Our program invites middle school students to become actively involved in our marine ecosystem with hands-on learning in parks along the New York City waterfront. Participants will learn about everything from water ecology to quality, urban waterfront restoration to preservation, sparking excitement and passion for conserving our coasts and waterways.
5th – 8th Graders
July – August, Monday through Thursday
Kaiser Park, 2529 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Free
Our five-week program offers lessons to middle school students during the summer in our city’s waterways. Science-based activities coupled with recreational opportunities such as rowing, fishing, seining and bird watching allow students to experience our waterways as their own backyards and to learn how to protect them.
For more information, contact Ilana Weinstein, Program Manager; iweinstein@cityparksfoundation.
For 5th to 8th grade students at select schools across New York City
Begins the week of March. 6th, 3 – 6 PM
Free
Locations:
Conference House Park – PS34, 528 Academy Ave, Staten Island, NY 10307 (Start date: March 6)
Inwood Hill Park – PS52, 650 Academy St, New York, NY 10034 (Start date: March 7)
Bushwick Inlet Park – PS84, 250 Berry St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 (Start date: March 8)
Kaiser Park – PS288, 2950 W 25th St, Brooklyn, NY 11224 (Start date: March 9)
*Please note: only students who attend these schools are eligible for the program.
The Coastal Classroom After School Program is designed to support middle school students to create meaningful relationships with their waterfront parks. Using site-specific, inquiry-based lessons and authentic learning experiences in their own communities, students will participate in fun hands-on exploratory activities such as data collection on shoreline creatures, fishing, and rowing/canoeing. They will build their curiosity for the natural environment and develop knowledge and skills in science with a focus on coastal ecology, water quality, urban waterfront restoration, and preservation.
For more information, contact Luis Gonzalez, Associate Director of Environmental Education; lgonzalez@cityparksfoundation.
5th – 8th Grade Student Groups
July – August
Hallet’s Cove Socrates / Socrates Sculpture Park
Long Island City
Low Cost
Our four-week Coastal Classroom Summer Groups program brings groups of up to 25 youth from local summer camp programs to the New York City shoreline at Hallet’s Cove in Long Island City and connects them to the life found in and around our local waterways. Science-based activities coupled with recreational opportunities such as rowing and fishing allow students to experience our waterways as their own backyards and to learn how to protect them.
For more information, contact Chrissy Word, Director of Education; cword@cityparksfoundation.
Calling high school and college students! Every year, we seek out enthusiastic students looking to gain hands-on experience working with youth and explore environmental science education.
Generous private support for CityParks Coastal Classroom is provided by The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, the Guru Krupa Foundation, Con Edison, The Coca-Cola Company, The Walt Disney Company, The Linda B. and Howard S. Stern Family Foundation, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, the MUFG Union Bank Foundation, the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation, The Laura B. Vogler Foundation, and the Alliance for Coney Island. Generous public support is provided by the NYC Council under the leadership of Adrienne Adams, with special thanks to Council Member Joseph Borelli and Council Member Ari Kagan.
In partnership with NYC Parks.
At City Parks Foundation, our mission is to encourage New Yorkers to use their neighborhood parks by offering free environmental education, arts, sports, and community-building programs that bring people into their local green spaces. Please give now if you can—we know that city parks will continue to thrive when all New Yorkers get involved.
