Education and Outreach at AWRI
The outreach program connects people in West Michigan with local waters through experiential learning.
Vessel Education Program
Educational cruises on the W.G. Jackson and the D.J. Angus vessels have reached over 192,000 people since 1986.
![AWRI vessel instructor Doug Haywick assists students with a plankton density test onboard the D.J. Angus](/cms4/asset/E0CC1B17-D55E-E0A1-A59E809B7F844967/06.14.23_excel_summer_camp_day_3_-_grand_haven_cn-38[1719413381].jpg)
Land-based Programs
Landside Programs on AWRI's grounds and in the R.B. Annis Educational Foundation classroom can be customized for all ages.
![A student and deckhand collect a sample of Spring Lake water during a cruise on the D.J. Angus](/cms4/asset/E0CC1B17-D55E-E0A1-A59E809B7F844967/06.14.23_excel_summer_camp_day_3_-_grand_haven_cn-55[1719413780].jpg)
![Students conduct lab analyses during a cruise on the W.G. Jackson](/cms4/asset/E0CC1B17-D55E-E0A1-A59E809B7F844967/06.14.23_excel_summer_camp_day_3_-_grand_haven_cn-71[1719413850].jpg)
![Students simulate a rainstorm over a model of a watershed during an AWRI landside program](/cms4/asset/E0CC1B17-D55E-E0A1-A59E809B7F844967/20230523_144116[1719413690].jpg)
Professional Learning for Educators
We offer professional development workshops in a variety of environmental education programs:
Project WET, GLOBE, Project Learning Tree, Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support (MEECS) and more.
![Michigan Project WET Logo](/cms4/asset/E0CC1B17-D55E-E0A1-A59E809B7F844967/mi-wet-color-logo-stacked_1[1719502950].jpg)
AWRI coordinates Michigan Project WET
Check out our links to
Great Lakes education resources
![Classroom](/cms4/asset/E0CC1B17-D55E-E0A1-A59E809B7F844967/100_3424[1417776270].jpg)
![Classroom](/cms4/asset/E0CC1B17-D55E-E0A1-A59E809B7F844967/p5273372[1417636521].jpg)
![Vessel](/cms4/asset/E0CC1B17-D55E-E0A1-A59E809B7F844967/100_7510[1417776999].jpg)