DoE school presentations
Department of Environment scientists and staff are available to speak to school and youth groups as well as adult groups on a variety of current environmental topics, including:
- Monitoring and protection of marine and terrestrial ecosystems
- Protected Areas
- Sea turtle biology, research, and conservation
- Grouper biology, research and conservation
- National Conservation Act
- Marine Park Regulations
- Role of the DoE & Careers
The Cayman Islands Deep Sea Discovery Pack is now avaialble!
This 29-page education pack includes several activities and resources for learning about Cayman’s deep sea marine environments and species and why understanding them better is so important.
DOWNLOAD your free copy and explore Cayman’s deep sea with your students, colleagues, friends and family today!
Grouper Moon Education Resources
Looking for ways to engage your students in marine science and conservation? The DoE’s conservation research partners at REEF (Reef Environmental Education Program) has many resources to involve students and educators in the Grouper Moon Project. Around winter full moons each year, our team joins forces in the Cayman Islands to study one of the last remaining and largest currently known spawning aggregations of the endangered Nassau Grouper.
Students will learn the economic, ecologic, and cultural importance of Nassau Grouper as a top predator on Caribbean coral reefs through the Grouper Moon Project. There are also chances to explore technologies in marine science and collaborative efforts to create a sustainable fishery to benefit not only the community but also the local ecosystems.
Watch the Grouper moon project live from little cayman
- Tune in to a live-from-the-field webchat with scientists studying the Nassau Grouper aggregations in the Cayman Islands. They will stream directly to REEF’s “We Speak Fish” YouTube channel – www.youtube.com/wespeakfish.
February 2026 Schedule:
- Monday, Feb 2nd at 10:30am (Primary grade-focused livestream)
- Tuesday, Feb 3rd at 10:30am (middle and high school-focused livestream)
- Wednesday Feb 4th at 10:30am (Underwater livestream from the spawning aggregation)
- Thursday, Feb 5th at 10:30am (back-up underwater livestream date)
Virtual Field Trips
Bring your classroom to life with a Grouper Moon Virtual Field Trip (currently available for 3rd-5th grades and high school. Grades 6th-8th module coming soon).
Grouper Moon (novel)
Purchase a copy of Grouper Moon by Cynthia Shaw to read with your class.
Classroom Activities
Choose a Grouper Moon lesson or classroom activity from REEF’s Grouper Education Program to educate your students on endangered species, coral reef ecosystems, and sustainable fisheries.
Engage your students by watching a Grouper Moon documentary – “Changing Seas” or “Grouper Moon: The Next Phase“.
Book a virtual Discovery Program with REEF to learn about the Grouper Moon Project and ways you can help endangered marine species.
Check out REEF’s YouTube channel We Speak Fish to watch our pre-recorded Grouper Moon videos.
Read blog posts from educators in the field with the Grouper Moon team on the Grouper Education Program EduBlog.
Check out the Grouper Moon Educator Workshop to learn more.
Visit the Grouper Moon Project webpage for links to program summaries, videos, and scientific papers.
The above online learning resources and activities are FREE, thanks to the generous support of our members and donors through the Oceans for All Fund, a pooled scholarship fund committed to investing in a more equitable future for marine conservation.
DOWNLOAD the colouring pages pack celebrating 40 years of Marine Parks in the Cayman Islands!
Coral Forest Guide
The Coral Forest Teacher’s Guide, an interdisciplinary curriculum for grades K-12. The information available in this guide enables teachers and students to learn about the beauty and diversity of life on the coral reef, its value to people and related ecosystems, threats, and possible solutions. The Department of Environment was kindly allowed to ‘localise’ this teachers guide for the Cayman Islands and to distribute a copy to schools through the country. Click on the buttons below to download the files in PDF format:
Click on the buttons below to download the files in PDF format:
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