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 […]
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’ […]
