Curriculum-linked workshops for primary and secondary students, aligned with the Victorian Curriculum F–10. Adaptations for different year levels and learning areas are available on request.
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Primary: Years 3–6 · Secondary: Years 7–9
Ocean GuardiansThree Marine Worlds, One Planet
Students become Ocean Guardians aboard the MV Steve Irwin, exploring three remarkable Australian marine environments: Port Phillip Bay, the Great Southern Reef and the Great Barrier Reef. Through hands-on investigations they discover the biodiversity of these environments, investigate threats and learn how research and conservation campaigns protect our oceans. Drawing on the ship’s campaigns in the Great Australian Bight and on the Great Barrier Reef, students design and present their own conservation campaign for Port Phillip Bay.
Victorian Curriculum connections
Science, Geography, History, Sustainability, Civics and Citizenship, Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Capability, Personal and Social Capability
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Primary: Years 1–6
Future Ship DesignersImagine, Build, Create
Step aboard and let your imagination set sail. Students discover how ships are designed and built, exploring the vessel’s technologies, structures and features. Drawing inspiration from nature and sustainable technologies, they become inventors, designers and eco-innovators, using drawing, construction and recycled materials to design and build their own sustainable ship of the future.
Victorian Curriculum connections
Design and Technologies, Visual Arts, Civics and Citizenship, Sustainability, History, Science, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability
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Primary: Years 4–6 · Secondary: Years 7–9
Mission PossibleInside an Ocean Conservation Expedition
Students become an ocean expedition crew and take on time-sensitive missions inspired by the challenges conservation teams face at sea. Using navigation tools and real-world information, they assign crew roles, plot expedition routes, respond to wildlife emergencies and adapt evacuation plans to changing conditions, making informed decisions together before time runs out.
Victorian Curriculum connections
Science, Geography, Design and Technologies, Sustainability, Mathematics, English, Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Capability, Personal and Social Capability
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Primary: Years 2–6 · Secondary: Years 7–9
Activist ArtDesign a Marine Conservation Campaign
Discover the power of art, design and media to inspire environmental action. Students explore the vessel’s campaigns and how Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd founder and MV Steve Irwin captain, used imagery, storytelling, film and media to raise awareness. They then become campaign designers, creating a visual identity, logo, flag, poster and media strategy for their own conservation campaign.
Victorian Curriculum connections
Visual Arts, Media Arts, English, Sustainability, History, Civics and Citizenship, Geography, Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Capability, Personal and Social Capability
