Join SoundGeneration for EcoKids Day THIS Saturday, March 19th from 11am – 1pm! Our high school interns are hosting a free day packed with encounters with live animals, marine themed crafts, marine trivia and games! Escape the cold and bring children in Grades 1-5!
Spring has officially arrived here at SoundWaters! Today marks our first day of field studies at Cove Island Park. Featured image shows a group of first graders counting and identifying shells they’ve collected along the shore.
Every spring, SoundWaters participates in a senior internship program with local high schools and enables 12th graderes to gain work experience in a chosen field of study! At SoundWaters, they trade their text books for waders and science equipment during the last month of school and assist us every day with our education programs. We […]
Today, March 10th is Fairfield County’s Giving Day- a 24-hour period of giving which galvanizes the community to take action and support their local organizations. Support SoundWaters TODAY with a donation of $27.50. Why $27.50? $27.50 is the cost for one child to sail on the Schooner SoundWaters. Help make Long Island Sound accessible to all children! […]
SoundWaters afterschool sailing academy is starting up at the end of April! This is a free small boat sailing program that’s offered in the Spring and Fall during the school year. The program coming up is open to students from Turn of River, Rogers, and Scofield middle schools. This past fall, we had students from […]
Our terrapins are growing so quickly! We moved our four largest hatchlings to the specially designed “Terrapin Tank, with much deeper water, more space, and a built-in ramp to a basking area. In order to get this tank ready for its new inhabitants, we replaced the sand substrate with rocks and gave everything a very thorough […]
Check out Educator Robin teaching about the Spider Crab! SoundWaters Animal Spotlight #2 from SoundWaters on Vimeo.
Camp SoundWaters is in search of certified sailing instructors for our 2016 summer camp! We are looking for energetic staff who know there way around the waterfront and enjoy working with kids. If interested in applying for the sailing instructor position, please send your resume to our Waterfront Director, Nick Sotire. NSotire@soundwaters.org
SoundGeneration is in the midst of planning an EcoKids Day for children in grades 1-5! EcoKids Day will be a jam-packed with hands-on experiments, and interactive games and encounters with live animals! Leave the cold behind and join us on March 19th from 11am-1pm at the Coastal Education Center. Questions? Contact Educator Jess Castoro […]
On Wednesday, February 24th, SoundWaters had the pleasure of hosting Cynthia and Monica from the Stamford Public Schools. Our staff learned more about how to better cater to the needs of students who are English language learners through our hands-on teaching style. This style of hands-on teaching and learning is a great way for language learners […]
