Program Overview


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News on Programs - Updated on July 18th,2008 News for the Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Oceanography Program - Over 20,000 students participated in our programs during the School Calendar Year 2007 - 2008. We thank all of you for your continued Support Big News!!!! THE NEW MARINE EDUCATION CENTER will be built on board the USS Aircraft Carrier Yorktown. We hope to have the Center fully operational for the start of the 2009 School Year. The Beach Program - (WATCH OUT FOR THE PRIRATES!) Join our staff biologist on a Guided Barrier Island Beach walk at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, Charleston. The multi curriculum program includes discussions on the Historical and Environmental events that make up the harbor's maritime heritage. Students participate in various activities including scavenger hunts, seine net pulls and environmental demonstrations. The 2 hour course is conducted at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, one of the best platforms to understand how the harbor's evolution. The program is a perfect addition to groups participating in the History & Science program conducted at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. History & Science - Our signature educational program has been expanding to include programs for 3rd, 5th and 7th grade students. We are sad to report that The M/V Charleston Explorer has been sold . Over 80,000 students rode the vessel during her 8 years in the harbor. The new owners have just completed a complete overhaul of the vessel. Our staff has been working with them, to continue the educational tradition offered by the vessel. You can book a program through us or directly by contacting Low Country Cruises.
	Patriots Point Oceanography Program Charleston Explorers offers various Marine Science programs to Scout and Youth Groups visiting Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Participants in the 2 - 2.5 hour program participate in ongoing research being conducted at Patriots Point. The program curriculums can be tailored to meet all of the requirements for the Boy Scout Oceanography and Girl Scout Earth Connections Badges. Brownie and Cub Scout participants qualify for our special Fun Patch which can be purchased for $2. Program fees are $7 per participant (Note: ECMSP will issue the Blue Cards upon completion of the program requirements)

	Mobile Classroom Out Reach Program We bring the wonders of the marine environment to your class room. For groups of 20-30 students, we offer an one hour (1hr) multi- media hands on interactive standards based investigative program for students from K-12. Our traveling projector microscopes, allow the students a beyond the naked eye view of the oyster research work being conducted at Patriots Point. Pre-visit activity sheets focus on oyster habitat identification and life cycle. Price - $3.per student.
Mission Statement
	Explorer Cruises Marine Science Project" (ECMSP) is a nonprofit, equal-opportunity organization committed to providing quality educational activities for students and citizens which promote basic knowledge of an appreciation for the coastal ecosystems which form an important part of our natural heritage. By so doing, ECMSP inspires its participants to pursue further study, promote conservation, and make informed decisions regarding the preservation of coastal ecosystems. We offer standards-based instruction on estuaries, barrier islands, salt marsh ecology and the historical/cultural aspects of Charleston Harbor to grades K-12. Classes are held at our new laboratory & classroom on board the Coast Guard Cutter USS Ingham at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, on board the 70 passenger M/V Charleston Explorer or in your classroom.