"Marine World Aula"
(BV / 01-09-09) "Marine World Aula" is an educational and nonprofit activity promoted by www.buceo-virtual.com and developed by Deep Blue-Video production company, to bring the audience of all ages, particularly students, closer to the marine world and its environment.
This educational campaign at Cultural Centres and Institutes of Secondary and High schools consists on lectures, round tables and showing documentaries. Its purpose is to educate young people about the need to protect our seas, oceans and the species that live in them.
The lectures are given by Jorge Keller, head of Deep Blue-Video and author of the images of the documentaries, and Juan Diego M. Alcaraz, director of www.buceo-virtual.com, as presenter and moderator of the debates.
“We try, -says Jorge Keller-, to bringing the public the wonders and immensity of the underwater world, how much more we have to learn and discover; and also to warn people about the pressure of human being and our role in the steady and alarming deterioration of the marine environment, its surroundings and the devastation of their species.”
“Entre Tiburones” (“Among Sharks”), “Banua Wuhu, el Volcán Sumergido” (“Banua Wuhu, the submerged volcano”), “Anémonas y sus Inquilinos” (“Anemones and their Tenants”) and “Caminantes de Lembeh” (“Lembeh Walkers”) are the titles of the documentaries produced by Deep Blue-Video, filmed by Jorge Keller and Buceo Virtual is in charge of the scripts. The themes, which arouse the interest of young people, are the basis for the conferences and subsequent symposia or round tables.
The last act of “Marine World Aula” was at the secondary school IES Colmenarejo (the second time in the centre), in Colmenarejo, in the mountains from Madrid. As part of celebrations of World Book Day, in the multipurpose room and for almost two hours, fifty students enjoyed the showing of the documentary “Entre Tiburones” and actively participated in an entertaining and educational symposium.
“Marine World Aula” is going to expand its program of activities and, in addition to institutes and high schools, activities will take place in municipal cultural centres and private schools.
If any cultural or educational institution is interested in the activities of “Marine World Aula”, please write an email to mundomarino@buceo-virtual.com.
