The New England Science & Sailing Foundation in Stonington, Connecticut now offers their award-winning, accredited, and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)-based STEM courses online with live educators leading each lesson in order to serve schools, parents, and students. Featuring the unique experiential learning that sets NESS apart, these dynamic courses are live, instructor-led programs designed to support the continued education of students, minimizing learning losses and keeping students engaged in their education during these difficult times.
NESS is offering live courses for students in the following topics:
- Weather or Not—The Earth Changes. An exploration of our changing world.
- Sailing at Home. Designing ways to move with the wind.
- Green is GO—Plants v. Seaweeds. Comparisons between plants and seaweeds.
- Plankton Olympics. Check out the mini plants and animals found locally by using technology to study them in real time.
- Now You See Me, Now You Don’t. How different types of camouflage help animals survive.
- Underwater Exploration. Challenge to Explore the Deep: Design your own virtual submersible and explore the planet’s largest habitat.
“The NESS Team is very excited to offer a new platform to our school partners that leverages the experiential learning they have come to expect from NESS,” said NESS President and CEO Spike Lobdell, adding, “NESS will expand its live online ocean adventure educational opportunities in the weeks to come.”
For more information on how you can schedule and/or attend a live NESS STEM class, please contact Pam Gibbs at pgibbs@nessf.org or 860.535.9362.
About NESS
New England Science & Sailing Foundation (“NESS”) is a nationally recognized and award-winning 501(c)(3)nonprofit ocean adventure education organization that provides students of all ages and backgrounds with year-round programming that includes marine science, sailing, and water sports. NESS’s scholastic programs support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) curricula in over 70 schools and organizations with a unique combination of on-the-water and in-the-classroom lessons intended to build confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills. NESS is the first school partner program accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and has been recognized by US Sailing as the top community sailing program in the United States. With 25 full-time staff members, 9 AmeriCorps members, and over 30 seasonal educators, NESS serves over 9,000 students annually across New England. Since its inception, NESS has enabled over 35,000 students to get out on the water. For more information, visit www.nessf.org.
