CT RIVER INSTITUTE INFO

Possible Grant funding available to residents of the CT River Valley area.
For more information, click here.

Thank you to all our
Summer 2010 participants!

Please check this page after Jan. 1, 2011 for our Summer 2011 camp schedule.

Please fax or mail the completed forms to Project Oceanology.
Fax: (860) 449-8008

Connecticut River Institute, (CRI), has been designed for the study of marine and aquatic ecosystems of the Connecticut River, learning both natural and cultural history of the area. This program is for 7th through 12th grade students in the CT River Valley area. CRI runs Monday through Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.

The Connecticut River Institute brings students together for a week of age appropriate, hands-on, inquiry-based activities. Student teams will board Project Oceanology's research vessel to collect, examine and record marine life as well as analyze water conditions in the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound.

Students will participate in daily workshops to enhance their communication and team-building skills. During these sessions, students examine aspects of multiculturalism and diversity and learn that tolerance, understanding and cooperation are necessary if the group is to successfully complete its task. In addition, students will visit relevant other institutions that provide a cultural/historical perspective on the Connecticut River Valley.

Connecticut River Valley Towns Include:
Suffield
Enfield
East Gramby
Windsor Locks
Bloomfield
Windsor
East Windsor
South Windsor
West Hartford
Hartford
East Hartford
Manchester
New Britain
Newington
Wethersfield
Glastonbury
Andover
Lyme
Old Lyme
Hebron
New Britain
Rocky Hill
Berlin
Marlborough
Cromwell
Meriden
Middlefield
Portland
East Hampton
Durham
Haddam
East Haddam
Madison
Killingworth
Chester
Deep River
Clinton
Westbrook
Old Saybrook
Essex

Transportation is available for those who require it.