CSCR Middle School Adventures
Our hands-on marine science and coastal exploration program for students in grades 6-8* meets Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30pm during the school year, depending on interest. CSCR’s Summer Middle School Program meets four days a week, usually for 2 hours in the mornings.
Additional details are on the REGISTRATION FORM. Sign up for CSCR’s newsletter to get updates, and reach out to Susan Bryant (sbryant@ccscr.org) should you have any questions or concerns.
CSCR also offers opportunities for whole classes to visit for a day (or days) of experiential coastal education. Contact jbuckley@ccscr.org to discuss arrangements for your group.
ABOUT CSCR’s Middle School Program:
The middle school program is run by the exceptionally talented ecologist and equally passionate educator, Susan Bryant. Part artist, part scientist, all humanist, and a great leader of middle school students, Susan engages her young scientists in understanding our harbor’s environmental assets — salt marshes, eelgrass beds, shellfish beds, dunes & barrier beach, — and the underwater diversity, serenity, and aesthetics of the ecosystems surrounding us.
“We experience, observe and document tidelines, beach vegetation, salt marsh changes, crabs and periwinkles behaviors, shellfish, marine debris, underwater eelgrass, seaweed and fouling communities and maintain our curiosity and interests in our local estuarine system. Thanks to a 2025 grant from the Scituate Education Foundation, and the engineering creativity our (summer college) interns, we will play with solutions to storm surges and sea level rise. We’ll also experiment with hydro and wind power.
We make friends, share roles and practice team skills. We innovate & experiment; we use ArcGIS & scientific devices to help us document our observations. We contribute knowledge and insight to community discussions of coastal resilience. This is all made possible because our middle school students supply us with unbounded creativity, energy, and thoughtful solutions to vexing coastal issues. And they do so via immersive hands-on, feet-in authentic experiences that equip them with the unique experiences that drive personal development as well as community understanding.” — Susan Bryant
Details/FAQ:
Middle School students may be invited to help the Varsity Research teams with their research, or to join in additional expeditions beyond our regular middle school slots. So keep an eye on the email you used to register, and make sure that emails from ccscr.org do not go into your junk mail folder.
6th graders, and exceptionally interested 5th graders included. 9th graders and above go to CSCR’s Varsity Research Programs.
Sessions will only run when 3 or more students have registered for it, so please help by telling friends.
You can pay by check, cash, paypal, or Venmo — adding on at a later date if you wish. Please reach out to our accounting interns with questions, and contact Jack Buckley, to ensure program fees are not a barrier to your family’s participation.
We are in, on and next to the water. There is a place in the registration form to help us know how to best accommodate your child. Comfortable watershoes and sun protection are required. You may borrow our lifejackets, rubber boots, snorkel gear, sunscreen or bring your own.
After signing up, come to CSCR, 40 Parker Avenue, Cohasset, MA, or walk across the bridge to us from Lighthouse Lane and the Sailing Club. Bike rack available.
Please let us know, or volunteer to help fix, if we are missing something. We have a small staff and appreciate support from the community.
Questions and week-of or day-of changes — text Susan at 857-231-1768. Call 3 times in a row if we are on an expedition and you need to reach us.
More Photos & Samples of our Work
Students who participate in our Middle School program will:
- Gain a better understanding of the delicate balance between our fragile ecosystem and human interaction with the ecosystem
- Learn valuable skills in scientific observation, data collection, and environmental stewardship
- Maintain their curiosity, joy of learning, and team up with new friends
School Year Programming
- During the school year, we meet on Wednesdays after school from 3:30–5:30 with mid-winter meetings ending a little earlier.
