Namibia's Ocean Literacy Toolkit

Blue Education worked closely with our partners in Namibia to co-develop a resource to help teachers integrate contextualised ocean case studies, marine heritage and marine science into the Namibian curriculum.

In collaboration with our partners at the Namibia Nature Foundation and the NIMPA+ Project, we co-developed the Namibian Ocean Literacy Toolkit. This free guide introduces the UNESCO’s 7 Ocean Literacy Principles of ocean literacy with clear explanations, local case studies and low‑cost activities. It develops teacher subject knowledge and provides ready‑to‑use lesson ideas covering climate, coasts, ecosystems, sustainable fishing and marine protected areas.

For teachers in Namibia

• Curriculum‑linked background notes and glossary to build confidence
• Place‑based examples (Benguela upwelling, Walvis Bay lagoon, NIMPA) that bring science and geography to life
• Simple practicals – from sea‑level rise and upwelling demos to erosion and carbon‑cycle role play

For teachers outside Namibia

• Global case studies to compare with your local coastlines and weather systems
• Adaptable, low‑prep activities for Science, Geography and PSHE/Citizenship
• Clear, step‑by‑step explanations that strengthen teacher subject knowledge and support sustainability teaching across the curriculum

The resource launches following a collaborative workshop attended by teachers, representatives from the National Institute for International Education (NIIED), Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), Eduventures. The group reviewed the toolkit which is the product of their original input in scoping workshops that took place one year earlier.

The group told us that they felt proud to have had such an influential role in the development of an important learning resource for promoting a deep connectivity and understanding across Namibia for their oceans.