To assist districts with bringing engaging science instruction to their students, the Western Suffolk BOCES Outdoor Environmental Education Program (OEEP) is offering many of its programs through virtual platforms. Due […]
Read MoreMarine Biology Focus of Weeklong Camp
During July 2020, the Outdoor Environmental Education Program successfully operated a weeklong day camp for high school students from across Long Island. The camp was made possible by a generous […]
Read MoreMiddle Schoolers Build Submersible Vehicles
Middle school students from Central Islip and Islip spent part of their spring break designing and building fully functional and remotely operated submersible vehicles as they took part in the Outdoor […]
Read MoreCrazy Chemistry Included in New Summer Program
This year, Western Suffolk BOCES and SCOPE ¶¶Òùal Services created a new summer science enrichment program for more than 45 students in grades 2-5 at the Caleb Smith Outdoor Learning […]
Read MoreSummer Science Camp Examines Marine Environs
In July, 17 high school students from Brentwood, North Babylon, Center Moriches, Bayport-Blue Point, Lindenhurst, and South Huntington school districts participated in a 5-day, 4-night intensive summer science camp, the […]
Read MoreThe Skies Come Alive as Planetariums Re-Open
Planetariums in Middle Country and Longwood school districts have been brought back to full use thanks to a partnership with OEEP. Both districts can now provide exciting and relevant planetarium […]
Read MoreMariculture Program Adds 200,000 Clams to Local Bays
Connetquot High School students scatter immature clams into Stony Brook Harbor. The students built rafts where the clams grew free from predators over the summer. Once in the local estuaries, […]
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