Coral Reef Education Program Coral Reef Education Program New College biology faculty work intensively with students during the summer in a coral reef setting. Students have accompanied faculty to American Samoa, Belize, Panama, Honduras, and the Florida Keys. The program in Honduras allows students to work with faculty mentor on faculty research or to work on their own research projects. Typically, students go to Honduras for two summers. In the next year, students may choose to work on independent study projects or on senior thesis research.
Some students opt to continue work on faculty projects to gain skills in lab and field techniques.
This is not a vacation . Students must work very hard to make this program a success both in Sarasota and in Honduras. Preparation for the program includes not only coursework but also cooperative fund raising. Coursework varies with project, but generally students should take coral reef ecology as a base activity. Some organismal level of work concerning the reef such as fish biology or invertebrate zoology is encouraged.