• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Marine Dimensions

Connecting people with our marine world

  • About Us
  • About the Wildlife
    • What can we find on the beach?
    • Ocean Animal Fact Files
      • Sharks and Rays
        • Small Spotted Catshark Fact File
        • Bull Huss Fact File
        • Thornback Ray Fact File
        • Spotted Ray Fact File
        • Small Eyed Ray Fact File
        • Blonde Ray Fact File
        • Cuckoo Ray Fact File
        • Undulate Ray Fact File
        • White Skate Fact File
  • Marine Conservation Projects
    • Purse Search Ireland
      • What is a Mermaid’s Purse?
      • Identifying Shark and Ray Eggcases
        • How to Identify a Mermaid’s Purse
      • Reporting your Mermaid’s Purse Sightings
      • Mermaid’s Purse Sightings Form
    • Seal Pup Rescue in Bray
      • What to do if you find a seal pup on the beach
    • What to do if you find a whale, dolphin or porpoise on the beach
  • Marine Biology Careers
    • Marine Biology Career FAQs
      • Do Marine Biologists Have to SCUBA Dive?
    • Marine Biology and Wildlife Conservation – Paid Jobs
    • Marine Biology Internships and Conservation Volunteering in Ireland
  • Resources
    • Resources for Teachers
    • Reports and Publications
    • A Beachcomber’s Guide to Shells and other Wildlife Found on the Seashore
  • Course and Workshops
    • The virtual Marine Experience workshop
    • The Marine Explorer workshop
    • Kids Sea Camps
    • The virtual Introduction to Marine Biology for Teens course
      • Marine Biology for Teens Course Resources
    • Explorers Education Programme
  • Contact Us

The virtual Introduction to Marine Biology for Teens course

We’re very excited to be now offering our popular Marine Biology for Teens course online!

Seal-Pup-Bray-Beach

Whether you are a young person considering a career in marine biology, or a secondary level student who’d just like to know more about our fascinating marine wildlife, this course promises to be a great introduction. Run over the course of five half days, the programme covers a wide range of marine topics, including practical hands on demonstrations of techniques regularly used by marine biologists, eg. survey skills, fish dissections etc.  The live online event also includes our popular mobile aquaria, giving students a chance to engage with live animals on camera.

This unique course is available to students through our Ocean School and as a private option for secondary schools.

The course includes:

• Our Introduction to Marine Biology lecture series and live course video lessons, including stunning images of Ireland’s marine life.

• Instruction by a qualified and experienced marine biologist, including career advice for students wishing to pursue marine biology as a career.

• An opportunity to see marine animals up close live on camera, including anemones, crabs and sea snails.

• A fun virtual trip to the seashore (weather permitting), including a lesson on how to identify animals and plants that typify our coasts.

• Participation in our marine conservation and citizen science projects, eg. The Purse Search Shark and Ray Eggcase Sightings Scheme.

• Health and safety as a priority; our team are Garda Vetted and trained according to our Child Protection Policy. We also follow strict protocols in relation to
animal welfare.

• A digital Certificate of Course Completion.

Compass-Jellyfish-Gleesk-SarahVarian-MarineDimensions

The next 2021 course class schedule is as follows:

6th April, 10am – 12pm,
7th April, 10am – 12pm,
8th April, 10am – 12pm,
9th April, 10am – 1pm,
10th April, 10am – 1pm.

Please note that times are given in GMT since we are based on Ireland’s east coast. The dates and times are also set to coincide with the secondary school Easter break in Ireland.

Find out more or make a booking here

Harbour-Porpoises-Solvin-Zankl
Photo credit: Solvin Zankl


Copyright © Marine Dimensions 2018-2021. All rights reserved. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Email: admin@marinedimensions.ie, Tel +353 1 2828876