SoundWaters is looking to hire sailing instructors for summer 2o17. Join a fun, energetic staff of counselors and sailing instructors teaching campers how to sail and enjoy the water of Long Island Sound. Visit our ad on Sail1design for more information.
We call our incoming first grade campers ‘Sea Stars.’ The Sea Stars experience their first encounter with the amazing world of Long Island Sound: science adventures, animal explorations, swimming, boating, unique arts and crafts, water games, boogie boards, hunting for ocean treasures, new theme every week… endless fun every day. Head to Soundwaters.org/camp to register your Sea […]
The students of Scofield Magnet Middle school began their watershed study with SoundWaters this week. As they were getting ready to launch their canoes, they discovered a horseshoe crab crawling up to the shoreline of Holly Pond. The students examined it’s decorated back and determined that it must be a pretty old female for all […]
Today marks the last day of fall afterschool sailing with Stamford middle schools. Spring sailing is just a few months away!
From all of us here at SoundWaters (particularly terrapin Q, aka SuperTerrapin), have a safe and happy Halloween!
The 6th grade students of Cloonan Middle School visited SoundWaters this week to begin their Long Island Sound Watershed study. These students braved the wind to test the water, sample the local animal populations, canoe, and learn about animal adaptations! They did a great job and we will see them in their classrooms in January […]
First graders from Davenport Ridge visited SoundWaters today to begin their exploration of the Long Island Sound. These inquisitive minds learned all about the creatures of the Sound, starting from the bottom of the food chain with plankton up to the spider crabs. They also explored the sandy beach habitat and did a scavenger hunt […]
This past week Greenwich Academy second grade girls learned all about animals, habitats, and invasive species in Long Island Sound. Featured image shows one group posing for a picture with a photogenic Asian shore crab!
The start of the school year brings our Stamford Public School 6th graders to SoundWaters for a day of coastal exploration and the beginning of their study of the Long Island Sound watershed. On these days, it’s a particular pleasure for our educators to teach students from past programs and see how they’ve grown to […]
Students from Rippowam Middle School visited SoundWaters to learn about the Long Island Sound. They experienced the Sound through water quality tests, exploring the local nursery habitat and encountering live animals. We will be seeing them again in the winter in their classroom to complete their studies. Check back for an update!
