MARINE STUDIES INFO
Program Cost.........$985.
Free to Member Schools.

Possible Grant funding available to residents of Connecticut. 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 schedule.

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

Participants in Summer Marine Studies spend 3 weeks doing an in-depth research project investigating a variety of topics involving the Poquonnock River. Learn how to operate scientific equipment such as electronic meters and microscopes. Teams of 2 to 4 students will prepare a written and oral presentation.

Students also venture on the Enviro-lab to Goff Point, Long Island for an overnight camp out. At the end of the 3 week session, parents are invited to an evening potluck celebration and multi-media presentation by the students.

Students in grades 7-12 are eligible for this program, however, they must have COMPLETED 7th grade. Transportation is available for those who require it.

Sample daily schedule:

8:30 am	morning assembly
9:30	field work on Enviro-lab, or adjacent beaches and estuaries
12:00	lunch
12:30 pm	continued field work on boats, beaches or estuaries
4:30	parents pick up