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The first comprehensive natural history guide to the tropical reefs of Magnetic Island and inshore Great Barrier Reef.

Check out the Action Plan timeline from these Cook Islands reef heroes!

Challenge 8. Working in small groups, create a skit of a superhero adopting simple everyday actions to protect reefs. Record the skit and submit a video for judging.

Challenge 3. Make a micro-museum of three coastal ecosystems and produce a short video to explain how they are interconnected.

Challenge 7. Research the different zones in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the types of fishing activities allowed in each. Zone your classroom and make a short video of your students explaining the fishing rules for each zone.

Challenge 6. Design artwork for a drain in your school that brings attention to the issue of litter that makes it's way through waterways and becomes marine debris. Take a photo of your finished artwork and include an artist's statement.

Challenge 5. Water quality is declining on the Great Barrier Reef. Write a short newsreel and record yourself as the presenter explaining how water gets contaminated as it flows from land to sea, and how this can affect marine life and the environment.

Challenge 5. Water quality is declining on the Great Barrier Reef. Write a short newsreel and record yourself as the presenter explaining how water gets contaminated as it flows from land to sea, and how this can affect marine life and the environment.

Challenge 4. Research one of the reefs "Great 8" animals and create an A4 colour brochure to encourage tourists to visit the Great Barrier Reef.

Challenge 1. Create an artwork for a polo shirt, cap or hat using a protected species as your focal point. Include an artists statement with your submission.

Challenge 1. Create a design for a polo shirt, cap or hat with a protected species as the focus. Submit an Artist statement with your design.

Challenge 3. Make a micro-museum of three coastal ecosystems and produce a short video to explain how they are interconnected.

Challenge 2. Create a water compass and make a short video of yourself explaining how sea turtles use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate between their feeding and nesting areas.

Create an artwork for a shirt, cap or hat using a protected species as the focal point. Include an artist statement with your submission.

The results of the 2025 Eco Challenge are now available.

GROW Aitutaki’s Coral Kids pilot project

Set up guide for Two Factor Authentication for the Reef Guardian Portal

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation is offering competitive Engaging Science Grants designed to support teachers, scientists, organisations, citizen science groups and community groups to deliver STEM-based (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) events or educational and engagement activities or projects. STEM is inclusive of the social sciences.

Three Pacific Island organisations from the Cook Islands, Vanuatu and American Samoa have joined the Reef Guardian School program.

Beverly Job has joined the Reef Guardian School Team and taken on the new role of Project Officer - Education Innovation. This is a major change from her previous work in biosecurity where she earned the title of "The Crazy Ant Lady". Bev brings decades of teaching experience and knowledge of Environmental Management and sustainability to her new role.