Summer Science School
The Reserve partners with the NC Maritime Museum, located in Beaufort, to offer Summer Science School for children. The goal of the program is to offer students the opportunity to learn about the natural and maritime history of coastal North Carolina through creative, hands-on experiences.
Seashore Life I (entering grades 1 & 2)
Investigate coastal marine life of the tidal flats, salt marshes, and sounds on local islands in this two-day class. Field-based classes include ferry rides, barrier island hiking, and animal identification. Advance registration is required. Fee: $90.
Dates:
July 1-2
July 31-Aug. 1
Seashore Life II (entering grades 4 - 6)
Investigate coastal marine life of the tidal flats, salt marshes, and sounds on local islands during this three-day class. The field-based classes include ferry rides, barrier island hiking, and animal identification. The program runs from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Advance registration is required. Fee: $120.
Dates:
July 16-18
Aug. 5-7
Coastal Adventures (entering grades 7-10)
Students will learn, more in-depth, the importance of estuaries and coastal processes in this four-day camp that includes a field trip to the Rachel Carson Reserve, plankton observing, squid dissections, bird watching, and many more hands-on scientific experiments. The course runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Advance registration is required. Fee: $160.
Dates:
July 22-25
Summer Science School programs are sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
