About OEI
Ocean Education Initiative brings science to life through immersive, story-driven virtual field trips grounded in real places, real ecosystems, and real research.
We’re building a way for learners everywhere to explore the world through stories, stepping into environments they may never visit in person, and seeing how real science happens.
Who we are
OEI is a small, mission-driven project in development, created by a marine scientist who believes that science is more powerful when it’s connected to real places and real people.
We’re starting with ocean and coastal ecosystems including reefs, mangroves, estuaries, and the communities that depend on them and building immersive virtual field trips that combine 360° imagery, video, data, and narrative storytelling.
What we’re building
We’re in the early stages of creating:
Immersive Virtual Field Trips
Short, story-driven experiences that explore real ecosystems and real research using 360° views, video, and authentic data.
Teacher-Friendly Resources
Plug-and-play lessons grounded in NGSS and designed to fit into a single class period, so teachers can bring real-world science into their classrooms without extra prep.Creator Templates (Coming Later)
A simple framework to help explorers, educators, and scientists turn their own local ecosystems and research stories into virtual field trips. OEI will host these experiences on our platform so learners everywhere can explore science from many places and perspectives.
Our Mission
To connect learners everywhere to real science through immersive, story-driven virtual field trips.
Our Vision
A global community exploring the world through science and storytelling.
Where we are now
OEI is in development. Our first virtual field trip focused on how changing fish populations affect coral reef ecosystems is currently being planned and filmed.
As we build, we’re documenting the process, refining our templates, and listening to teachers and learners so OEI can grow into a useful, joyful, and meaningful resource for science education.
Follow the journey
If you’d like to see OEI take shape, you can follow our progress, get updates, and be among the first to know when our first virtual field trip is ready to use.