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Center for Environmental Education

Key Largo Trip High School Sample Schedule

Saturday

 

arrive at gate to check in with chaperones

 

 

depart from JFK

 

 

arrive Miami

 

 

lunch en-route to Key Largo (students pay)

 

1:30

arrive at motel Key Largo, unpack

 

3:00

Dolphins Plus orientation

 

5:00

dinner

 

6:15

orientation and Introduction to Tropical Reef Zones class

 

7:15

Coral Classroom orientation

 

8:15

snack run

 

10:00

lights out

Sunday

7:00 am

rise and shine, breakfast

 

8:30

people doing check-out dives depart

 

9:45

depart for Dolphins Plus

 

10:00

unstructured swim

 

11:30

lunch 

 

12 - 1

class: Care of Captive Marine Mammals

 

2:45

depart for Everglades

 

4:00

Everglades Tour

 

5:00

Picnic Dinner (fried alligator a la cart)

 

6:00

Depart/shopping on the way home

Monday

6:45

rise and shine, breakfast

 

7:45

depart for Reef Ecology boat trip/snorkel only (check-out dives)

 

8:30 - 12:00

boat trip

 

1:00

lunch at motel

 

1:45

depart for Dolphins Plus

 

2:00

class: Anatomy and Physiology 

 

3:30 - 4:30

Transect Study of Sea Grass Beds

 

5:00

Dinner

 

6:00 - 7:00

Dolphin Assisted Therapy Program

 

7:00

How to pack kayak bags/pack for kayak trip

 

8:15

snack run

 

10:00

lights out

Tuesday

7:00

rise and shine

 

8:00

depart for Marine Labs

 

8:30 - 12:00

all divers to undersea hotel and lab for program

 

 

snorkelors: snorkel in lagoon and participate in top side “rock shake” lab

 

12:30

lunch at motel pack for kayak trip

 

1:30

depart for kayak trip

 

2:00

get fitted for kayak trip

 

3:00

take off, kayak out to Short Key, mangrove ecology talk and stops

 

5:00

arrive island, unpack, set up tents, r & r, water games, snorkel dinner, games, campfire

Wednesday

7:00

rise and shine, pack up, take down tents, pack kayaks, breakfast

 

8:30

leave island

 

11:30

arrive motel, get cleaned up, lunch

 

12:30 - 4:00

reef trip #1 (focus: the reef)

 

5:00

dinner

 

10:00

lights out

Thursday

6:30

rise and shine, breakfast

 

7:45

depart for Dolphins Plus (take your dive and snorkel gear, we are not coming back to motel)

 

8:00 - 10:00

class: Fish ID and How to Do Survey

 

10:15-11:30

class: Dolphin Intelligence and Communication

 

11:30

lunch at Dolphins Plus

 

12:30 - 4:00

reef trip #2 (focus: fish survey)

 

5:00

dinner

 

 

evening off, shopping, watching the sunset, chaperone options

 

10:00

lights out

Friday

7:30

rise and shine, breakfast

 

9:00

class: Training Game

 

12:00

lunch

 

1:00

structured swim at Dolphins Plus

 

3:30

wrap up activity

 

6:30

last night party

 

11:30

lights out

Saturday

7:30

rise and shine, breakfast, pack up, clean up

 

9:45

depart for Miami

 

12:25

depart for JFK

 

3:10

arrive JFK

 

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