Ocean for Life Youth Media Projects

Ocean for Life Genesis Video

To honor the lives lost in the horrific tragedy of September 11, 2001, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries created Ocean for Life. This youth ocean science program strives to promote cultural understanding and communication through a simple but powerful message -- the ocean connects us all. Watch Ocean for Life students work to better understand their environment and each other.

California Youth Media Projects 2011

Sense of Place

This youth media project artfully depicts the Ocean for Life student's idea of sense of place - sense of place of Santa Barbara, California, the Channel Islands, the Chumash (First Peoples) home and the ocean.  Created by Nasser Marzook (Qatar), Erica Knox (Illinois, USA), Hala Zahr (Lebanon), Tomas Fuentes-Afflick (California, USA), Bashmah Al-Mesad (Kuwait) and Molly Struble (Arizona, USA).

Interconnectedness

Ocean for Life students share what they learned about the theme of interconnectedness - the interconnectedness of the global ocean, as well as diverse cultures.  Created by Emily Tilton (Rhode Island, USA), Bonnie Alonzo (Washington, USA), Randy Silver (California, USA), Lina Tran (Alabama, USA), Aneesah Jaffer (Canada) and Bader Al-Habib (Kuwait).

Ocean Stewardship

Ocean for Life students communicate about issues facing the ocean and how they will promote ocean conservation and stewardship when they return home.  Created by Gina McGuire (Hawaii, USA), Brijonnay Madrigal (Washington, USA), Emiliano Valle (Florida, USA), Natasha Khan (Pakistan), Essa Al-Jehani (Qatar) and Manaf Alkhuzaei (Bahrain).

Cultural Understanding

Ocean for Life students explore the idea of cultural understanding through their youth media project developed in collaboration with National Geographic Media Camp.  Created by Brooke Liston (Florida, USA), Bryanna Fiame (American Samoa), Habib Zaidan Nasser (Lebanon), Amira Mohamed (Egypt) and Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti (Qatar).

Ocean for Life Overview

Multicultural students poetically share what the overall Ocean for Life experience means to them.  Created by Noura Al-Jurdi (Qatar), Ellie Burck (Michigan, USA), Devan Gann (Tennessee, USA), Alhassan Omar (Egypt) and Noaf Almurbati (Bahrain).

Florida Keys Photo Camp Youth Media Project 2009

Florida Keys Video Camp Youth Media Projects 2009

Family for Life, demonstrates the Ocean for Life theme of interconnectedness through a favorite poem.

Ocean for Life Florida 2009, interconnectedness video

Exploring the Ocean for Life theme of a sense of place, students describe what is important to them about their natural environment and meeting each other.

Ocean for Life FL 2009, A Sense of Place

Exploring the Ocean for Life theme of ocean conservation and stewardship, students describe what makes the ocean important to them, how it brings us closer together, and why it is worth protecting.

Ocean for Life Florida 2009, Ocean conservation and Stewardship

California Photo Camp Youth Media Project 2009

California Video Camp Youth Media Project 2009

Ghroob (Sunset) explores the Ocean for Life theme of a sense of place and how the ocean affects each of us.

Ghroob (Sunset), Ocean for Life CA 2009

Symbiosis Mash-Up explores the Ocean for Life theme of interconnectedness using symbiosis as a metaphor.

Symbiosis Mash-up, Ocean for Life CA 2009 from jonathan shannon on Vimeo.

Ocean Melody explores the Ocean for Life theme of ocean conservation and stewardship, showing our links through music and language, as well as how we relate to the ocean and what we must do to preserve it.

Conservation & Stewardship Video from Ocean for Life CA 2009

Behind the Scenes at Ocean for Life 2009 - Florida Keys and California