NESS SEA AmeriCorps Coat Drive & MLK Day of Service
By The NESS SEA AmeriCorps Team As NESS SEA AmeriCorps members, serving our community is our primary focus, and there is no better opportunity than to serve on Martin Luther King Day. This day of service allows us to represent our commitment to empower individuals, strengthen communities, bridge barriers, address social problems, and helps move […]
NESS Teaches the Magic of Sailing with American Magic
By Sarah “Spindrift” Warren, Assistant Sailing Director During the past year of virtual learning, we’ve been able to help students connect with and experience their natural community, the science in the world around them, and to the water. Since rolling out our live, educator-led online experiential classes, we’ve had so much fun exploring the engineering process […]
NESS Welcomes Dr. Cinda P. Scott, Ph.D., Caitlyn Slivinski, & Harrison “Cal” Buxton to the Board of Directors
The New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is pleased to announce the addition Dr. Cinda P. Scott, Ms. Caitlyn Slivinski, and Mr. Harrison “Cal” Buxton to the NESS Board of Directors. “The addition of Dr. Cinda Scott, Caitlyn Slivinski, and Cal Buxton will add to the incredible depth of talent at the NESS Board […]
NESS in the News: New London Teams Up With Local Non-Profits to Host Impromptu Classrooms
NESS’s Shore Support program was recently featured in the Connecticut Examiner! Impromptu classrooms are springing up around town as measures to control the COVID pandemic force district schools to close or reduce in-person learning. Non-profit educational organizations like New England Science and Sailing have partnered with the City of New London and other churches and […]
NESS in the News: Science and sailing foundation launches enrichment program
NESS’s Shore Support program was recently featured in the Westerly Sun! Students enrolled in the New England Science & Sailing Foundation’s “Shore Support Program” enjoy classes at both their Stonington and New London campuses. Designed to keep students engaged and learning during their “off days,” when enrolled in hybrid school schedules, the program allows students […]
NESS in the News: Second annual Family Fishing Tournament held on City Pier
NESS was recently featured in The Day newspaper in New London! Fishing poles in hand, aspiring young fishers spent Saturday morning on City Pier in New London, learning how to bait a hook and cast a line during the city’s second [actually the third] annual Family Fishing Tournament. The event, hosted by the city of […]
WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN NESS’s STATEWIDE DRAWING CONTEST
New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) announced this year’s winning artists for the statewide calendar drawing contest entitled “Long Island Sound and Its Watershed: What It Means to Me.” The annual drawing contest is open to all Connecticut students currently in Grades K-6. Aoi Furube of the Greenwich Japanese School in Greenwich was named […]
NESS in the News: Windcheck Magazine “Spike Lobdell”
NESS was recently featured in Windcheck Magazine! As President and CEO of the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) in Stonington, Connecticut, Michael “Spike” Lobdell has the helm of a remarkable non-profit ocean adventure organization founded with the goal of building brighter futures. He’s also one of the nicest guys in sailing. Click here […]
NESS in the News: Windcheck Magazine “New England Science & Sailing — Much More Than a Summer Camp!””
NESS was recently featured in Windcheck Magazine! As NESS – the New England Science & Sailing Foundation – approaches its 20th year serving the community, it continues to expand its reach through the region as well as broaden its educational, adaptive sailing, and adult ocean adventure programs from its base in Stonington, CT. Click here […]
NESS Welcomes HartfordHealthCare’s David Whitehead to the NESS Board of Directors
The New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is pleased to announce the addition of Hartford HealthCare (HHC) Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, David A. Whitehead, to the NESS Board of Directors. “Dave is a tremendous addition to our Board. His business experience and community-mindedness very much align with the NESS […]
