2026 High School Marine Science Symposium
March 5, 2026Boston, MA
Co-hosted by Massachusetts Marine Educators and Northeastern’s Marine Science Center, the High School Marine Science Symposium brings together hundreds of high schoolers and their teachers to learn about research and practice around marine science topics and issues. This conference-style event features a keynote speaker, an ocean science demonstration fair, and hands-on workshops led by scientists, policymakers, graduate students, and others engaged in marine-related careers.
The Bow Seat team will be leading a workshop titled Your Story, Our Ocean: Art, Advocacy, and the Seas. Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation uses art-making to provide fresh avenues for young people to engage with and advocate for our blue planet. Our 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest, Your Story, Our Ocean, encourages students to explore the many ways our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us. Join Bow Seat to learn about the power of arts in activism and to create your own prints about how the ocean sustains, protects, and inspires you!