Happy Earth Day from NESS: Inspiring Everyday Environmental Stewardship
Recycle Regatta: Students Fighting Ocean Plastic Waste
STEAM Learning in Action: The Recycle Regatta Experience
Sailing into Year Six: The 6th Annual Recycle Regatta is Underway!
Marine Mavens in the Field: Sediment Sampling
Singing Science: How NESS Bay Bounders Discovered Ocean Literacy Through Song & Joy
NESS Expeditions: How We Implement Ocean Literacy Principles (OLP)
NESS Expeditions: How We Implement Ocean Literacy Principles (OLP) “understanding the ocean is essential to comprehending and protecting this planet on which we live” NESS uses curriculum standards such as the Ocean Literacy Principles to help guide the formation of our lessons. All our programs at NESS reflect the principles set forth by “Ocean Literacy: […]
Women in STEM
S. Science. T. Technology. E. Engineering. A. Arts. M. Mathematics. By: Beth Smith aka Sassy, NESS Educator From a young age, I was getting dirty playing outside and exploring nature in my own backyard. I experimented by touching sticky pine sap. I explored ponds by flipping over rocks to find crayfish. I built sandcastles only for […]
Connecticut Students use their Artistic Talents to Promote Stewardship of Long Island Sound
For twenty-three years, students have participated in the Long Island Sound Calendar Contest entitled “Long Island Sound and its Watershed: What it Means to Me”. This contest is an annual project that promotes stewardship and began with the former Long Island Sound Foundation and its founder Susan McNamara. Seven years ago, Susan asked if NESS […]
Bringing the Outdoors Inside
“When day comes we ask ourselves, Where can we find light in this never-ending shade?” -Amanda Gorman, United States first-ever youth poet laureate One of the highlights of my service as a NESS SEA AmeriCorps member is serving every other week at the Drop-In Learning Center in New London. The current group of students we […]
