, by the end of the course, students will have acquired:

• Conceptual Understanding
  • Explain the principles of Ocean Culture and their relevance in marine education.
  • Analyze the relationship between marine education, the Decade of the Ocean, and the SDGs.
  • Identify pedagogical approaches used in marine education.
• Critical Thinking and Methodological Analysis
  • Critically evaluate marine education activities and programs developed in Spain and in other international contexts.
  • Recognize the methodological and pedagogical assumptions underlying different educational tools.
  • Analyze the limitations and potential of different strategies for evaluating educational impact.
• Practical Competencies
  • Design a marine education activity consistent with an explicit theoretical framework.
  • Propose basic indicators to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention.
• Professional Development
  • Become familiar with networks, institutional programs, and professional opportunities in the field of marine education.

Coordinators: Leila Carmona Barnosi y Alejandro Centeno Cuadros (INMAR-UCA).

More information: https://internacional.uca.es/isc-9-sailing-together-designing-impactful-marine-education-for-ocean-conservation/