About a month ago the LISOT team of youth advanced racing sailors came and practiced with students from the SoundWaters middle school sailing program. Big thank you to the team for leaving their own practice to teach our students about the racing aspect of sailing!
Every year, SoundWaters explores the shallow intertidal areas of Long Island Sound by putting students in chest waders with seine and dip nets to discover the diversity and adaptations of Long Island Sound creatures. Most of the time, the students discover common species such as killifish and mummichogs, but every so often we find a […]
This spring, 17 high school students from Norwalk,Darien, Greenwich, Scarsdale, and Weston, logged over 2400 hours helping over 2000 students study the Long Island Sound! We wish them all the best of luck as they head off to newer and bigger adventures!!
We’re so excited to begin a fantastic summer of fun, adventure, learning, and exploration with our fabulous campers! We have many great plans in store; keep checking back to see some of our favorite moments. What are you most looking forward to?
Camp SoundWaters is prepped and ready for day one starting tomorrow! We at SoundWaters are very excited for the start of camp. With Hawaiian Island Time as the theme, campers will hula their way through the week. Erupting volcanoes and hula skirt crafts lead up to a luau party complete with limbo contest and a […]
Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2016! The SoundWaters team wishes you the best of luck in all your future endeavors.
Our interns have become very capable teachers! Here, intern Will, senior at Greenwich High School, asks a group of 6th graders about what features they observe on this horseshoe crab and leads them in a discussion about their observations. Right now, Will is explaining that the barnacles and slipper snails the students noticed on the […]
Before the sailing groups hop on the water, they review the skills they will focus on that day. Featured image shows one of our sailing instructors explaining how to maneuver through the course he has set up for the afternoon.
This spring, SoundWaters is pleased to have 17 senior students from 5 local high schools to assist us with our education programs and learn all about Long Island Sound firsthand. Here, Liza and Nicole, students from Greenwich High, assist in feeding our horseshoe crabs. Check back to see what our interns are up to next! […]
Every year, SoundWaters participates in an internship program for graduating seniors throughout the area. This year, we are excited to have 17 fantastic students participating in our internship! We’re so happy to have such a hard working team of students – they have been spending 25-30 hours per week experiencing life as an educator – […]
