YESSS! (Youth Engagement Summer STEM at Sea!), a free summer program for NYC youth who are interested in marine science, launched on June 26^th with a group of 20 students. 

Students learned about the estuary surrounding KCC’s campus, including the physical and chemical properties of the water, its fish and macroinvertebrates, and their role in food chains and webs, zooplankton and phytoplankton, and how microplastics effect larger food chains. Students got their hands dirty by collecting specimens from the KCC beach with plankton nets and trawls, and analyzed them back in the lab using field and digital microscopes. 

The ultimate goal of YESSS! is to get students interested in marine STEM through hands-on activities and experiences. We want them to build the knowledge to understand that humans can make responsible choices to protect the dynamic underwater wilderness that surrounds KCC, Brooklyn and NYC, as a whole. 

YESSS! is generously funded by Assemblywoman Jaime Williams (Assembly District 59 in Brooklyn) and Assemblyman Pheffer-Amato (District 23 in Queens). 

Attend our upcoming Summer Virtual Open House Event on Tuesday, June 20th at 12pm or 6pm and learn all about our course offerings, training programs and our one-of-a-kind, College for Kids summer program! Attend and hear for yourself why we have once again been awarded the “Best of Brooklyn” award for adult continuing education! Early bird discounted rates will be in effect- you do not want to miss out!

Register for the 12pm Open House by clicking here.

Register for the 6pm Open House by clicking here.

Still time to take advantage of the FLASH SALE on the College For Kids Program- Summer 2023- send in the forms before tomorrow at 5pm and get HUGE SAVINGS-4 Week Half-Day Program: Originally $550 – W/ Flash Sale $450

4 Week Full-Day Program: Originally $3,200 – W/Flash Sale $2,8006 Week

Full-Day Program: Originally $3,800- W/ Flash Sale $3,000

Complete forms found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ebh2ogIhtnz8DKKc95myydZK8ieF07Z2?usp=sharing

And email them to ContEd.Reg@kbcc.cuny.edu before 5pm tomorrow and someone from our registration team will contact you for payment and to process the registration!