Ferry Beach Ecology School,Saco, Maine Ferry Beach Ecology School is a residential environmental education center on the southern coast of Maine. This Program provides qualified college juniors and seniors with 10-week paid job assignments during the summer break. To be eligible, students must be either a New England resident or enrolled in a degree program in the region. Services include staff training workshops, public and private school presentations and speaking engagements. Hands-on marine education programs in New England.
Programs range from one hour to four days.
Program outlines, vocabulary lists and in class activities are all sent in the weeks preceding the program. Supplementary video material is also available. R.I. Explore the Bay programs educate grade school children about Narragansett Bay, R.I through field studies, teacher training and classroom programs. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The guide contains individual listings for educational resources produced by all programs of the ANR, as well as other recommended materials.