Outdoor Education Archives - Western Suffolk Boces

Outdoor Environmental Education Program Goes Virtual

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 […]

Marine 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 […]

Middle 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 […]

Crazy Chemistry Included in New Summer Program

This year, Western Suffolk BOCES and SCOPE Educational Services created a new summer science enrichment program for more than 45 students in grades 2-5 at the Caleb Smith Outdoor Learning […]

Summer 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 […]

The 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 […]

Mariculture 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, […]