Summertime and being on the water go together like crabs and Old Bay. And while school is still out for most kids, the Chesapeake Bay is a great place to learn when the weather’s warm.
Learning outside with CBF’s environmental educators connects students with the wonders of the Bay and complements what’s taught in the classroom the rest of the year.
In just one week in late July, more than 100 students visited CBF’s Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach. They saw moonfish and dolphins, planted oysters on sanctuary reefs, and pulled seine nets through the tidal marshes.
The students came from three amazing programs:
These photos are just a sample of the many experiences these students had with CBF.
Students from the Achievable Dream Academy and a CBF educator investigate small fish caught in the Lynnhaven River with a seine net.
Wyatt Young
Students from the Achievable Dream Academy and a CBF educator investigate small fish caught in the Lynnhaven River with a seine net. These fish can reveal a lot about water quality and are an important part of the Chesapeake Bay’s food chain.
Jimena Muñoz of Pathways to Science shows off a small croaker caught in a trawl net in the Lynnhaven River.
Wyatt Young
Jimena Muñoz of Pathways to Science shows off a spot caught in a trawl net in the Lynnhaven River.
Maya Spektor of the Summer Scholars program examines a baby cobia.
Kathlean Davis
Maya Spektor of the Summer Scholars program examines a baby cobia.
Seatack Elementary students from the Achievable Dream program in Virginia Beach play “Pollution and Bay Savers” in the restored grasses and sands of Pleasure House Point.
Wyatt Young
Achievable Dream Students from Seatack Elementary in Virginia Beach play “Pollution and Bay Savers” in the restored grasses and sands of Pleasure House Point.
Achievable Dream student Elijah Todd holds a blue crab on a CBF education vessel.
Shelby Corriea
Achievable Dream student Elijah Todd holds a blue crab on a CBF education vessel.
Students in the Pathways to Science program examine crabs and fish caught in a trawl net.
Kenny Fletcher
Students in the Pathways to Science program examine crabs and fish caught in a trawl net.
Students from the Achievable Dream Academy hunt through Pleasure House Point for native plants to fill their bouquets. Whoever has the most diverse array of species wins!
Wyatt Young
Students from the Achievable Dream Academy hunt through Pleasure House Point for native plants to fill their bouquets. Whoever has the most diverse array of species wins!
