Day 1
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Welcome dinner and private tour of main aquarium
Day 2
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Group 1: Snorkeling Sarasota Bay Seagrass Meadows
Group 2: Field Sampling in Sarasota Bay
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Group lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Coral Conservation Chemistry Workshop
2:30-4 p.m.
Group 1: Coral Conservation Laboratory
Group 2: Tour of Coral Exhibits and Rescued Coral Lab
Group 3: Mystery Reef Exhibit
10-11 a.m.
Mammal Mysteries Workshop and Dolphin Skeleton Articulation
11 a.m.-Noon
Group 1: Bone Room and Q&A with Mote scientist
Group 2: Guided Tour of Goldstein Marine Mammal and Reptile Center
Noon-1 p.m.
Group lunch (Tijuana Flats)
1-4 p.m.
Group 1: Kayaking Sarasota Bay
Group 2: Free time in Mote Aquarium and/or Marine Mammal Center
Day 3
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Breakfast with the sharks and feed the stingrays
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Group 1: Shark Research Lab and Q&A with Mote scientist
Group 2: Indoor Aquarium Gallery Free Exploration
10:30-10:50 a.m.
Optional: Watch Narrated Shark Training Session
10:50-11:45 a.m.
Animal Ambassador Meet and Greet and Conservation Program and Pledge
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Farewell Lunch (Rico’s Pizza)
1-3 p.m.
Sea Life Encounter Eco Tour with Sarasota Bay Explorers
Day 4
Itinerary:
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Students must join CTY to be eligible. Join CTY
To register or ask questions, email bmcintyre@jhu.edu
Join CTY for a fun spring break trip where you’ll experience hands-on workshops, kayak through a mangrove forest, snorkel and collect marine specimens in Sarasota Bay, and explore the bay aboard a private charter. You’ll also meet some resident animals and their trainers through exclusive tours of the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
This educational travel program is a unique way for CTY students in grades 4-7 and their families to explore fun topics together. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Students must join CTY to be eligible. Join CTY.
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium displays unique and exciting ocean animals that thrive in Florida’s diverse marine ecosystems and is home to a Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.
Note: Some meals will be provided. Hotel reservations and transportation are not included in the cost. We will do all activities listed, but the days and times of some activities may change due to weather conditions and programming needs.
Dive into the amazing and diverse underwater world of marine life at this renowned aquarium and research laboratory!
April 6-9, 2025 | $645 per person
CTY Students grades 4-7
Space is limited, so register today.
To register, email bmcintyre@jhu.edu
Registration deadline: March 12, 2025.
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