Living Classroom Workshops address a variety of topics specifically designed for Pre-K-6 classes with lessons focused on marine science, climate change, migratory birds, and more! Each workshop involves hands-on activities to actively engage learners.

Living Classroom: The Living Shoreline is a 75 minute workshop focused on the ecosystems that surround coastal communities. Students will learn about the animals and plants that can be found in and around the oceans and bays in coastal areas like the Rockaways, including oysters, dune plants, fish, and sharks. After a brief discussion inside, students will get the opportunity to explore those wildlife communities. Activity dependent on tide, weather, and season. Please prepare to be outdoors!

All programs will be free for Rockaway public schools. Pricing for public schools outside the Rockaways is $10/student for a maximum of 25 students or flat rate of $250. Pricing for private school groups is $15/student with a maximum of 25 students or a flat rate of $375. Home school groups can call for pricing!

The Living Shoreline Workshop is conducted during the regular school day at the RISE Center, at 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

Please contact us at programs@riserockaway.org with any questions.

Living Classroom Workshops address a variety of topics specifically designed for Pre-K-6 classes with lessons focused on marine science, climate change, migratory birds, and more! Each workshop involves hands-on activities to actively engage learners.

Cultural Immigrant Initiative: Guyanese Fishing/Net Knitting is a 75 minute workshop that teaches students about the history of Guyanese fishing and some of the crafts and skills that go into it. Students will learn about Guyanese cast net fishing, its history, the art of making the nets, and their current day use in the Rockaways. Students will learn basic knots and practice casting a net. All students will leave the workshop with their own knot bracelet and instruction guide.

This program is free for Rockaway public schools. Pricing for public schools outside of the Rockaways is $10/student for a maximum of 25 students or flat rate of $250. Pricing for private school groups will be $15/student with a maximum of 25 students or a flat rate of $375. Home school groups can call for pricing!

The Guyanese Fishing/Net Knitting workshop is conducted during the regular school day at the RISE Center, at 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

Please contact us at programs@riserockaway.org with any questions.