by admin | Aug 3, 2018 | Awards
What did Ocean Academy do during the summer of 2018? We represented Belize at the Olympics in Mexico City. What? Yes! Daniela, a Form III student, and her I.T. teacher Mr. Tzub led Team Belize to the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics August 16-18. The kit arrived in June and students had to build and code a robot capable of lifting small boxes and glass panels and twisting a handle on the game field with the theme of “Energy Impact”. 182 countries signed up, and 161 teams competed in the three-day Olympics. Daniela was the flag bearer for Team Belize. An added twist is that countries were randomly matched together into Village Alliances and had to strategize and work together in the competition. Each game lasted 2:30 minutes and the team robots had to lift and carry and twist game pieces that represented solar panels, energy cubes, wind turbines. Belize placed 106/161 and also earned a “Safety Award”. A full sponsorship allowed Daniela and her teacher to participate in this amazing international technology opportunity....
by admin | May 27, 2015 | Awards, Technology
Adobe Youth Voices and TakingITGlobal nominated Ocean Academy as a grant-recipient and member of the Adobe Youth Voices international community of schools that are encouraging youth to express themselves via creative media...
by admin | May 27, 2015 | Awards, Development, In the News
Ocean Academy is partnered with Stevenson High, California, as NOAA Ocean Guardian Schools, to educate both our communities about the benefits of using reusable shopping bags instead of single-use...
by admin | Dec 10, 2014 | Awards, Development, In the News, Technology
Team leader Buddy Magana created the mobile app prototype Mangrove restoration project OA’s Environmental Club’s “Caye Caulker Mangrove Action Plan” addresses the problem of intense deforestation of mangroves due to coastal development. The students’ solution won “Most Innovative and Creative Project” for their use of interactive mobile app technology in addition to mangrove planting using the Riley technique. The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge is aimed at stimulating secondary school students to develop solutions to problems faced in their community using STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). This year’s competition saw the participation of 32 projects from 28 high schools across the country. Caye Caulker’s team included team leader Buddy, and members Patrick, Adrienne, Daya, Kenisha and science teacher Sarah Requena. “The first part of the plan involved educating the public about the importance of mangroves to the environment and the local economy. We then will work with the Village Council to understand the laws concerning mangroves and encourage a reforestation program whenever mangroves are removed. We would then experiment with different planting methods, such as the Riley technique, to determine the most effective techniques for our location. Finally, we would create an interactive smart phone app that will allow people to learn about mangroves, see pictures of our mangrove planting experiments and visit the sites on a trail walk using GPS coordinates. Visitors are invited to upload photographs of the growing plants to aid with our data collection and...
