Today is the second to last day of our girls in science program, Science Stars! This is an exciting week where girls from Stamford public schools come to SoundWaters every day during their school break. Featured image shows a student viewing the results of her plankton experiment. Over the week they hatched plankton and now […]
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the flowers are blooming! While everyone has been enjoying the signs of spring we know and love, the 1st grade scientists conducting field studies at SoundWaters have been observing another, lesser-known sign of the change in seasons – the reappearance of plankton. Our students use special nets […]
Some of you may be collecting some colorful eggs today, so we thought we would talk about terrapin eggs! Most reptile eggs have a soft, almost leather like shell. Since terrapin bury their eggs in the sand, this leathery exterior allows for some flexibility while still protecting what’s inside. Featured Image is one of the […]
SoundWaters is excited to offer an afterschool sailing program to students from Turn of River,Scofield, and Rogers 6th-8th grade students this April –June! In this program the students will learn to sail on their own and navigate Holly Pond. If you have a middle school student from one of these schools, email aarent@soundwaters.org for an […]
As our terrapins grow, we are finally beginning to tell which are male and which are female. This differentiation can be made when a terrapin’s shell reaches a length of 10 centimeters. Three of our terrapins have reached this milestone, and we have discovered that we have two males and a female! You can tell […]
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 […]
