Education Programs
Virtual Field Trips, Outdoor Field Trips, & Classroom Programs for all Educational Development
The WaterFront Center offers a variety of unique, interactive, and hands-on STEM and Marine Science activities that are applicable to our Outdoor Field Trips, Classroom Programs, and Virtual Field Trips for Schools, Homeschool Groups, Scouts, Troops, and other education development. Our programs can be modified for any location allowing for various levels of interaction for your students, and have a variety of customizable options that match your curriculum goals and align with state science standards.
Outdoor Field Trips
Bring Your Classroom Closer To The Water
Book your next field trip at The WaterFront Center and see your students explore Oyster Bay's unique ecosystems through our outdoor classrooms, in our ecology wet lab, and aboard a historic oyster sloop!
The WaterFront Center offers a wide array of place-based, experiential learning opportunities for schools, scout groups, camps, and students of all ages. Programs facilitate learning through active engagement and self-discovery, utilizing the unique habitats that surround our facility. Dive deep into the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge's ecology with activities and experiments catered to the various biomes of Beekman Beach, Mill Creek Inlet, and West Harbor.
Classroom Programs
Bring The Water Closer To Your Classroom
Book one of our specially trained Naturalists to visit your classroom with live marine animals, interactive STEM activities, or other lesson plans tailored to your students' needs.
Our classroom-based programs allow students to experience marine creatures with our mobile touch tanked filled with species directly from Oyster Bay. STEM-based lessons lead students to make discoveries and conclusions through interactive challenges and hands-on activities.
Our catalog of lesson plans has various customizable options that align with Next Generation Science Standards and enable teachers to reach their curriculum goals.
Are you a Parent Looking for Programs for Your Children?
Visit our Youth & Family Programs page to find activities, programs, and resources more suited for individual families.
Virtual Field Trips
Bring The Water Closer To Your Home
Supercharge your student's "learning-from-home" curriculum with Virtual Field Trips and Activities that can be done at the kitchen table!
If you are an organizer of a teacher, a homeschooling group, or a troop leader, looking to enrich your lesson plans, we can modify our virtual programs to supplement your child(ren) 's homeschooling or remote-schooling needs.
How to Book an Education Program
1) Choose Your Location
Our unique location enables students to explore the marine environment in several ways. Topics and activities are designed to take advantage of our unique location, but can also be adjusted for classroom-based experiences.
2) Choose Your Topics
We offer a variety of unique, interactive, and hands-on STEM and Marine Science activities. Our most popular programs can be incorporated into most lesson plans.
3) Choose Your Date & Time
From moon-lit Horseshoe Crab Tagging to early morning sailing aboard Christeen, scheduling is completely customization. Field trips and in-school programs can be range in duration from 60 minute activities to multi-day experiences.
4) Submit your Booking Request
Fill out the contact form (right) and our Education Director will get back to you to finalize your appointment.