We have an exciting BJPS science course! This is the sixth time the course will be offered. The Honors Marine Science Summer Seminar is held at the Hawaii Preparatory Academy located at Hapuna Beach/Weimea, Hawaii June 8-June 21st, 2021. Completion of the summer school course will earn a student one semester of honors-level elective science credit. It will include 3 hours of classroom instruction and about 3 hours of lab work on the beach each day. It’s not all work – there are LOADS of great field trips and fun activities planned (submarine rides, volcano visits, manata ray snorkeling, and more). We are at the beach EVERY day, and the school has tennis courts, a pool, volleyball, basketball……….
Important announcements:
- Applications and $500 deposits due date have changed! The application process and deposit due dates have been affected by the elearning days. The process is likely to be delayed until August. I will hold parent meeting early in August and have deposits due by end of August or early September.
Documentation downloads:
Application and Waiver packet 2021 – cost includes all accommodation, all meals, Brebeuf tuition, all field trips and activities (does not include airline baggage fees, meals in airports, optional activity on last day of trip)
Great Destination brochure and 2021 brochure insert
Proposed itinerary – final dates and activities may be changed slightly due to tides, rain, etc
Course description, lessons and learning goals for all activities
Visit past trips on Facebook – Hawaii Marine Science at Brebeuf
See a photo slideshow of last year’s trip! Click on the link below.
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Predeparture class: Watch the following video, take notes, then take the quiz with link below the video. Due BEFORE June 7th, 2021!
Marine Science Video for predeparture quiz
Printable powerpoint of the above tutorial
Google form Quiz about the Video Tutorial above – submit BEFORE 6pm on June 7th, 2021. I must have time to grade it before we leave. Any quizzes submitted after 6pm on June 7th will receive a score of zero.
The video below shows one example of a topic about which we will be learning . The video location is one of our laboratory sites. (SeaLife DC1000 Underwater Camera. Video taken by Bill Paul, SeaLife Test Diver. Filmed in Kamuela, Hawaii)
Not necessary to purchase, but helpful texts for reference (used books are easy to find and inexpensive):
Marine Biology, Peter Castro and Michael E. Huber; McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc; New York, NY 2007; ISBN 13 978-0-07-325838-6 or 10 -0-07-32538-5 (any edition will do. The online textbook also has numerous resources http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072509341/student_view0/ )
Hawaiian Reefs and Tidepools by Ann Fielding, 4th Edition, Island Explorations, Makawao, HI; 1988; ISBN 0-932596-11-8
Hawaii’s Sea Creatures, A Guide to Hawaii’s Marine Invertebrates by John P. Hoover; Mutual Publishing Co., Honolulu, HI; ISBN 1-56647-235-0.
Mrs. McCarter has experience leading similar trips to Belize, Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, Australia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. She is PADI Scuba certified and her 10 years in Australia has given her a good deal of experience with marine environments and organisms. Call or email for more details.