Track Your Drifter
Click the school’s name to track a drifter and to view photos and videos of the deployments.
| Choose Your Drifter | View Past Adopted drifters | ||
| Ocean | Schools | Deployment Date | |
| Gulf of Mexico |
NOAA Library Silver Spring, MD |
July 9th, 2021 – Present | |
| South Atlantic |
Out of Door Academy Kimberly Walsh Sarasota, FL Titusville High Jennifer Cotton Titusville, FL |
March 6th, 2020 – Present | |
| South Atlantic |
Western Hills University High School
Brett Strittmatter and Lori Cooper Cincinnati, OH Denham Springs Jr. High Elliot Coates Denham Springs, LA |
March 3rd, 2020 – Present | |
| South Atlantic |
Tracey’s Elementary School
Noreen Hynes Tracey’s Landing, MD Mowat Middle School Jennifer Petro Lynn Haven, FL |
March 2th, 2020 – Present | |
| South Atlantic |
Doral Academy
Bill Meyers Broomfield, CO Troyeshchyna Gymnasium Nataliya Byzova Kyiv, Ukraine |
April 18th, 2019 – Present | |
| Gulf Stream |
Calver Hall College High School
Michael Haire Baltimore, MD Chuiak High School Kerri Lathrop Chuiak, AK |
Feb 13, 2019 – Present | |
| Atlantic |
Kepler Neighborhood School
Anna Cordes Fresno, CA Marianna Poli Lycee Laperouse Kerichen Brest, France |
May 5, 2018 – Present | |
| Gulf of Mexico |
St. Joseph’s Academy
Katie Lodes St. Louis, Missouri Luis Domenech i Montaner Sonia Alarcon Parra Barcelona, Spain |
January 29, 2018 – Present | |
| North Pacific |
Scammon Bay Mary Cook Alaska International School Eastern Seaboard Daniel Neyens, Thailand West Salem High School Valerie Henderson Oregon |
November 10, 2017 – Present | |
| Gulf of Mexico |
Canterbury School of Florida
Gina Donovan and Jenna LoDico St. Petersburg, FL Admiral Farragut Academy Sari Deitche St. Petersburg, FL Lakewood High School James Kostka St. Petersburg, FL The International School of Monaco France Bancroft Arnesen Explore (connecting teachers on each continent to exchange school projects and curriculum) Liv Arnesen Bekkestua, Norway Roald Amundsen High School Cathrine Christiansen Norway |
Dec 1, 2016 – Present | |
| Norwegian Sea |
Bancroft Arnesen Explore (connecting teachers on each continent to exchange school projects and curriculum)
Liv Arnesen Bekkestua, Norway Roald Amundsen High School Cathrine Christiansen Norway |
June 11, 2015 – Present | |
| Gulf of Mexico |
The Canterbury School of Florida
Jenna Cummings St. Petersburg, FL Cape Eleuthera Institute Tiffany Gray Eleuthera, The Bahamas |
October 31, 2014 – Present | |
| Atlantic |
Weatherly Heights Elementary
Sue Zupko Huntsville, Alabama TED Istanbul KOLEJİ (College) Sarah Hills Istanbul, Turkey |
September 14, 2014 – Present | |
| Atlantic |
JASON Alliance of Southeast Texas
Texas Private 3 Mart Azizoğlu Elementary School Bursa, Turkey |
March 3, 2014 – Present | |
| Pacific |
Carpinteria Family School (Canalino School Campus)
Lori Lee Collins Carpinteria, CA Costa Verde International School Tim Baldwin Sayulita, Mexico California schools co-adopting the drifters: Mt. View (5th grade), Goleta Family School (4-6th), Brandon (5th), Monroe (4th), Franklin (4th), Adalente (4th, 6th), Foothill (4th), Carpinteria Family School (5th, 6th), Canalino (5th), Kellogg (6th), Cleveland (4th, 6th), Quetzal HS, La Cuesta HS. |
January 11, 2014 – Present | |
| Past Adopted drifters | |||
| Ocean | Drifter | Deployment Date | |
| Atlantic, Gulf Stream |
Burns Sci-Tech Charter School
Barbara Hawes Oak Hill, FL Deltona Middle School Trish Robertson Deltona, FL |
September 18, 2013 – Present | |
| Indian |
Ocean View Secondary School
Mr. Hendrick Salmonds Cape Town, South Africa U.S. scientists: Dr. Meghan Cronin, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Dr. Lisa Beal, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science |
February 19, 2013 – Present | |
| Pacific |
Santa Catalina High School
Christian Reilly Monterey, California Colegio Loyola-Santo Domingo Diana Alejandra Murcia Sterling Dominican Republic Istituto Istruzione Secondaria Superiore “Michele Fodera” Agrigento (I.I.I.S.S. “M. Fodera”) Sicily Manno Antonino and Danille Erica |
September 2012 – Present | |
| Indian |
Roosevelt High School
Seattle WA USA Masiphlimelele High School Cape Town, South Africa Joxo Asanda 9th and 10th grades Hout Bay High Cape Town, South Africa Nicholas Matiza and Thomas Mtontsi 9th and 10th grades Sophumelela High Cape Town, South Africa Ms. Mlonyeni, Sivuyile Ndamane, and Thomas Mtontsi 9th and 10th grades Usasazo High Bulelwa Mbopa, Nompucuko Poswa, and Thomas Mtontsi 10th grade |
August 2012 – Present | |
| Indian |
Los Angeles Valley College, California
Addu Atoll, Maldives |
November 2011 – Present | |
| Pacific |
Leilehua High School, Hawaii
Waikiki Aquarium, Hawaii Marshall Islands High School Republic of the Marshall Islands Majuro Co-op School Republic of the Marshall Islands |
November 2011 – Present | |
| Atlantic |
Providence Englewood Charter School
Chicago, USA Faywood ABC School Toronto, Canada |
November 2011 – Present | |
| Indian |
Okemos High School
Michigan, USA Quatre Bornes State Secondary School Mauritius Belle Village State Secondary School Mauritius University of Mauritius |
May 2011 – Present | |
| Indian | Bridge House College Franschhoek, South Africa | December 2010 – Present | |
| Indian | Bryant Elementary School Seattle, WA | November 2010 – Present | |
| Atlantic/Indian |
Bradley Hills Elementary School
Bethesda, Maryland Indwe Secondary School Mossel Bay, South Africa Heidedal and Parkdene Primary Schools George, Western Cape, South Africa |
September 2010 – Present | |
| Pacific |
BLUE Ocean Film Festival – Drifter #2
Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science Monterey, California Notre Dame High School Salinas, California Palau High School Koror, Palau |
August 2010 – Present | |
| Pacific | National Geographic: The JASON Project Adopted by students and teachers from: High Point, NC Camden, NJ Astoria, OR Philadelphia, PA Spokane, WA Leeds, ME Orlando, FL Kansas City, MO Wichita, KS Boulder, CO Coon Rapids, MN Webster Springs, WV Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | July 2010 – Present | |
| Pacific |
BLUE Ocean Film Festival – Drifter
Monterey Academy of Oceanographic ScienceMonterey, CaliforniaNotre Dame High School, Salinas, California Palau High School, Koror, Palau |
July 2010 – Present | |
| Atlantic |
Ahlf Jr. High School
Searcy, Arkansas Country Day School Guanacaste, Costa Rica |
February 2010 – Present | |
| Atlantic | Weather and Climate Scholars at the Davidson Institute United States | February 2010 – Present | |
| Pacific | Billings Senior High School Freshman Academy, USA Montana State University, USA Sino-Canada School, China Centralian Senior Secondary College, Australia | January 13, 2010 – Present | |
| Atlantic |
Adams School
Castine, Maine St. Castin Elementary School France* * March 2008 Atlantic Drifters |
Mar 12, 2008 – Present | |
| Atlantic | Evanston High School’s Drifter | May 30, 2007 – Present | |
| Atlantic |
Jacob Tanenbaum, Elementary School Teacher, New York
Seoul American High School, Korea |
Oct 10, 2008 – Present | |
| Atlantic |
Maryland Dept of Education
University of Rhode Island |
Aug 25, 2008 -Present | |
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Adams School
Castine, Maine St. Castin Elementary School France* |
4 drifters: 1. Mar 12, 2008 – May 1, 2008 2. Mar 13, 2008 – Oct 11, 2008 3. Mar 12, 2008 – Apr 15, 2008 | ||
| Plainfield Elementary School St. Pius X School Big Spring Middle School | May 10, 2007 – May 6, 2009 | ||
| Castlerock Middle School | May 10, 2007 – July 31, 2009 | ||
| Congressional School, Virginia, USA Elsies River High School, South Africa | May 10, 2007 – August 15, 2009 | ||
| Grace B. Luhrs University Ele. School University of Toronto Lab School | Feb 12, 2008 – June 29, 2009 | ||
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Grandview Elementary School
Chambersburg, PA Université Nancy 2 Nancy, France |
Nov 18, 2008 – August 13, 2009 | ||
| Thunderbolt Elementary Marine Science Academy Thunderbolt, Georgia | June 9, 2009 – July 9, 2009 June 9, 2009 – August 10, 2009 | ||
| Key Biscayne Community School Searles Elementary School Cabello School’s Drifter | Mar 12, 2008 – May 1, 2008 | ||
| October 2007 Pacific Drifters 71195 71185 71192 71200 | 1. Oct 22, 2007 – November 3, 2009 2. Oct 22, 2007 – Apr 1, 2008 3. Oct 22, 2007 – Jan 10, 2008 4. Oct 22, 2007 – September 15, 2009 | ||
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Waynesboro High School
Pennsylvania St. Matthew’s College | Argentina |
Oct 22, 2007 – Jun 4, 2008 | ||
| Westerly School Bay Village,Ohio | Oct 22, 2007 – December 23, 2009 | ||
| Evanston High School’s Drifter | May 30, 2007 | ||
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Southside Middle School Shippensburg University | May 10, 2007 – Nov 12, 2007 | ||
| Burlington Elementary | May 10, 2007 – Aug 22, 2007 | ||
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Northland College
Kaikohe, NZ |
May 10, 2007 – Jul 2, 2007 | ||
| Smithtown High School | May 10, 2007 – May 16, 2007 | ||
| Riviera Beach Maritime Academy Geelong Grammar School | Feb 12, 2007 – Aug 10, 2007 | ||
| Nancy Grayson Elementary School Bathurst Elementary School, Australia | Feb 11, 2007 – Aug 19, 2008 | ||
| DBCP global drifter 1250 | Sep 18, 2005 – Feb 21, 2007 | ||
| Greenbrier Intermediate Farnsworth Middle School’s Drifter | Aug 18, 2005 – Dec 5, 2005 | ||
| Mary Cook’s Drifter | |||
| Greencastle-Antrim High School | |||
| Viviana Zamorano’s Drifter | |||
| American Samoa Community College | |||
| Novi Meadows School | |||