Check out this PUBLIC high school!!

[returnofsid]

Has anyone heard of The Sound School Regional Vocational Aquaculture Center? This is a PUBLIC high school in New Haven, CT!! Part of their Aquaculture program includes selling things on Ebay, such as Phytoplankton, Clowns, Brine Shrimp, Corals....etc. I recently ordered a bottle of live phyto and a Purple Digitata frag from them.
Well, I just spent about 30 minutes on the phone with this school. It's amazing!!! This is a PUBLIC high school. Math class....they learn boat building, marine navigation, etc. Science classes...they're spawning and growing American Red Lobsters!!! They're also growing several species of food scallops, fresh and saltwater oysters and clams. They're growing Groupers, Clowns (Tomato and Occelaris), and several other species of ornamental and food fish. They're growing about 8 species of Phytoplankton, 6 species of Zooplankton, mysid shrimp...etc. They've successfully spawned Croceas for about a year but have yet to raise them. Music class, they're attempting to decipher Dolphin and Whale communication!!! I spoke with a sudent who's a senior. This kid knows his stuff!! Then I spoke to the head of the AquaCulture program, who's also the Senior Guidance Councelor...AND a Marine Biologist!!! Their students regularly do speaking engagements at conferences like MAACNA and other Marine Conferences around the nation.
Makes me wanna go back to high school!!! Here's a link to their high school. Check out some of the information included in their courses. Also, I did a google search for them. There's write ups in scientific journals and papers all over the place about these kids. Simply Amazing!!

http://www.soundschool.com/

 

[spongebob lover]

wwoouu dood that's really kewl

 

[jezzeaepi]

A public school with funding? What the hecks goin on here?

 

[burning2nd]

its about time someone gets there %&^ together....

really cool...... i wish i would have had that opertunty

 

[Meche]

A public school with funding? What the hecks goin on here?

It's in CT.

 

[spongebob lover]

It's in CT.

are you going to that school Brett ?

 

[SueT]

I so hated high school, if I'd had something like this it would of been awesome. Instead we had nothing not even FFA or ag.

 

[spongebob lover]

hehe i hated Mexican high school but i loved going to high school in Canada, it was awesome !!! for once i didn't have to carry all my books and notebooks like a donkey , kids never stole anything from me, i could wear normal clothes instead of an uniform and i could wear make up and the teacher wouldn't yell at me because of that !!!

I think that high school is awesome ...to bad there's nothing like that around Washington (or at least that i know of )

 

[returnofsid]

There is a high school on the WA coast that at least a semester of takes place aboard an old sailing vessel. I don't know how much they get into Marine Biology, but they do a lot of sailing courses and such. I don't know if it's a public school or not though. If I remember right, it's near Port Orchard.

 

[Snowboarda42]

Sweet, post pictures of everything once you get it!

How are their prices?

 

[returnofsid]

I thought their prices were great. They don't really have a lot to offer as of yet, but the person I talked to said it should be expanding soon.

 

[Snowboarda42]

Nice, got a link to any of the Ebay stuff? Or am I gonna have to stop being lazy and look myself?

 

[Meche]

are you going to that school Brett ?

:lol: na... I said good bye to high school in 99'. :lol: