GenSea attracts 1,000+ high school students & teachers every year to learn about blue economy STEM careers. They travel from Alabama, Louisiana, and all across Mississippi …. Click and check out our service map!

What we offer:

  • Free high school field trips to blue economy training spaces and job sites across Mississippi’s three coastal counties, complete with demonstrations and question/answer sessions with scientists and engineers.

  • Educator professional development events that earn CEU credits.

  • Paid summer internships for high school students.

Join a GenSea field trip with students from St. Martin High School in Ocean Springs, MS.

GenSea takes educators to the jobsites of tomorrow to share with their students today.

GenSea internships let high school students get paid to try STEM careers over the summer.

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GenSea is a collaborative effort to introduce students to the vast career opportunities in our coastal corridor, led by Dr. Julie Cwikla Director of the Center for STEM Education and supported generously by the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation.