CoastX: Marine Art & Ocean Exploration Camps
CoastX, based in Kittery Point, Maine, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to sparking a lifelong passion for the ocean in the next generation. Our mission is to empower middle and high school students in Southern Maine and New Hampshire’s Seacoast region through hands-on, ocean-based experiential education that integrates STEAM, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Our programs are designed to develop the skills, creativity, and confidence students need to address real-world coastal challenges. Through experiential learning, we inspire curiosity and nurture the mindset that anything is possible, fostering problem-solving and innovation.
We offer two programs in the summer of 2025 for Middle and High School students
Explore the Ocean Like Never Before August 18-22, 2025
Group A: 8:30am-12:00pm
Group B: 1:00pm- 4:30pm
Maximum 11 students in each group
Drop-off/pick-up Location: Pepperrell Cove, Kittery Point, ME
During the course of five days, middle and high school students will learn to use our underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), work alongside marine biologists, ocean engineers, aboard the M/V Utopia, a 38-foot Coast Guard- inspected lobster boat exploring the ocean like never before! Students will learn basic seamanship, ocean surveying and engineering skills by conducting underwater missions exploring, observing, and collecting data on marine life, habitats, and debris. By Day 5, students will be able to identify challenges of our coastal ecosystems and propose innovative and creative solutions to those challenges.
*Offering limited spaces to first #areuin? students to register
ONE (1) student in the morning (am) session
TWO (2) students in the afternoon (pm) session
Pricing is $375/student, but discounted to $100 for #areuin? students ($275 savings)
TO REGISTER:
AreUin LINK: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/JK6GuEt33xJ3iWFIQ_RA5w
NOTE in "Where did you hear about us", indicate "AreUin", then email copy of AreUin card to info@CoastX.org
Marine-Based Art Camp:
“The Beauty and Challenges of Life Above and Below the Piscataqua River” July 21-25, 2025
9:00 am- 3:00 pm
Drop-off/pick-up Locations:
Days 1-3: 66 Ceres Street, Portsmouth (Portsmouth Harbor Cruises, near tugboats)
Days 4-5 Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St, Kittery, ME 03904 (Kittery Foreside)
This immersive marine-based art program invites students to explore the dynamic relationship between life above and below the Piscataqua River, it’s estuaries, and tributaries through creative expression.
By combining marine ecology education with artistic practice, students will gain a deeper appreciation for marine ecosystems while using various artistic mediums, watercolor painting, cyanotypes, underwater ROV imaging, and photography, to depict the beauty and challenges faced by life in and around the ocean. The program will culminate in an art exhibit showcasing their unique creations.
*Offering limited spaces to the first TWO (2) #areuin? students to register
Pricing is $450/student, but discounted to $100 for #areuin? students ($350 savings)
TO REGISTER:
AreUin LINK: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/ethgpstSOs1FDmG8DBuEIA
NOTE in "Where did you hear about us", indicate "AreUin", then email copy of AreUin card to info@CoastX.org
For more information please visit: www.CoastX.org
