Free coastal science program opens enrollment at Bushwick Inlet Park
City Parks Foundation is enrolling fifth- through eighth-graders in its free Coastal Classroom After School program at Bushwick Inlet Park's Fieldhouse at 86 Kent Ave., running Thursdays through December 18.
Free coastal science program opens enrollment at Bushwick Inlet Park
City Parks Foundation is enrolling fifth- through eighth-graders in its free Coastal Classroom After School program at Bushwick Inlet Park's Fieldhouse at 86 Kent Ave., running Thursdays through December 18.
City Parks Foundation is enrolling fifth- through eighth-grade students in a free after-school science program at Bushwick Inlet Park, where sessions run Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. through mid-December at the Bushwick Inlet Park Fieldhouse at 86 Kent Ave. Classes began September 24, and City Parks Foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis.
The program, called Coastal Classroom After School, has students study the waterfront through hands-on activities including data collection on shoreline creatures, fishing, and rowing and canoeing. The lessons focus on coastal ecology, water quality, urban waterfront restoration, and preservation, built around site-specific, inquiry-based instruction in students’ own communities.
Coastal Classroom students recording data at the North 5th Street Pier in Williamsburg in November 2023. Photo: Sean Jamar / City Parks Foundation
The program is open to fifth- through eighth-grade students at schools across New York City and is free. It is designed to help middle schoolers build relationships with their waterfront parks and develop knowledge and skills in science, according to City Parks Foundation.
