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The 2025 TOTCUS Symposium is scheduled for November 28 (NZT). Countries include: New Zealand, Chile, Germany Marshall Islands, and videoed sections from the East Symposium (below)
The 2025 TOTCUS Symposium is scheduled for November 28 (NZT). Countries include: New Zealand, Chile, Germany Marshall Islands, and videoed sections from the East Symposium (below)
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The Eastern Hemisphere Symposium will be hosted on Tuesday November 25 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm (NZT)
This will include schools in Finland, India, Vietnam, Philippines, South Korea and New Zealand)
Schools interested in joining one of both TOTCUS Symposia should contact us at the email address below.
Our e-mail address is: totcus.project@gmail.com
Our e-mail address is: totcus.project@gmail.com
Connecting all reaches of our Planet, our Oceans provide the vital balance that sustains life. The Pacific Ocean, the largest body of water on the Planet separates yet connects the atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and cryosphere to covers and provides our human environment.
The OCEAN CONNECT US commenced as a collaboration between Liceo Juan Bautista Contardi in Chile and Rosmini College, New Zealand in 2022/23
Initially Rosmini and Punta Arenas students. the Dream is to extend to similar cohorts of students from other Pacific countries.
Supported by experienced teachers
Resourced by researchers/universities and government agencies.
Recognised by the LA-CAPE / Centre for Asia and Pacific Excellence
This project provided an opportunity for Chilean students living in New Zealand (and New Zealand students living in Chile) – Chiwis to maintain a connection to their home country, language and culture. The project enables students and their communities to engage in a project that could have positive environmental outcomes as well as promote global competencies and a better understanding of the similarities and contrast of culture, history, language and the physical and social geography of these two South Pacific nations. TOTCUS has become a multi-year project.
OCEAN CONNECT US comenzó comoes una colaboración entre el Liceo Juan Bautista Contardi en Punta Arenas, Chile y Rosmini College, en Auckland, Nueva Zelanda.
Inicialmente estudiantes de Rosmini y Contardi. El Sueño es extenderse a cohortes similares de estudiantes de otros países del Pacífico.
Apoyado por profesores experimentados.
Con recursos de investigadores/universidades y agencias gubernamentales.
Reconocido por LA-CAPE / Center for Asia and Pacific Excellence
Este proyecto también brindará una oportunidad para que los estudiantes chilenos que viven en Nueva Zelanda (y los estudiantes de Nueva Zelanda que viven en Chile) – Chiwis mantengan una conexión con su país de origen, idioma y cultura
El proyecto presenta una oportunidad para que los estudiantes y sus comunidades participen en un proyecto que podría tener resultados ambientales positivos, así como promover competencias globales y una mejor comprensión de las similitudes y contrastes de la cultura, la historia, el idioma y la geografía física y social de estas dos naciones del Pacífico Sur. Este será un proyecto de varios años.
NOTICE: This website is in a constant state of update. New materials are being added almost daily. Some links may not be operational at times, and some sections may be in a state of chaos. Bear with us.
Suggestion on how to improve the site will always be appreciated.
AVISO: Este sitio web se encuentra en constante estado de actualización. Casi a diario se añaden nuevos materiales. Es posible que algunos enlaces no estén operativos en ocasiones y que algunas secciones se encuentren en un estado de caos. Ten paciencia con nosotros.
Siempre se agradecerán sugerencias sobre cómo mejorar el sitio.
The SDGs are sustainable, interconnected, and global. To achieve these goals, countries need to cooperate.
The SDGs are sustainable, interconnected, and global. To achieve these goals, countries need to cooperate.
“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.”— Barack Obama
“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.”— Barack Obama
What is TOTCUS - video -- shown at the International Boys School Coalition Conference, Boston, MA, June 2025
What is TOTCUS - video -- shown at the International Boys School Coalition Conference, Boston, MA, June 2025
Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right – Dr Jane Goodall, primatologist and anthropologist.
Believe in the power of conversation to engage others to build understanding and community and take action. We can all make an impact, it's not too late.
TOTCUS Website:
TOTCUS Website:
Use the menu at the top of each page to navigate around this site.
The site is designed to achieve two objectives:
a. Show case the TOTCUS project and the students work;
b. Provide a central location for resources that students can access.
The site will have regular updates and resources will be constantly added. Any comments can be addressed to the project coordinators shown at the bottom of this page.
All images on these pages are either from Google Images, or have been sourced from our own or colleagues photofiles with permission for education purposes.
If you use any of the TOTCUS materials in this webpage or in the links, please acknwoledge that use properly.
Sitio web de TOTCUS:
Sitio web de TOTCUS:
Utilice el menú en la parte superior de cada página para navegar por este sitio.
El sitio está diseñado para lograr dos objetivos:
a. Mostrar el proyecto TOTCUS y el trabajo de los estudiantes;
b. Proporcionar una ubicación central para los recursos a los que los estudiantes puedan acceder.
El sitio tendrá actualizaciones periódicas y se agregarán recursos constantemente. Cualquier comentario puede dirigirse a los coordinadores del proyecto que se muestran al final de esta página.
Todas las imágenes de estas páginas proceden de Google Images o se han obtenido de nuestros propios archivos de fotografías o de los de nuestros colegas con autorización.con fines educativos.
Si utiliza alguno de los materiales de TOTCUS en esta página web o en los enlaces, por favor reconozca que lo utiliza correctamente.
Project Overview:
History
TOTCUS (The Ocean that Connects Us) was established with the ambition to be a Pacific wide initiative. The project has grown out of a pilot project (TOTCUS - Chile / New Zealand) established in May 2022, and drawing inspiration from a similar project called Winds of Change. (https://cape.org.nz/winds-of-change-latam/).
Our TOTCUS pilot brought together a cohort of thirty-five high school age students (Kiwis, Chilean and other Latin Americans) who attend Liceo Juan Bautista Contardi (Punta Arenas, Chile) and Rosmini College (Auckland, New Zealand). These students worked together to examine the effects of climate change on their environment.
In May 2023, the Kiwi-Chilean students were joined by students from South Korea, Marshall Islands, Hawaii to share progress reports. In late November/December 2023 we held our first TOTCUS SYMPOSIUM adding Peru, Washington State, India, Finland and Singapore (see the SHARE page on the navigation bar above and scroll down to SYMPOSIUM). All presentations have been posted there, including the link to the Symposium videos.
TOTCUS has continued to grow in 2024 with (in August) over 250 students collaborating.
A second SYMPOSIUM was held again in late November/early December 2024. We are anticipating continued growth of the project, and a pleasing shift to ACTION focused projects.
2025 witnessed new schools in Germany, Vietnam, South Korea and Philippines joining. The highlight, perhaps, was TOTCUS being accepted, and we jumped in with a presentation, poster and spotlight session at the world Adaptation Futures Conference in October.
We will have a focus on adding students from other Pacific Nations, in particular students attending schools in the Small Island Nations.
About the Project
The students in the TOTCUS project range in age from 11-18 years. The younger students are gaining skills from older students and the older students are developing project management and mentoring skills. All participants make a multi-year commitment to ensure continuity and depth of study.
The focus of this project is for the students to collaborate to gain knowledge and skill, share what they have learned and engage in action. In other words students engaged in TOTCUS WILL develop an understanding of the impact of climate change, collaborate and act to communicate and where possible lessen these impacts. Each collaborating cohort of students chose their groups' focus inquiry question.
The TOTCUS Symbol is the creative work of Ms Ovando.
Early days connecting students in Auckland, New Zealand with students in Punta Arenas, Chile
“We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.” — Terry Swearingen
“We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.” — Terry Swearingen
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