Education & engagement
Learn with the ocean. Ask questions. Try ideas. Share what you discover.
EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT 01
Explore marine environments through virtual dives and augmented reality, bringing ocean discovery into the classroom and supporting interactive learning in the field.
Visit MarineXR
Project spotlightMarine XR
EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT 02
Discover the diversity of Hong Kong’s coastal habitats. Through shoreline visits and wildlife observation, learners explore how marine organisms live and interact with their surroundings.
Boulder shore field trip
Students walk a rocky shoreline and look closely at the animals and seaweeds that stay behind when the tide goes out.
Mangroves and mudflats field trips
Field trips into mangroves and across the mudflat to see how a soft-shore habitat is put together.
Dolphin boat trip
A boat trip along the coast to watch dolphins, record what the group sees, and talk about how those sightings are used.
EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT 03
Learn about coral biology and reef conservation through practical restoration workshops, connecting an understanding of marine ecosystems with opportunities to help protect them.
Activity spotlightCoral restoration workshop
EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT 04
Experience how marine science works through educational cruises and Hong Kong Reef Check. Develop practical skills in sampling and ecological surveys, and learn how observations support conservation.
Explore the coastline
Time on the water for sampling, observation and conversation about how a research cruise is organised.
Hong Kong Reef Check
Raising public awareness about the value of coral reefs, the threats to their health and the solutions to these problems. Obtaining data on coral reef status in order to allow them to be managed on local and regional scales.