These preschoolers could tell you all about the horseshoe crab! Every year the SoundWaters team is fortunate to work with the Childcare Learning Centers in Stamford. We spend a total of 6 sessions in their classroom and then we finish the program with a visit to the SoundWaters Coastal Education Center. The children have been […]
What do all of these have in common? They are topics that our SoundGeneration High School team discussed in the latest roundtable discussion. This week they will choose to focus on one and work together to develop a campaign which will impact their local community. Check back in January to see their progress.
Help support SoundWaters Hands-on Environmental Science Programs.Every gift makes a difference. Here are some examples of what your gift can do: $25 = 5 hydrometers for water quality testing $50 = a month’s worth of salt for the Horseshoe Crab Tank $125 = a 1-hour hands-on educational program for 25 students $250 = 5 new […]
Did you know that fish are so efficient at extracting oxygen from water, that they can uptake as much as 80% of available oxygen passing over their gills? Humans can only extract about 25% of oxygen from the air into our lungs! Students from the Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport study the respiration rate vs […]
Happy Holidays! Camp SoundWaters is an amazing opportunity for children all over Connecticut. We are more then just an outdoor camp, we teach campers about Long Island Sound and provide many with their first experience on or in the water! Join us for a Summer Camp Reunion on January 11, 2014. The reunion will be held in the SoundWaters […]
Holiday Wishes from SoundWaters! Please join your neighbors and friends in supportingSoundWaters by making your gift to the Annual Fund today. SoundWaters is the #1 choice of schools that study the science of Long Island Sound. This past year over 26, medicine 000 students learned and explored through educational programs at SoundWaters. We need your […]
The schooner SoundWaters is currently accepting applications for Deckhand / Educators for the 2014 sailing season. If you are interested in teaching students about Long Island Sound aboard an 80′ schooner check out the job posting www.soundwaters.org/get-involved/jobs/schoonerjobs/ Get your application in soon so you won’t miss the boat.
Hey Campers! Can you guess the salinity and temperature of Holly Pond? Heading into colder, snowy months makes us appreciate those warm sunny days on the beach. Remember how much fun we had navigating and exploring on and in Holly Pond? It is a little too cold to sail and canoe in December, but we […]
Each week, the Coastal Center is abuzz with the activities of SoundGeneration, a network of high school students recruited by SoundWaters who are committed to learning about Long Island Sound, gaining job skills, and working as a team to engage their classmates in community action to protect the Sound. Nineteen students from seven high schools […]
In the midst of a mayoral campaign crowded with debates on numerous topics, the environment took center stage as four Stamford candidates shared their vision and priorities in a debate hosted by SoundWaters, in partnership with UConn Stamford. For 90 minutes, speaking before an auditorium filled with supporters and the general public concerned about the […]
