Entries by soundwaters

Hands-on, outdoor, experiential professional development!

All 6th grade science teachers from Stamford Public Schools actively engaged in a full day of field science at SoundWaters. The terrific team began the morning with a canoe paddle on Holly Pond followed by water quality analysis in the lab, a discussion of data, distance learning and an afternoon of seining in Long Island […]

Plum Island at sunrise

The crew of the Schooner SoundWaters had an early morning wake up (0400) to catch slack water at Plum Gut. We were treated to a nice sunrise as we passed by Plum island.

Enjoying the last days of summer in style at Camp SoundWaters

Outdoor fun and exploration in the salty air! Campers at Camp SoundWaters are relishing every minute of the summer season. This week the Sea Stars are participating in The “S” (Sound) Games including plankton races, camouflage and a biodiversity game. The Bluefish campers are “Mad Scientisits” conducting experiments everyday such as building a boat, developing […]

Side trip on the way to Saybrook Point

The Schooner  is making good time east bound towards Saybrook. In fact we are making such good time the captain decided to take the scenic route through the Thimble islands.                  

Volunteer at Fall Environmental Festivals

Help SoundWaters introduce the animals and ecology of Long Island Sound to adults and children at environmental festivals this fall. Training sessions are scheduled for 5:30-7:00 pm, Aug. 27 and 10-11:30 am, Aug. 28.  For more information and festival dates,http://soundwaters.org/get-involved/volunteer/fallfestivals2013/  

SoundWaters Anything That Floats Race 2013

A great combination of engineering, teamwork, design, buoyancy and fun made for a wonderful Anything That Floats Race for campers at Camp SoundWaters! This annual event is one highlight of many activities and experiments that campers engage in during the summer at Camp SoundWaters.

Seeing stars

After several days in Bridgeport the schooner SoundWaters is heading to Milford for this weekends Milford Oyster Festival. While motoring past Stratford Point we picked up another bunch of Mylar balloons.    

Anything That Floats Race!

What a great day of friendly competition here at SoundWaters! This weeks session was geared towards our annual anything that floats race. Campers learn about what items are buoyant, which then allows them to use that knowledge to build a boat out of recycled materials. Once the boats are built, Sea Star and Bluefish campers […]

Sailing Galore!

On the last day of this session, Pico sailors get to show off all of their new learned and advanced skills! These campers enjoy a fantastic day of sailing with their counselors on the Long Island Sound!