2023 Viper 640 World Championship
CONGRATS to NESS’s Mark “Zorro” Zagol, Drew Buttner, and Tim Desmond for taking 4th overall and winning the Corinthian award for the top amateur at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Viper 640 World Championship! The championship attracted teams from Canada, Jamaica, India, and 14 U.S. states from California to Maine! “After a 9-day trip and […]
AmeriCorps Week 2023
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AmeriCorps Week is a week-long celebration of the people and programs who have committed to “Get Things Done” in thousands of locations across the country since the inception of AmeriCorps in 1994. The NESS SEA (STEM Education Ambassador) AmeriCorps program uses national service to engage the students of New London County, CT, in STEM-based ocean adventure […]
Engineers Week: February 19-25, 2023
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] THE E IN STEM [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Engineering Method involves using analytical and logical approaches to design, build, test, and modify experiments to then calculate data and improve results. At NESS, students apply the Engineering Method through a variety of different hands-on, experiential learning opportunities. Whether they’re designing lures, land sailors, remotely operated vehicles (ROV), solar […]
NESS in the NEWS: US Sailing Names One Design, Adaptive, Training and Community Sailing Awardees
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] NESS receives 2023 Captain Joe Prosser Award for Excellence in Sailing Instruction by US Sailing! The Captain Joe Prosser Award was created to recognize the life achievement of the Merchant Marine Academy’s first sailing master, Captain C.A. “Joe” Prosser, USMS. Nominees for the award should be organizational members of US Sailing, and may be […]
NESS Summer Program Registration Opens on February 1
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2023 Press Contact: Kasey Commander Associate Director of Marketing & Communications 860.535.9362 kcommander@nessf.org Stonington, CT – New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) will open registration for its 2023 summer programs on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. NESS, a New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) accredited school partner […]
NESS Receives Wireless Zone Grant
NESS received a grant from the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving®! The Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving® supports both local and national nonprofit organizations, providing a basic structure for the company’s collaborative giving program and enhancing the individual stores’ ability to give back to their local community. The grant funds assist awarded organizations with initiatives […]
2023 AmeriCorps MLK Day of Service
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY: NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE NESS staff and AmeriCorps members came together on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. NESS joined thousands of volunteers across the country on this national day of service by serving the New London and Stonington communities. MLK Day is the […]
Great Story: Go Big or Go Home
By Chris Mills “Gills” August 22, 2022 It was a stormy day with a decent low-pressure system coming through, light winds, but pouring rain on and off. I had back-to-back sport fishing that day. The current and conditions for the morning trip were perfect and allowed us to catch over 40 fish, but the afternoon […]
CASEL Applauds Continued Investments in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
FULL PRESS RELEASE “We are encouraged by the increased federal investment and continued bipartisan support for social and emotional learning (SEL) in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus. Earlier this year, CASEL sent a letter to appropriators calling for robust investments in SEL and SEL-related initiatives. We thank Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member Tom Cole, […]
Great Story: Boat Naming
Norbert “Knobby” Raymond LaRochelle was an avid sailor, and asked that donations be made to NESS when he passed. Prior to his retirement in 1996 as Postmaster in Essex, CT, he was employed by the US Postal Service for 32 years. He had also served in the US Air Force and was a long-time member […]
