WE ARE HAPPY! WE ARE OCEAN Mar Balear!
Empowering youth for social-environmental change!
CEIP El Terreno students
WE ARE OCEAN Mar Balear is emerging!
Join our interdisciplinary project of Art – Science – Environmental Education to protect the Corals in the Balearic Sea!
Thanks to the European funds from ProBleu Schools, boys and girls from 5th and 6th grade at CEIP el Terreno had the opportunity to dive into a world of art and science to protect our ocean, contributing to Mission Ocean EU. This educational program which will take place in the Casal de Barri in el Terreno (Palma).
This project have been co-led by ARTPORT_mw and Positive LAB (Coordinator project in the Balearic Sea), with support from other local actors such as the Ona Futura Foundation and Associació de veïns Bellver d’El Terreno.
Its aim is to empower youth in the protection of corals and the ocean at large.
OUR MISSION
The Mission of our program WE ARE OCEAN Mar Balear is to discover, through art and science, the beauty of the corals in our sea and empower the youth of the territory of the Balearic Sea to become active actors in marine protection.
Axelle Vergés, from Positive LAB (Co-Leading organization), and the Project Coordinator, explained the WE ARE OCEAN Mar Balear project at CEIP El Terreno
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
Educational workshops combining art & science: a unique immersion in the world of art and marine science through workshops co-directed by artist Miguel Sbastida and Anne-Marie Melster with the collaboration of marine science expert Sandra Mallol from IEO-CSIC.
Special Events: where young people present the co-created works and share their visions with community leaders.
Collaboration opportunities: we want to collaborate with educational institutions, non-profit organizations, companies, and other stakeholders interested in marine conservation to multiply the project in the Balearic Sea.
WE ARE OCEAN Balearic Sea Project in Mallorca
WE ARE OCEAN is a global interdisciplinary art program aimed at raising awareness about our interdependence with the Ocean. This program is endorsed by UNESCO as part of the UN Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) until 2030.