Zo's frustrated that she's too young to go with her big sister to the Oceanography Camp Especially For Girls. So she tries to build her own boat at home – through trial and error and experiments, with her sister's math skills, their recycling bin and family teamwork – and she just keeps trying!

Until Zo builds a boat that she and her rescue puppy, Captain Pelican, can float in, and gets invited to test it out at the OCG camp with the big girls.

A story of persistence, creativity, the scientific process and the joy of exploration and asking questions – inspired by the amazing Oceanography Camp Especially For Girls at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Marine Science – giving 8th grade girls free hands-on experience with marine science for 30+years. With many thanks to the campers and instructors at OCG 2024!

written and produced by Sheila Cowley

performed by Eugenie Bondurant and Fanni Green

directed by James Rayfield

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#marineeducation

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