Education
Access to research results should be made available to the general public. We believe that research only makes sense when it is for the benefit of people and nature. Our ongoing goal is to convert complex scientific language into understandable lectures, projects, and exhibitions which provide people with an opportunity to voice their questions, and to lead mutually beneficent discussions with scientists.
This is the reason for having established our Science Center. Research results are presented in the form of multi-media lectures, exhibitions, courses, and more. In addition, we offer special guided marine biology excursions throughout the year.
Our Science Center is located on one of the highest points of Henningsvær, overlooking the village. The center can hold more than 45 people at a time. We are also compiling a library with an emphasis on marine biology, animal communication and behavior, as well as ecological conservation and environmental issues.
There are many possibilities for school children to participate in and learn about the research and the marine environment. Teachers and their students are invited to the Ocean Sounds Science Center. Here they have opportunities to go on guided whale and marine biology excursions.
Educational outreach into the community is done through presentations of the research in the Lofoten school district.
Projects
Lectures for school children:
1. The biology and research of killer whales
(Orcinus orca) and herring (Clupea harengus) in Northern Norway
2. Marine mammals and the nature of Lofoten
3. Lofoten cod
A 30-minute lecture with an additional 15 minutes’ time for questions can be given in English, German or Norwegian.
School children can come to our Science Center for a visit, but we are just as happy to visit the children at their schools.
For more information, please contact us: 0047-76 07 18 28
For educational excursions all year round, see Tourism