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Environmental Sustainability
Marine biologist and artist talks corals with upper school students
Ransom Everglades welcomed marine biologist, artist and filmmaker Colin Foord as a guest speaker on April 15 for an Earth Day assembly at the Lewis Family Auditorium organized by the Environmental Sustainability Council. A co-founder of Coral Morphologic, Foord has helped develop the world’s first multimedia coral aquaculture studio to bridge the gap between complex research and public awareness.
Introduced by ESC members Winston Hosford '27, Max Feldman '26 and Chloe Jimenez '26, Foord explained how he combines art and education to spread the word about corals – their resilience and importance. Calling Miami the "Coral City," he noted that corals are not just located far offshore but are actively thriving along Miami's urban shorelines and artificial reefs, particularly near the port.
"After I graduated, I realized a lot of people don't know what corals are, or why they are important," he said. "And sometimes science can go over a lot of people's heads, and to try to communicate to the public, creativity and art and multimedia can be a really powerful tool to educate people on why corals are important."
"After I graduated, I realized a lot of people don't know what corals are, or why they are important," he said. "And sometimes science can go over a lot of people's heads, and to try to communicate to the public, creativity and art and multimedia can be a really powerful tool to educate people on why corals are important."
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. It is rated the top private school in Miami and among the 10 private schools in North America. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.
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