Blue Ocean Brain Trust Education Key Highlights of SDG5 Women and Girls Ocean Education Impact Projects

• Teach essential ocean literacy and its role in sustaining life, climate, and food systems 

• Highlight ocean threats and community-centered solutions like Oceanite

• Offer three streams of ocean scholarships and leadership pathways for young women and Indigenous students 

  • Marine biology/oceanography scholarships for scientists/conservation biologists

  • Innovation scholarships for scientists and venture founders to commercialize their ocean innovations 

  • Skilled trades training to contribute to a sustainable blue economy 

• Deliver content through schools, aquariums, and virtual platforms for broad, scalable access 

• Integrate stories and case studies from the Blue Oceans Learning Network to ground education in lived experience and local relevance The Blue Education Series – Ocean Alive! – is an immersive education initiative that reconnects youth—especially women and girls—with the ocean by building ocean literacy, inspiring climate hope, and introducing real-world solutions like Oceanite. Through curriculum, storytelling, field experiences, and the inclusion of Indigenous and local cultural perspectives, the series links scientific understanding with emotional connection and pathways for action—empowering the next generation of ocean stewards and restoration leaders