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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

New London Summer Splash!

Last week, NESS hosted a grant-funded AccelerateCT Summer Camp program for New London students called Summer Splash! 28 students ages 6-10 had the opportunity to spend a week at NESS, participating in as many activities as possible in sailing, adventure sports, and marine science! Students could choose their own adventure each day, pairing the best […]

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