Education through Restoration
New Curriculum
Billion Oyster Project published two new units of curriculum (30 lessons) on the Digital Platform.
262 teachers were trained or reported using Billion Oyster Project curricular resources in 2022 — reaching an estimated 10,000 students.
Professional Learning
Billion Oyster Project professional learning workshops are designed to empower and retain partner teachers, particularly in schools with high numbers of students from low-income households. These sessions also provide teachers with Billion Oyster Project staff support and networking opportunities. In 2022, 262 teachers — each representing 30-50 students — attended a Billion Oyster Project professional training.
8th Annual Symposium
The annual Billion Oyster Project Student Symposium culminates a year of learning for NYC students — offering an opportunity for them to share the results of BOP-inspired research. This year’s event was hosted on Governors Island on Friday, June 10. We also carried on the tradition of offering freshly shucked oysters to participants! In 2022, 254 students from 18 schools submitted 110 projects, with the help of 65 teachers.
Harbor School Happenings
In 2022, the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School received New York State Approval for the Professional SCUBA Diving program, the school’s seventh Career & Technical Education program to attain this status.
During the Summer, 102 Harbor School students participated in paid internships, including 27 with Billion Oyster Project.
In August, Mayor Adams announced that Harbor School will expand, with two additional buildings containing a classroom space, swimming pool, gymnasium, and science labs. The expansion will allow enrollment to grow significantly from the present 520 students.
With a new maritime-themed middle school coming to Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC is now home to an elementary school, middle school, high school, and college, where local students can explore marine studies and prepare for careers on and around our waterways.
On Sunday, October 3, Billion Oyster Project staff and Harbor School students had the honor of sailing Little Amal off into the sunset, aboard Virginia Maitland Sachs. This momentous occasion wrapped up more than 50 events, across the five boroughs, that made up the #LittleAmalWalksNYC tour!
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Restoration without education is only temporary. Your gift to Billion Oyster Project will help us continue to bring students to NY Harbor and NY Harbor to students in 2022.