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 […]
2021 Recycle Regatta Results!
It’s time to announce the winners of our 2021 Recycle Regatta! Thank you to all student engineers who submitted vessels, we’re so excited to have received over 75 submissions! We’d like to give a special thanks to NESS (nessf.org), Educational Passages (educationalpassages.org), and NAMEPA (namepa.net) for co-hosting, and the West Marine BlueFuture fund (westmarine.com/BlueFuture) for […]
Water Conservation at NESS
At NESS, we hope to motivate the next generation of leaders, sailors, marine adventurers, scientists, and conservationists by helping them along their journey. This goal involves helping out and engaging with our community, but our community doesn’t just consist of land and humans, it also includes the waters we study and sail on and the […]
Spring Programs at NESS
Spring programs are in full effect here at NESS! It won’t be long before we are all back out on the water. We already have some of the powerboats in the water and our operations team took one of the boats for a chilly test drive last week! We have some awesome programs lined up […]
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 […]
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 […]
How NESS Programs Highlight Diversity and Inclusiveness
By: Nina “Moana” Quaratella, Education Specialist Since our inception, New England Science & Sailing (NESS) has been committed to empowering students with a love of learning through ocean based experiential programs. According to Scientific American, “diversity in science refers to cultivating talent, and promoting the full inclusion of excellence across the social spectrum.” Our programs […]
How Does Ocean Education Improve STEM Engagement?
STEM Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum was created 20 years ago after a series of academic papers found that there are links between “prosperity, knowledge-intensive jobs dependent on science and technology, and continued innovation to address societal problems.”[1] Unfortunately, at the time, students in the U.S. were not performing in STEM fields as […]
Summer ‘21 Program Preview!
We have exciting ocean adventure programs planned for you this summer and we can’t wait to get back on the water with you! Mark your calendars for February 1st – we will be opening registration for summer camp, adult sailing, and other fun programs for the whole family! Whether you’re able to join us for […]
