<p>Check out Broadreach and Academic Treks. Both offer great marine biology programs… My son has done two - one Broadreach, one Academic Treks. The Academic Treks program involved more studying, but most of the learning was hands-on in the field, so it didn’t seem to bother him. The Broadreach trip taught him a lot about the underwater world, but no academics. He did that one first. The programs aren’t cheap necessarily, but we thought it was a great investment, and cheaper than the Galapagos trip you mentioned. Our son LOVED the trips, and they exceeded our expectations in every way. </p>
<p>Look at [Worldwide</a> Marine Biology Summer Camps for Teens | Broadreach](<a href=“http://www.gobroadreach.com/programs/marine_biology_summer_camps.asp]Worldwide”>http://www.gobroadreach.com/programs/marine_biology_summer_camps.asp) and [Marine</a> Biology Summer Camps for High School Students | Academic Treks](<a href=“http://www.academictreks.com/programs/marine_biology_summer_camps.asp]Marine”>http://www.academictreks.com/programs/marine_biology_summer_camps.asp).</p>