Building a community of youth empowered to connect, create, and communicate for our blue planet.

Global Reach

142 Countries

Participants

33,176 Students

Scholarships

$707,600

TELL YOUR CLIMATE STORY

The 2024 Ocean Awareness Contest – Tell Your Climate Story – encourages you to become a climate witness and to creatively share your personal experiences, insights, or perceptions about our changing climate reality. Use this opportunity to learn about the climate crisis and how it impacts your family and community, and to examine your individual responses to our evolving world. The Contest deadline is June 10, 2024.

U.S.-based Black, Indigenous, and/or Latine youth are especially encouraged to participate and are eligible for special awards!

Bow Seat Timeline

For more than a decade, Bow Seat has inspired young ocean caretakers through creative expression. Check out our interactive timeline to learn more about our program history and exciting milestones!
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News

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We Need To Revamp Recycling

March 25, 2024

By Sabine Cuesta, 2024 Future Blue Youth Council member In modern-day society, packaging is absolutely everywhere. From fast food containers...

Step-by-Step: How to Be a Youth Activist

March 6, 2024

By Enya Fang, 2024 Future Blue Youth Council member You’ve probably heard of Greta Thunberg, seen viral videos of people...

The Ocean Awareness Contest’s Visual Arts Category Now Has Two...

February 28, 2024

By Linda Cabot, Founder & President of Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs There is something about getting your hands dirty...

Events

February
13
Boston Harbor Environmental Education Workshop
Boston, MA
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March
6
Massachusetts Environmental Education Society Annual Conference
Worcester, MA
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March
7
High School Marine Science Symposium
Boston, MA
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Kimberly Renick
Science Teacher, Timberlane Middle School

“The Ocean Awareness Contest engaged my students in learning, adding a real-world element to last year’s climate change-human impact science unit. All students were excited by the creative connection to the science curriculum allowing them to display their learning in unique ways. As a teacher, I was thrilled to witness how the students dove into their research eager to learn more about the problems and possible solutions.”