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How the study of sea turtles became a transformational learning experience

March 26, 2025 by Charles Whitaker

Green sea turtle swimming in clear green waters

Professor Ana Estrella talks about what gives her the energy—every year—to lead a group of students overseas and go off the grid in support of leatherback sea turtle conversation. In Spring 2023 and 2024, students embarked on “The Expedition: Leatherback Sea Turtle and Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica,” a 3-credit Education Abroad course with a […]

Filed Under: Educators, Q&A Tagged With: community engagement, conservation, Education Abroad, sea turtles, service-learning, wildlife

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