A Staples High School senior spent the spring helping youngsters gain a more “sound” understanding of one of the region’s most important environmental assets.
Ashley Cheng was one of the interns at SoundWaters’ Coastal Education Center at Cove Island Park in Stamford.
The high school-age interns “instead of attending classes for the final weeks of their high school careers, work in internships to experience a real-world business environment,” according to an announcement by SoundWaters.
Working with education professionals at the environmental group, Cheng and the other interns helped teach the science of Long Island Sound to preschool, elementary and middle school students from the region. The sessions over five weeks take place not only in classroom and lab settings, but also in the field at the beach and in boats on Holly Pond.
Cheng, who plans to attend the University of California at Irvine in the fall, said in the SoundWaters statement: “I enjoy helping the students, and I’m also learning a lot about Long Island Sound myself and how a non-profit works.”
The SoundWaters interns “develop their job and leadership skills on a daily basis as they perform scientific experiments, aquarium maintenance and assist with our STEM programs, reaching over 100 students each day,” Christina Genz, the group’s director of education, said in the statement.
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