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Let us help you design a visit that meets your group’s educational needs!

Serving as the education arm of Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, the Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island offers a rich suite of environmental educational programs for K-12 students and teachers, homeschool groups, college students and other organized groups. 

Education programs take place in the field, on the water, and in science labs and multipurpose classrooms. 

Groups can take advantage of on-site dormitories, full meals, and coordinated program scheduling to match educational goals and standards. All K-12 programs align with Georgia Performance, National Science, and Ocean Literacy Standards. 

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Deposits & Fees

Questions? Email mared@uga.edu or call 912-598-2335

Planning your visit

STEP 1.

View the educational experiences booklet at the link below to learn more about our programs.

View Booklet

STEP 2.

Fill out the form below to request your group’s visit. Our team will review your submission and get back to you within a few days to confirm scheduling and availability.

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Contact Name*
Group Lead Name (if different)

STEP 3.

Ready to schedule your visit? Check out our current rates for educational programs, onsite lodging, and meal plans, and secure your spot.

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Teaching Spaces

A young boy looks through a white laboratory microscope while another student watches closely
A group of children sit at a long table, smiling and holding up their red fish-themed block prints
Two young children explore a 'Living Shorelines' exhibit featuring a large wall mural of a salt marsh at the UGA Aquarium
Two young girls lean over a water-filled touch tank to get a closer look at marine life.
High-angle view of a long wooden boardwalk extending through golden-brown marsh grass to a small dock on the water.
A wooden pedestrian bridge leads into a lush green coastal forest filled with palm trees and oaks
A white wooden building with a metal roof and an accessible ramp, tucked into a wooded area
Two wooden picnic tables sit in a shaded, grassy clearing beneath large, moss-draped live oak trees

On-site Interpretive Areas

  • Salt marsh study sites
  • Wildlife observation platform
  • Jay Wolf Nature Trail
  • Skidaway Interpretive Cabin
  • Skidaway Learning Garden

Boats and Docks

  • R/V Sea Dawg (43 ft. trawler)
  • Carolina Skiffs (24 ft. open deck/ outboards)
  • Sampling docks
Aerial view of several white boats moored at a dock along a wooded shoreline at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium
Looking down a long metal-railed pier toward a covered wooden pavilion over the river
A white boat with a blue canopy, filled with students wearing life vests, cruising along the marshy coastline
An instructor on a boat shows a group of children a tub filled with small fish caught during a trawl
Coastal scene featuring palm trees and weathered driftwood on a sandy beach under a blue sky
Two educators on a sandy beach pull a long seine net from the ocean to sample and share local marine life
An instructor and a group of children stand with arms outstretched under the massive, low-hanging branches of an ancient live oak tree
Low-angle view of a boy in a blue shirt reaching down to explore among the tall green blades of a salt marsh

Barrier Island Field Sites

  • Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge
  • Tybee Island
  • Skidaway Island

Residential Amenities

  • Dormitory
  • Cafeteria
  • Recreation field
  • Picnic area and pavilion
A large wooden outdoor pavilion in a shaded wooded area. There are picnic tables set up under the pavilion.
An empty cafeteria with tables and chairs
Outdoor covered porch area with large windows and assorted tables and chairs

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