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Yonkers Paddling & Rowing Club (Yprc) What is SPLASH!? Are you a camp counselor who needs ideas for waterfront field trips? A teacher planning next term’s marine biology syllabus? A parent who wants your child to experience being on a boat this summer? Then SPLASH! is for you! Inside you will find free and low-cost waterfront education resources in the New York City area that can be used by camp leaders, school teachers, group leaders, and families alike to connect youth to the waters that surround us. The organizations in this document all focus in some way on the waterways that flow around, in, and through our urban landscape. SPLASH! lists organizations by average cost of programming per student and by location. In accordance with our mission, we have also highlighted organizations that offer paddling or other programs that take participants on the water. There is also additional detailed information for each organization, a brief description of the programs offered and the organization’s contact information. We have included experiences that cost close to $10 or less per participant. Water-related programs offer rich lessons in social studies, history, science, and math. The water itself can foster a deep appreciation for the irreplaceable natural resource that is our harbor. Our hope is that every child in the metropolitan area will eventually have the knowledge and tools to become invested in the care, improvement, and love of our waterfront and harbor; this guide attempts to further that goal. Enjoy your summer on the waterfront! Waterfront Alliance 217 Water Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10038 212.935.9831 │ waterfrontalliance.org Table of Contents Organizations Listed by Average Cost Per 4 Person…………………………………………………................................. Organizations Listed by 6 Location……………………………………………………………………….. Organizations with On-water 7 Programming………………………………………………………................ Organizations Up-close: Narrows Botanical Garden 19 Brooklyn Boatworks 8 New York Aquarium 19 New York City Soil and Water Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse 8 20 Conservation District Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy 8 New York Kayak Polo 20 Downtown Boathouse 9 North Brooklyn Boat Club 21 East River Community Recreation & Randall’s Island Waterfront 9 21 Education on the Water (C.R.E.W.) Stewardship Program Friends of Governors Island 10 Red Hook Boaters 22 Hackensack Riverkeeper 10 Resilience Adventures 22 HarborLAB at Gantry Plaza State 12 The River Project 23 Park Harlem River Community Rowing 12 Rocking the Boat 24 Hoboken Cove Boathouse 13 Row New York 25 Sarah Lawrence College Center for Hudson River Park Trust 13 26 the Urban River at Beczak (CURB) I Fish New York 14 Sebago Canoe Club 27 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum 14 South Street Seaport Museum 27 Inwood Canoe Club 15 Staten Island Museum 29 Kayak Staten Island 15 Swim for Life 30 Liberty State Park Interpretive The Whaling Museum and Education 16 30 Center Center Long Island City Boathouse 17 Village Community Boathouse 31 Lower East Side Ecology Center 17 Visitor Center at Newtown Creek 32 Manhattan By Sail 17 Waterfront Museum 32 Manhattan Community Boathouse 18 Weehawken Rowing 33 Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club Meadowlands Environment Center 18 33 (YPRC) Organizations Listed by Average Cost per Person: Average Cost Per Page Organization Location* Person** Listed Opportunities Schoolsfor Opportunities Campsfor Opportunities the Publicfor Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse Brooklyn Free! 8 Brooklyn Bridge Park Brooklyn Free! 8 Conservancy Manhattan and Downtown Boathouse Free! 9 Governors Island East River Community Recreation & Education on the Manhattan Free! 9 Water (C.R.E.W.) Friends of Governors Island Governors Island Free! 10 HarborLAB at Gantry Plaza Queens Free! 12 Hoboken, New Hoboken Cove Boathouse Free! 13 Jersey I Fish New York Citywide Free! 14 Kayak Staten Island Staten Island Free! 15 Long Island City Boathouse Queens Free! 17 Lower East Side Ecology Center Manhattan Free! 17 Manhattan Community Manhattan Free! 18 Boathouse Narrows Botanical Gardens Brooklyn Free! 19 New York City Soil and Water Manhattan Free! 20 Conservation District North Brooklyn Boat Club Brooklyn Free! 21 Randall’s Island Waterfront Randall’s Island Free! 21 Stewardship Program Red Hook Boaters Brooklyn Free! 22 Swim for Life Citywide Free! 30 Visitor Center at Newtown Creek Brooklyn Free! 32 Yonkers Paddling & Rowing Club Yonkers Free! 33 (YPRC) Inwood Canoe Club Manhattan $4.00 15 The Whaling Museum and Cold Spring Harbor $5.00 30 Education Center Average Cost Per Page Organization Location* Person** Listed Opportunities Schoolsfor Opportunities Campsfor Opportunities the Publicfor New York Kayak Polo Manhattan $5.00 20 Weehawken, New Weehawken Rowing $5.00 33 Jersey South Street Seaport Museum Manhattan $5.25 27 New York Aquarium Brooklyn $9.95 19 Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak Yonkers $10.00 26 (CURB) Hackensack Riverkeeper Greater New Jersey $10.00 10 Meadowlands Environment Lyndhurst, New $10.00 18 Center Jersey Sebago Canoe Club Brooklyn $10.00 27 Waterfront Museum Brooklyn $10.00 32 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Manhattan $11.50 14 Museum Manhattan By Sail Manhattan $14.00 17 Brooklyn Boatworks Brooklyn Varies 8 Harlem River Community Bronx Varies 12 Rowing Hudson River Park Trust Manhattan Varies 13 Liberty State Park Interpretive Jersey City, New Varies 16 Center Jersey Hoboken, New Resilience Adventures Varies 22 Jersey The River Project Manhattan Varies 23 Rocking the Boat Bronx Varies 24 Queens and Row New York Varies 25 Manhattan Staten Island Museum Staten Island Varies 29 Village Community Boathouse Manhattan Varies 31 *Unless otherwise specified, organizations listed are located in New York State. **Average cost per person calculated by determining the average cost for a program through a given organization and then dividing it by 30. Check organization listings for detailed information. Organizations Listed by Location: Bronx Manhattan Harlem River Community Rowing 12 Downtown Boathouse 9 East River Community Recreation & Rocking the Boat 24 9 Education on the Water (C.R.E.W.) Brooklyn Hudson River Park Trust 13 Brooklyn Boatworks 8 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum 14 Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse 8 Inwood Canoe Club 15 Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy 8 Manhattan By Sail 17 New York Aquarium 19 Manhattan Community Boathouse 18 New York City Soil and Water Conservation North Brooklyn Boat Club 21 20 District Red Hook Boaters 22 New York Kayak Polo 20 Sebago Canoe Club 27 The River Project 23 Visitor Center at Newtown Creek 32 South Street Seaport Museum 27 Waterfront Museum 32 Village Community Boathouse 31 Governors Island Queens Friends of Governors Island 10 HarborLAB at Gantry Plaza State Park 12 New Jersey Long Island City Boathouse 17 Hackensack Riverkeeper 10 Row New York 25 Hoboken Cove Boathouse 13 Randall’s Island Randall’s Island Wetland Stewardship Liberty State Park Interpretive Center 16 21 Program Meadowlands Environment Center 18 Staten Island Resilience Adventures 22 Kayak Staten Island 15 Weehawken Rowing 33 Staten Island Museum 29 Greater New York Citywide The Whaling Museum and Education Center 30 I Fish New York 14 Sarah Lawrence College Center for the 26 Lower East Side Ecology Center 17 Urban River at Beczak (C.U.R.B.) Yonkers Paddling & Rowing Club (YPRC) 33 Swim for Life 30 Organizations with On-Water Programming: Organization Location Page Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse Brooklyn 8 Downtown Boathouse Manhattan 9 East River Community Recreation and Manhattan 9 Education on the Water (C.R.E.W.) Hackensack Riverkeeper New Jersey 10 HarborLAB at Gantry Plaza State Park Queens 12 Harlem River Community Rowing Bronx 12 Hoboken Cove Boathouse New Jersey 13 Inwood Canoe Club Manhattan 15 Kayak Staten Island Staten Island 15 Liberty State Park Interpretive Center New Jersey 16 Long Island City Boathouse Queens 17 Lower East Side Ecology Center Manhattan 17 Manhattan By Sail Manhattan 17 Manhattan Community Boathouse Manhattan 18 New York Kayak Polo Manhattan 20 North Brooklyn Boat Club Brooklyn 21 Red Hook Boaters Brooklyn 22 Resilience Adventures New Jersey 22 Rocking the Boat Bronx 24 Row New York Queens 25 Sebago Canoe Club Brooklyn 27 Staten Island Museum Staten Island 29 Swim for Life Citywide 30 Village Community Boathouse Manhattan 31 Weehawken Rowing New Jersey 33 Yonkers Paddling & Rowing Club (YPRC) Yonkers 33 BROOKLYN BOATWORKS Location: Brooklyn: DUMBO Website: www.brooklynboatworks.org Contact: Marjorie R. Schulman Phone: 718.222.4401 Email: [email protected] About: Brooklyn Boatworks provides high quality and academically focused afterschool and in- school programs for students in underserved communities. Our unique programs in public middle schools use boat building and on-water experiences to support the development of positive behaviors, critical thinking, leadership skills, self-esteem, and communication skills while building students’ exposure to and abilities in science, technology, engineering, and math. School Programs: In our core boat building program, we work with students to build Optimist Prams, small sailboats used worldwide by thousands of young people, as an introduction to sailing and craftsmanship. Students start by learning about tools and safety, and by building a scale model of their boat. They go on to learn construction skills: measuring, lofting, sawing, and finishing. The core curriculum is enriched by specialized
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