NOAA B-WET Teacher Cohort at NESS, Month-by-Month
Our B-WET Teacher Cohort is expanding, and we’re looking to build the team to a maximum of 12 alternative teacher or alternative educational professionals. The cohort meets monthly to investigate hands-on lessons that incorporate NOAA resources, experiential learning practices, and use them in alternative school settings. Joining the team would not only provide the opportunity […]
NESS Hosts Free, Virtual Experiential Learning Workshop for Educational Professionals
October 13, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NESS HOSTS FREE, VIRTUAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS Reignite your passion for teaching alternative students in a 3-hour virtual workshop on Oct. 22 with New England Science & Sailing Foundation and NOAA! Stonington, CT — The New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is hosting a free, […]
NOAA B-WET: Teacher Perspective | Gary Abolafia
The B-Wet program has been excellent so far! It is exciting to be able to bring hands-on lessons about glaciers, watersheds, weather and climate into my classroom. Students have loved engaging in these lessons because they have been able to test their theories through things that they have built and created themselves. One of the […]
NOAA BWET August 2022
Students at Natchaug clinical day treatment schools explore real-time environmental data with hands-on experiential learning, and develop crucial socio-emotional skills with the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) thanks to the NOAA BWET grant and mentoring from NESS Stem Education Ambassador (SEA) AmeriCorps members. Natchaug clinical day treatment schools provide behavioral health support for […]
Celebrating “20 Years and Growing” with the NOAA B-WET Program!
The NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program is a competitive grant program that began in 2002 to support a partnership for watershed restoration in the Chesapeake Bay. The program has since grown to serve seven regions around the country: California, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and Pacific Northwest. […]
