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 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 […]
Thank You for Joining Us!
Thank you for attending our Virtual Gala! Together, you helped us exceed our final goal of $300,000! Thanks to your support, NESS’s 13th Annual Benefit Gala was a success! Thank you to all of our sponsors, advertisers, and donors who helped us reach our fundraising goals for the event. This event would not have been possible […]
NESS in the News: Stonington’s Zagol joins wife in Old Dominion Sports HOF
NESS’s Managing Director of Sailing and Operations, Mark Zagol, was featured in The Westerly Sun! “Mark Zagol of Stonington was recently inducted into the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame. Zagol was a two-time Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association All-American and helped the Monarchs win the national championship in both the team race and co-ed […]
NESS in the News: Thames River Magnet School
NESS was recently featured on News 8 WTNH! What’s Right with Schools: New Thames River Magnet School opens in Groton, focus on community, STEM “GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Thames River Magnet School opened its doors for the first time about three weeks ago… A lot of planning went behind every detail of the building ahead […]
