Annual Benefit 2022, Thank you
A most heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who helped make NESS’s November 5th Annual Benefit an outstanding success!!! The power of NESS’s model of experiential education and our commitment to inclusivity were all on display as we honored Spike Lobdell for his amazing leadership and as we raised more than $587,000 in support of NESS’s mission. […]
NESS to Host Annual Benefit on November 5th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2022 NESS to Host Annual Benefit on November 5th Stonington, CT – The New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) announces the organization’s Annual Benefit to be held on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 5-7 PM, at the Hilton Mystic in Mystic, CT. This year’s Benefit theme is “through students’ […]
NOAA B-WET Teacher Cohort at NESS, Month-by-Month
Our B-WET Teacher Cohort is expanding, and we’re looking to build the team to a maximum of 12 alternative teacher or alternative educational professionals. The cohort meets monthly to investigate hands-on lessons that incorporate NOAA resources, experiential learning practices, and use them in alternative school settings. Joining the team would not only provide the opportunity […]
NESS Hosts Free, Virtual Experiential Learning Workshop for Educational Professionals
October 13, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NESS HOSTS FREE, VIRTUAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS Reignite your passion for teaching alternative students in a 3-hour virtual workshop on Oct. 22 with New England Science & Sailing Foundation and NOAA! Stonington, CT — The New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is hosting a free, […]
Fall Sailing Update
This past weekend NESS’s Mark Zagol, Tim Desmond, Drew Buttner were back at it sailing the Viper 640 New England Championships down at Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont NY! Here are the final results. Note from Mark: “After a tricky day 1 with 60 degree shifts, we found ourselves sitting in 3rd place after 5 […]
NOAA B-WET: Teacher Perspective | Gary Abolafia
The B-Wet program has been excellent so far! It is exciting to be able to bring hands-on lessons about glaciers, watersheds, weather and climate into my classroom. Students have loved engaging in these lessons because they have been able to test their theories through things that they have built and created themselves. One of the […]
THANK YOU! – 11th Annual Catch a Curl
THANK YOU Thank you for coming and supporting NESS’s 11th Annual Catch a Curl at Westerly Town Beach on Saturday! We had 70 surfers enter the classic, and with their help, we were able to collect over 77 pounds of trash during our beach clean up! Unfortunately, the waves did not show up for us, […]
NOAA BWET August 2022
Students at Natchaug clinical day treatment schools explore real-time environmental data with hands-on experiential learning, and develop crucial socio-emotional skills with the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) thanks to the NOAA BWET grant and mentoring from NESS Stem Education Ambassador (SEA) AmeriCorps members. Natchaug clinical day treatment schools provide behavioral health support for […]
Celebrating “20 Years and Growing” with the NOAA B-WET Program!
The NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program is a competitive grant program that began in 2002 to support a partnership for watershed restoration in the Chesapeake Bay. The program has since grown to serve seven regions around the country: California, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and Pacific Northwest. […]
Successful July for NESS’s Opti Race Team
NESS’s Opti Race Team was out in full force this month! Our racing team has been competing at local and non-local events for both 420, Opti Red, White and Blue and Opti Green. What is even more special is that these finishes in Opti RWB are ALL GIRLS! NESS has won 4 of these 5 […]
