WAVE on Wheels Outreach Programs
NEW Preschool Programs
These 30 minute programs are perfect for little minds! We can accommodate up to 30 people in these programs, you may need to request more than one section for multiple groups. Depending on animal needs, participants may have an opportunity to touch an animal ambassador.
Crabs and conchs and sea stars – oh my! Connect with creatures that thrive in the rocky and ever-changing environments of tide pools and learn what adaptations help them survive. 30 minute program for up to 30 students. $250 per program.
What makes a reptile a reptile? Compare and contrast the different types of reptiles while meeting 2-3 animal ambassadors, ranging from snakes, lizards, turtles, and tortoises. 30 minute program for up to 30 students. $250 per program.
Students discover how silly stingrays move through their environment differently than humans or other animals. 30 minute program for up to 30 students. $350 per program.
Put on your detective cap and grab your magnifying glass! Students compare shark species, looking closely at colors and adaptations of coral cat sharks. 30 minute program for up to 30 students. $350 per program.
Thrill your participants with an African Penguin! Attendees will dive deep into learning about penguin predators, diet, habitats, and natural history. No touching allowed. 30 minute program for up to 30 students. $350 per program.
Small Groups
Connect your group to animal ambassadors in the classroom for grades K-5, senior centers, and community groups! These educational up-close encounters align with NGSS and OH state standards for science and can accommodate 50 participants at a time up to 1 hour. Depending on animal needs, participants may have an opportunity to touch an animal ambassador.
Crabs and conchs and sea stars – oh my! Connect with creatures that thrive in the rocky and ever-changing environments of tide pools and learn what adaptations help them survive. Starting at $400.
What makes a reptile a reptile? Compare and contrast the different types of reptiles while meeting 2-3 animal ambassadors, ranging from snakes, lizards, turtles, and tortoises. Starting at $400.
Glide into discovery! Learn about stingrays amazing adaptations, how they compare to sharks, and how students can take conservation action. Starting at $500.
It's always Shark Week! Participants meet Coral Catsharks and learn about conservation efforts and how they can take action. Starting at $500.
Thrill your participants with an African Penguin! Attendees will dive deep into learning about penguin predators, diet, habitats, and natural history. No touching allowed. Starting at $500.
Middle and High School Small Groups
Connect your older students to animal ambassadors in the classroom! These educational up-close encounters align with NGSS and OH state standards for science and can accommodate 50 participants at a time up to 1 hour. Depending on animal needs, participants may have an opportunity to touch an animal ambassador.
The MV Treasure has experienced an oil spill and need your students' help to save African penguins. Students will partake in a hands-on lesson focusing on penguin conservation either as a member of the rescue and cleanup team, education team, or communication team. They will present their findings and meet a penguin. Participants may not touch penguin. Starting at $500.
Do your students have what it takes to work at an Aquarium? Learn about the diversity of professions at Newport Aquarium, from animal care and scuba divers to marketing and volunteer opportunities. You may request whichever animal ambassador you'd like for this program. Starting at $500.
Love animals at the Aquarium, and want to help their wild counterparts? WAVE will teach you how! Students learn about species survival plans, how WAVE and Newport Aquarium work together for conservation, and what actions students can take in their everyday lives to save species. You may request whichever animal ambassador you'd like for this program. Starting at $500.
Students implement the scientific process working with an animal ambassador and natural stimuli to build observation skills, create their own experiment, form hypotheses, and draw conclusions. You may request whichever animal ambassador you'd like for this program. Starting at $500.
Assembly Programs
Perfect for larger groups looking for a presentation, we are happy to accommodate up to 125 participants (includes school/venue staff). Assembly Programs are 45 minutes – 1 hour in length. For animal ambassador welfare, participants may not touch animals as part of assembly programs.
It's always Shark Week! Participants meet Coral Cat Sharks and learn about conservation efforts and how they can take action. Pricing is $500 per hour program with up to 125 participants.
Yellow Stingrays visit your school in a WAVE Ray Cart! Learn about how stingrays’ adaptations compare to sharks and how students can take conservation action. Pricing is $500 per hour program with up to 125 participants.
Bring an African Penguin to your school! Students will dive deep into learning about penguin adaptations that help them survive in the wild. Pricing is $500 per hour program with up to 125 participants.
Meet & Greet
Do you have an event and would like to connect your audience with animals? We are happy to be one of your stations. Guests can come up to our table and ask questions about our animal ambassadors. Programs are one hour in length. Please note, this is a different format from the assembly programs.
WAVE Shark Carts connect visitors with Coral Cat Sharks. Guests can learn about shark adaptations, WAVE and Newport conservation efforts, conservation in the wild, and how they can take action. Touch opportunities may be limited to the first 125 people.
Yellow Stingrays visit your event in a WAVE Ray Cart! Learn about how stingrays’ adaptations compare to sharks and how to take conservation action. Pricing is $500 per hour program. Touch opportunities may be limited to the first 125 people.
Bring an African Penguin to your event! Guests can dive deep into learning about penguin adaptations that help them survive in the wild. Please note: Guests may not touch penguins. Penguins will require 15 minutes to acclimate, then can viewed for a maximum of 45 minutes, before a 30 minute rest period in a quiet location. Pricing is $500 per hour program. Touch opportunities may be limited to the first 125 people.
Connect with creatures that thrive in the rocky and ever-changing environments of tide pools. Animal Ambassadors might include sea stars, urchins, horseshoe crabs, hermit crabs, or conchs. Pricing is $500 per hour program. Touch opportunities may be limited to the first 125 people.
Meet 3 animal ambassadors, and compare and contrast different types of reptiles. Possible animal ambassadors include snakes, lizards, turtles, and tortoises. Pricing is $500 per hour program. Touch opportunities may be limited to the first 125 people.
Virtual Programs
Interactive distance learning programs are now available. All programs are 45 minutes in length and will be conducted through Teams. These programs will feature a live-stream of our animal ambassadors, feature artifacts, and give the guests opportunities to ask questions. WAVE Foundation will email you a link for the connection once your registration is confirmed.
Crabs and conchs and sea stars – oh my! Connect with creatures that thrive in the rocky and ever-changing environments of tide pools and learn what adaptations help them survive. Programs begin at $200.
Thrill your participants with an African Penguin! Attendees will dive deep into learning about penguin predators, diet, habitats, and natural history. Programs begin at $200.
It's always Shark Week! Participants meet Coral Catsharks and learn about conservation efforts and how they can take action. Programs begin at $200.
What makes a reptile a reptile? Compare and contrast the different types of reptiles while meeting 3 animal ambassadors, ranging from snakes, lizards, turtles, and tortoises. Programs begin at $200.
Glide into discovery! Learn about stingrays amazing adaptations, how they compare to sharks, and how students can take conservation action. Programs begin at $200.
WAVE’s Community Outreach Scholarship Fund (COSF) was created to support underserved schools in the Tri-State area. Applying for the scholarship does not automatically qualify your school to receive funding. Funding is granted based on need and other applications received. Schools must be within 30 miles of Newport Aquarium and have at least 50% or more of students on the free/reduced lunch program. The application and it’s requirements are found within the Program Request Form. Funding for COSF is provided by the Dater and Nippert Foundations.
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