Afterschool Programs

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AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING

The Bay works together with a variety of partners to offer afterschool programs to students in their schools or at both our Bay Center (Providence) and our Exploration Center and Aquarium (Newport). Our afterschool programs are offered on a long-term basis (over multiple days), allowing students to learn in-depth about Narragansett Bay in a more informal atmosphere.

High-quality afterschool programs offer participants an opportunity to learn and grow, and provide a healthy alternative to risky behaviors, which can be a problem during those hours. These programs also offer help to today’s working families who depend on afterschool programming to keep their kids safe and to help improve academic achievement.

Save The Bay’s afterschool programming often includes a large-scale look at Narragansett Bay from the wide perspective of the whole watershed down to the tiniest critters that live in the Bay. Our programs are customized to appeal to students at any grade level, providing interesting, fun, science-based activities to a wide variety of audiences. For effective teaching and quality results, we work with no more than 20 students for our long term afterschool programs.

For pricing and information, contact Mary Klimasewiski at mklimasewiski@savebay.org or 401-272-3540 x117.

 

Afterschool Partners

  • Connecting for Children and Families, Woonsocket
  • Cunningham Elementary, Pawtucket
  • Francis J. Varieur School, Pawtucket
  • Kids Klub, North Providence and Woonsocket
  • Paul Cuffee Charter School, Providence
  • Pell Elementary, Newport
  • Quest Montessori, Narragansett
  • The Learning Community, Central Falls
  • The Providence Afterschool Alliance (PASA)
  • UCAP, Providence
  • Veterans Memorial Elementary, Central Falls

Read About Some of Our Latest Education Initiatives

Bayside with Jeff Swanlund

Thursday, March 5, 2020

BAYSIDE WITH JEFF SWANLUND: Meet Jeff, a Save The Bay education specialist! Why and when did you get involved with Save The Bay? When I was 10, I attended BayCamp in Wickford, which is one of the many reasons I love the Bay. By September of 2018 I was hired as a seasonal educator and … Read More

BAYSIDE WITH JEFF SWANLUND: Meet Jeff, a Save The Bay education specialist! Why and when did you get involved with Save The Bay? When I was 10, I attended BayCamp... ...Read More

Fighting for Environmental Literacy

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

50 Ways We’ve Saved The Bay: Fighting for Environmental Literacy Mackensie duPont Crowley, communications specialist When Congress passed the National Environmental Education Act of 1990 and installed the Office of Environmental Education within the Environmental Protection Agency, Save The Bay had already found our own educational niche. While Congress was making small steps to nationally … Read More

50 Ways We’ve Saved The Bay: Fighting for Environmental Literacy Mackensie duPont Crowley, communications specialist When Congress passed the National Environmental Education Act of 1990 and installed the Office of... ...Read More

Save The Bay Educators Lead Students from Central Falls Charter School in Aquarium-Building Program

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Save The Bay Educators Lead Central Falls Students in Aquarium-Building Program By Jeff Swanlund, education specialist Every Friday, myself and fellow Save The Bay educator Meghan Kelly meet with middle schoolers from The Learning Community Charter School in Central Falls. The program is part of a Community Responsibility block of the school day, during which … Read More

Save The Bay Educators Lead Central Falls Students in Aquarium-Building Program By Jeff Swanlund, education specialist Every Friday, myself and fellow Save The Bay educator Meghan Kelly meet with middle... ...Read More

You have funding options!

Educators, nothing should stand in the way of giving your students the educational experience of a lifetime: including a lack of funding. We want to support you in your search for funding and have compiled the tips and sources on this page to help you get started.

Ideas to consider:

  • Discuss funding options with your school’s PTA or PTO
  • Organize a fundraiser, such as a bake sale
  • Meet with your local Rotary Club
  • Research available grants for teachers and schools

Start A Grant Search

*Please note:  Be sure to access the Johnson & Wales University Harborside Campus through the main entrance on Harborside Blvd. Your GPS may suggest taking Ernest Street to JWU’s Shipyard Street entrance, but that route requires a key card for entry.  

From Route I-95 North or South, take Exit 18 (Thurbers Avenue). Head downhill on Thurbers Avenue to US Route 1A (Allens Avenue). Turn right onto Allens Ave. Continue southbound on Allens Ave. into Cranston, where Allens Ave. becomes Narragansett Blvd. Turn left onto Harborside Blvd. at the traffic light by the Shell gas station. Follow Harborside Blvd. through the Johnson & Wales Harborside Campus. At the end of Harborside Blvd., turn right onto Save The Bay Drive. Save The Bay Drive becomes a circular, one-way roadway as you approach the Bay Center. Parking is available in four guest lots after you pass the main building. Enter the building through the main entrance.

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March 25, 2020

Dear Friends, Supporters and Community Members, 

Save The Bay’s facilities in Providence, Newport and Westerly will remain closed through April 10, 2020 in response to COVID-19. All volunteer, internship and public programs will remain suspended during this time.

Our staff remains dedicated to working on our mission to protect and improve Narragansett Bay from home. As always, we are accessible via email (listed on our website), or on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Students of all ages are invited to tune in to our Breakfast by the Bay live stream on Save The Bay’s Facebook page every weekday at 10 a.m. Join us to learn about Bay species, habitats and more!

Unable to watch the video live? Catch the video later in the day on our Youtube page.