educational activities
Virtual workshops
THE OCEAN IN MY CLASSROOM
The Education and Events department can now offer you virtual workshops and educational experiences right in your classroom.
For each workshop, a booklet for the students will be sent to you.
Depending on the workshop chosen, unique images of the Aquarium’s residents, backstage and the Museum’s collections will be presented.
The classroom must be equipped with the following items:
- a video projector
- a computer
- a camera
- a microphone
- an Internet connection
This logo indicates the workshops available remotely in the teaching booklet.
The Institute is developing a wide range of educational workshops, from nursery school to higher education, as part of an ambitious approach to raising awareness and commitment to ocean preservation.
To learn more, download our educational booklets below.
Finance a field trip to the Oceanographic Museum with the Culture Pass
The collective part of the Pass Culture is intended for all middle and high school students, whether in public or private schools under contract. The scheme enables you to finance school outings that complement your teaching programs, to awaken your pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of maritime issues.
To find out more about the Pass Culture and to sign up, visit the dedicated website: pass.culture.fr
APPOINTMENTS FOR TEACHERS
#SaveTheDate
Primary and secondary school teachers wishing to raise their class ‘s awareness of current ocean issues, find out more about our virtual workshops , organize a visit to the Oceanographic Museum with their students during the 2024-2025 school year are invited to participate in Rendez-vous Enseignants.
During these exchanges, the Education and Events Department offers you a tour of the Museum and a presentation of the educational workshops. It’s the perfect opportunity to answer all your questions about developing your educational projects.
Meet our teachers on May 14, 2025 to discover the new Mediterranean exhibition.
Participation : Prior registration with the Education and Events Department is compulsory. Please send your request to the following address: service.animations@oceano.org
– free event
AN EDUCATIONAL COMPETITION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS: BRINGING YOUNG PEOPLE CLOSER TO THE SEA
For the 2024-2025 school year, the Oceanographic Institute is launching an educational competition aimed at secondary schools in France, Monegasque and French-speaking countries , with the aim of forging a deep bond between young people and the sea, by helping classes to discover the marine world and in developinga project to protect the Ocean.
The project’s ambition is to make the ocean a common good accessible to all. The educational support offered by the Oceanographic Institute aims to:
– discover marine biodiversity;
– understand the role of the ocean in climate regulation;
– analyze the impact of human activities on the Ocean;
– promote awareness and action in favor of the Ocean.
Discover our new workshops
THE MARINE FOOD NETWORK
POLY ‘S ADVENTURE IN THE CORAL WORLD
Cycles 2 and CM1, CM2 and 6th grade
PRINCE ALBERT 1ST‘s TRAVEL JOURNAL.
CM1, CM2 and6th grade, cycles 4, high school and higher education
ON THE TRACKS OF PRINCE ALBERT 1ER
CM1 CM2, 6éme et 4, high school and higher education
CORAL RECIFS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
3rdgrade, high school and higher education
Take part in the "Explorers and Citizens of the Seas" scheme
School year 2022-2023
Aimed at secondary school classes, this scheme is supported by the Academic Delegation for Artistic and Cultural Education (DAAC) of the Académie de Nice, and is built and implemented in partnership with the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and the Explorations of Monaco.
Through themed workshops (mammal sounds, protected Mediterranean species, coral) held at the Museum and based on the missions of Explorations de Monaco, the educational projects developed by the classes will be in line with the joint objectives of the partners.
Reservation
Select the workshop(s) of your choice
Our workshops are suitable for all types of disability. Please contact the Education and Events Department in advance.
Confirm your reservation by email
Sign the reservation form and send it by mail to the following address
resa@oceano.org
Pleasearrive at the entrance of the Museum 15 minutes before the start of your visit.
Allow enough time for traffic in the Principality and your checkout.
THE EDUCATION AND EVENTS DEPARTMENT
The Education and Activities Department is at your disposal for advice and support in organizing your visit, choosing your workshop and putting your educational project into practice.
Since 1994, a secondary school teacher has been assigned by the DAAC (Délégation Académique à l’Education Artistique et Culturelle) to help you design your visit projects and develop new activities in line with official curricula: Florentine KLEIN (florentine.klein@ac-nice.fr).
For elementary school, the Animation department works in partnership with the Direction des Services Départementaux de l’Académie de Nice (DSDEN / mission “sciences”) and collaborates closely with the Centre de Formation Pédagogique of the Direction de l’Éducation Nationale et de la Jeunesse et des Sports (DENJS) in Monaco.
Participate in our "SNAPPER FOR ALL" contest
A special opportunity to make students aware of the need to preserve the ocean
Since 2014, 1,800 students from the Priority Education Network (REP and REP+), Localized Units for School Inclusion (ULIS) and Adaptation and Integration School (AIS) have been able to take part in our great competition around the marine world.
This educational and social mechanism contributes to the emergence and development of ecological awareness among young people.
