History Comes Alive Through Ocean Exploration
History came alive this week just off the NESS docks in Stonington Harbor! A collaboration between the Stonington Historical Society and the University of Rhode Island has brought URI’s Brennan T. Phillips, Assistant Professor from the Dept. of Ocean Engineering, to discover and explore the 1814 Battle of Stonington. The National Park Service’s Battlefield Protection […]
NESS in the News: The Day “New England Science & Sailing named nonprofit of the year”
NESS was recently featured in The Day. Read more here: New England Science & Sailing named nonprofit of the year The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut has named the New England Science & Sailing Foundation its Nonprofit of the Year, an award recognizing the organization’s education-related services and physical presence in eastern Connecticut. The […]
Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Names Stonington Organization “Nonprofit of the Year”
At its Annual Meeting on March 27, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut named the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) “Nonprofit of the Year.” This award recognizes the organization the provides a valued service with a physical presence in eastern CT. The Chamber’s Annual Meeting had over 230 people in attendance, […]
Sound and the Ocean: The Connection Between Music and Science
New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) and the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra (ESCO) presented New London 4th graders with an exciting collaboration! This project, funded by Pfizer, exposed New London students to live music and interdisciplinary learning. Kelli O’Connor (clarinet), Tom Brown (trumpet), and Becky Johnson (viola) from ESCO visited students from Winthrop STEM […]
Made In AmeriCorps: Celebrating AmeriCorps Week 2019
What is AmeriCorps? It’s AmeriCorps Week and New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is excited to recognize our five-year-strong AmeriCorps program. AmeriCorps, a national service program, brings people together across the country to serve in communities that need it most. AmeriCorps offers a variety of different service opportunities, from serving in schools, in the […]
NESS Accepting Entries for Long Island Sound Drawing Contest
New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is looking for young artists to participate in a drawing contest for a calendar entitled “Long Island Sound and Its Watershed: What It Means to Me.” The contest is designed to engage youth in environmental stewardship and watershed conservation and is open to all Connecticut students currently in […]
Classroom Spotlight: Ocean Beach in New London
Ocean Beach is one of NESS’s most important sites in New London! Our Ocean Beach classroom allows us to run programs year-round and has lots of resources for students to take advantage of. We have aquariums with animals collected from the creek to display native species in the area, field guides, iPads for research, lesson […]
NESS: Bringing Marine Science and STEM to YOU!
When schools aren’t able to travel to us, we come to them! Accessibility and inclusiveness are very important to NESS. We want to provide STEM ocean adventure programming to everyone regardless of location or ability to travel. Our educators, Noodle (Lauren), Hulapopper (Caleb), and Wookie (Evan) brought marine science and STEM-based experiential learning programs to […]
Nonprofit Receives Award from US Sailing
STONINGTON, CT. New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) received the Jim Kilroy Outreach and Inclusion Award for its 2018 achievements. US Sailing is the governing body for the sport of sailing in the United States, and its Community Sailing Committee promotes and supports community sailing across the country. US Sailing’s Community Sailing awards recognize […]
Summer Camp FAQs
We are looking forward to summer camp registration opening on February 1, 2019! If you have questions, please reach out! Here are a few of the most frequently asked questions we receive:
