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The Ocean Institute is an ocean education organization located in Dana Point, California. Founded as the Marine Institute in 1977, it offers ocean science and maritime history programs for K-12 students and their teachers. Over 100,000 students and 8,000 teachers from Orange County and the surrounding counties participate yearly in immersion-style programs in the Institute's oceanfront labs and abroad. The Institute is open to the general public on weekdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and weekends, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; visitors can see marine animals and ocean-themed exhibits. Moored at the Institute is its 70-foot marine science research vessel, the R/V Sea Explorer, used for student programs and to take visitors on trips to see marine wildlife, including whale watching. The Institute also partners with the Lazy-W Ranch, a camp located in the Cleveland National Forest where students study the ecosystem and California history. It provides outreach programs ''via'' a mobile laboratory provided by the "Ocean in Motion" van and distance learning ''via'' video conference. ==Other Facilities== *''Ecology Learning Center'' - for grades K-3, includes marine life tanks, wet-tables with video-microscopes, a digital imaging lab and an interactive children's theater. *''Marine Life Refuge'' - Eight acres of beach and tidepools just to the north of the facility; used for walking tours. *''Maritime Center'' - Used for teaching maritime history. *''Packard At-Sea Learning Center'' - For grades 4-6, houses marine life including jellyfish at various stages of development. *''Surfscience Learning Center, Sleeping Deck'' - Houses teaching exhibits such as an oceanography test tank, wave tank, shark & ray pool and a shipboard research station. Students on overnight programs can sleep upstairs on the sleeping deck. The deck also houses a National Weather Service Coastal Observation Station. *''Samueli Lecture Hall and Conference Center'' - The central meeting facility of the Institute, used for educational presentations and special events. *''Student and Teacher Services Building'' - The main administration building; a two-story open lobby serves as the main entry for visitors. Exhibits on the first floor. *''Center for Cooperation in Research and Education'' - Integrates ocean research into Ocean Institute programs. *''Laurena G. Chambers Gallery and Gift Store'' - Open daily 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., staffed by volunteers. Offers educational materials and ocean and maritime-themed gift items. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ocean Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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