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

Global Reach

142 Countries

Participants

38,391 Students

Scholarships

$783,850

Congratulations 2024 Winners!

Tell Your Climate Story challenged students worldwide to become climate witnesses and creatively express their personal experiences, insights, and perceptions about our changing climate reality. Through the process of imagining, designing, and creating their pieces, students learned about climate impacts in their own backyards and discovered ways they can take action to prevent further climate catastrophes. Their works serve as timely testimonies of what it’s like growing up in the age of climate change. View the insightful new collection of Visual Art, Film, Interactive & Multimedia, Performing Arts, Poetry & Spoken Word, and Creative Writing.

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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Crops in Crises: How Climate Change is Threatening Your Favorite...

April 23, 2025

By Stella Hong, 2025 Future Blue Youth Council member Cover photo: The Starting Point, Mai Cao Ngoc, 2023 Meals are...

To Death Against Incineration: Sangam-Dong’s Climate Justice Battle

April 16, 2025

By Jina Song, 2025 Future Blue Youth Council member Cover photo source: Development Asia When I returned to Sangam-dong after...

Dhruv Bhatt: A Young Voice Bridging the Himalayas and the...

April 9, 2025

By Tana Valmond, Bow Seat Alumni Advisor & 2024 Future Blue Youth Council member The Alumni Spotlight Series is a celebration...

Events

June
8
2025 World Ocean Day at the New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
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April
26
Environmental Organizing Summit 2025
Boston, MA
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April
24
2025 North Atlantic Right Whale Day
New Bedford, 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.”