Fishing with the Junior Crew from Rogers Middle School
The Junior Crew from Rogers brought in a great haul today while trawling: 8 spider crabs, several large boring sponges, two fluke and a windowpane flounder.
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Rogers Junior Crew – Navigation
Our Junior Crew from Rogers Middle school are learning the art of Navigation. Hopefully they will be able to find our way home.
Rogers Junior Crew at the Helm
Today the Jr crew are taking a trick at the helm. Each middle school student will steer the 80 ft Schooner while under sail.
Rogers Junior Crew
Students from Rogers Middle school are learning the ropes as they become Junior Crew on the Schooner SoundWaters.
Second Grade Class Pays it Forward during visit for Hands-On Science Field Study
At Rye Country Day School studying Long Island Sound is the highlight of the second grade curriculum. During their studies the students decided they wanted to do something to help Long Island Sound and the idea of making a calendar filled with student artwork and public service announcements was born. The entire second grade visited […]
Off to Mamaroneck
The crew are enjoying a delightful transit to Mamaroneck NY this afternoon. Come on down and visit the boat Saturday morning from 9am to Noon at the dock in Harbor Island Park in Mamaronek.
A living fossil?
Last summer our Opti campers found horseshoe crabs while sailing out in Holly Pond! They learned about these incredible animals that have been on the planet over 300 million years! Together all of the campers got to hold the horseshoe crab and tag him as part of a research program. Join us this summer […]
First Horseshoe Crab of the Season
We picked up the first horseshoe crab of the season today while trawling with the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich.
What is the temperature of the water?
Just ask any of the students in the Coastal Science Investigation program! They have been conducting tests on a variety of water parameters from the Long Island Sound watershed including oxygen, temperature and turbidity! Check back to see what their outdoor adventure is next!
The weather is no match for KT Murphy Kindergarten students
The wind and rain did not stop the Kindergarten class from their SoundWaters field science study program today! Every student in the KT Murphy Kindergarten class actively performed water experiments, hands-on form and function analysis of local live animals, including horseshoe crabs, sea stars, flounder, terrapins and used microscopes to analyze their plankton samples they collected. Thanks […]
