NESS in the News: Norwich Youth & Family Services offers free all-ages programming
NESS was recently featured in The Day! “Norwich Youth & Family Services is on a mission to promote the social and emotional health of Norwich youth, families and the community by creating opportunities to engage, educate, and empower all citizens of Norwich. As a part of this mission, they offer free social-emotional and enrichment programming […]
NESS at Thames River Magnet School
Last Friday, US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Congressman Joe Courtney visited us in our classroom at Thames River Magnet School during their visit to Groton! The purpose of their visit was to discuss career opportunities and technical education in schools. Thames River Magnet School has an Environmental and Marine Sciences theme and focuses […]
2022 NESS SEA AmeriCorps Day of Service
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is an official day of service and celebrates the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Observed each year on the third Monday in January, MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. AmeriCorps […]
Personal Growth – Overcoming A Fear
By Emily Gray “Sharky” Before becoming a NESS SEA AmeriCorps member, I spent the summer as an Educator at NESS. During this experience, I was given the opportunity to work with a variety of different age groups, my favorite being the 4-5 year olds, the Little Aquanauts. One week, our program had a student who […]
NEW PROGRAM! Dive into the Science of Long Island Sound
Environmental Science Homeschool Program High-School Students Ages 16-18 Dive into the science of Long Island Sound! Explore local habitats as you acquire information and gather data related to the geology, biology, and chemistry in the region. Apply this knowledge by participating in engineering challenges and interpreting environmental policy. Choose a research topic, design, and execute […]
NESS in the News: AmeriCorps members continue service through pandemic
NESS SEA AmeriCorps was recently featured in The Day! “…Anna Richey, 22, is also involved in education but through a different program: the NESS STEM Education Ambassador AmeriCorps Program. She studied wildlife conservation at Juniata College in Pennsylvania, and while looking for a job after graduating in May, AmeriCorps caught her eye. She loved that […]
NESS in the News: Wireless Zone Announces $67,000 in Grant Recipients, Holiday Food Drive and More!
Thank you to the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving® for a very generous donation to NESS! New England Science & Sailing, Waterford Country School, and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital received grants from the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving. View the Press Release here!
Great Story: Connecting Students with the Ocean
by Caroline Caton “Socks”, NESS SEA AmeriCorps Member At the beginning of the school year, our fifth-grade students started their nearly three-month-long sailing unit. We prefaced with: “Unfortunately, we can’t actually bring a boat into the school to sail on…” because that would be crazy, right? Little did we all know, we were actually going […]
NESS Expeditions: How We Implement Ocean Literacy Principles (OLP)
NESS Expeditions: How We Implement Ocean Literacy Principles (OLP) “understanding the ocean is essential to comprehending and protecting this planet on which we live” NESS uses curriculum standards such as the Ocean Literacy Principles to help guide the formation of our lessons. All our programs at NESS reflect the principles set forth by “Ocean Literacy: […]
NESS Marine Mavens 2021 – 2022
Join us and jump into the on-the-water world! Our new Marine Mavens skill-building program focuses on getting female-identifying/non-binary middle and high school students ages 12+ experience out on the water and connected to the marine world! Connect with experts in the seafaring and marine science industry through our Speaker Series, and then get on the […]
