
El Programa de Educación Estuarina ofrece actividades presenciales y virtuales para grupos de diversas comunidades de aprendizaje, como grupos de escuelas públicas y privadas, homeschoolers, scouts, campamentos de verano, entre otros grupos educativos en la cuenca del Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan.
Para coordinar actividades se pueden comunicar con el equipo de Educación por correo electrónico a [email protected]. Las actividades son libres de costo y se coordinarán según disponibilidad en calendario.
ESTUARINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Educational Talks and Workshops
Biodiversity of the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan
Most Common Birds at the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Native Birds of Puerto Rico at the Estuary Basin
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Migratory Birds: A Journey for Survival
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Our Friends the Bats—Protectors of the Estuary
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Understanding Our Friend the Manatee
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Conserving the Estuary to Protect Marine Life and Other Animals
Introduction to Sustainability
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Green Infrastructure: Opportunities to Improve the Quality of Urban Areas
Duration: 30-60 minutes
The Importance of Water to the Life of the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan Water Quality Monitoring Workshop
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Celebrating Urban Birds of the Estuary Workshop
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Story Time “El cangrejo violinista” (The Crab Violinist)

Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Story Time “Canito: el murciélago pescador” (Canito: The Bat Who Likes to Go Fishing)

Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Interpretative Tour
Birdwatching Tour at the Estuary Urban Forests
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Laguna del Condado Estuarine Natural Reserve Tour
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Researching our Urban Forests
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Night Tour at the Forest
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Professional Training for Teachers and Environmental Interpreters
Workshops for Teachers
The Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan Program offers professional training workshops for teachers and educators. These workshops include access to printed or electronic educational materials to aid educators. They are usually offered during the summer in-person and free of charge.
Biodiversity and Estuarine Ecosystems: Integrating Research and Science in the Classroom
Chiriría and Wetland Conservation Workshop

Project Learning Tree (PLT) Workshop

Duration: 3 to 6 hours
This workshop is for educators using activities to create awareness about the conservation of our forests and their biodiversity. Trees are used as a window to environmental participative education. Topics include forests and other ecosystems, wildlife, water, air, energy, waste, climate change, invasive species, conservation, community planning, and more.
- Workshop: Pre-K – 8 (for elementary and middle level educators)
- Workshop: Forests of the World (for high school educators)
Population Connection Workshop
From the Forest to the Estuary: A Natural Connection Workshop
Workshops for Environmental Interpreters
These workshops are part of the professional training program of the estuary for environmental interpreters and informal educators in collaboration with the Region 3 The Sunny Southeast from the National Association for Interpretation (NAI). These workshops count as contact hours for the recertification of tour guides of the NAI. They are usually offered in-person during the summer and free of charge.
Environmental Interpretation I: Theory and Principles to Promote Communication with Purpose and Inspire a Connection with Nature
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
This first workshop includes the basics and principles of interpretation from Freeman Tilden to the TORA model of Sam Ham. We also discuss how to strengthen programs and activities by creating effective communication that provokes a connection between the participants and the resource.
Environmental Interpretation II: Techniques and Activities to Strengthen the Programs in Protected Natural Areas and Create Memorable Experiences
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
In this second workshop we discuss various techniques and effective activities that interpretative guides use in Puerto Rico and Latin America to make their tours more enjoyable. We will share a free link to the National Park Service publication called “Handles: Helping Visitors to Grasp Resource Meaning”.
Interpreting Biodiversity: Connecting People, Nature, and Conservation
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
This workshop discusses the topic of interpretation of biodiversity by applying the principles of interpretation and the NAI best practices. We will provide participants the Interpretación de la Biodiversidad: Manual para educadores ambientales en los trópicos guide in Spanish, from the Natural History Museum of New York.
Activities for Scouts
The Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan Program partners with the Scout Council of Puerto Rico BSA to promote the ideals of citizenship through activities, volunteering, and citizen scientist programs.
- Merit Badge Program
- Oceanography
- Bird Studies
- Sustainability
- Emergency Preparedness
- Conservation of Water and Soil
- Interpretative Tours
- Service Projects
- Christmas Bird Census Gamaliel Pagán Hernández
Green Contact
The estuary’s interpretative tours count as hours for the Green Contact (Contacto Verde).
