PROGRAMS 
2026


Middle and High School Students +Home School (Grades 6-12)

Two Options for Students: 

 

StartUp Sprint: Ocean Innovation (Friday pm & Saturday ONLY)

For students with interest in ocean + innovation/entrepreneurship, but don't have the time for the full 6 week Blue Innovation Program. Perfect to get the basic skills of idea development and innovation. 

January 9th-10th 2026 - ONLY
Friday (4:30-8:00pm) Saturday (8:30am-4:30 pm)

$75.00 Registration Fee

Thanks to CoastX donors, a limited number of scholarships are available for students with proven financial need. Please email info@CoastX.org

 

Blue Innovation Program:

A more robust program for students with interest in ocean + innovation/entrepreneurship and want to spend more time with experts and mentors to develop their idea into a product or service.

Includes the StartUp Sprint: Ocean Innovation (above) plue 6 after-school weekly sessions with mentors, speakers, ocean experts. Allows students to develop deeper innovation + entrepreneurship skills to grow their idea with prototypes, customer discovery, financial considerations, and end with a fully developed 3 minute pitch. Added option to work with CoastX judges to present at national competitions for students.

Weekly thereafter Tuesdays, 4:00pm-6:30pm; 6 sessions

$150/student for the Program 

Thanks to CoastX donors, a limited number of scholarships are available for students with proven financial need. Please email info@CoastX.org

Drop-off/pick-up Location: 

Kittery Community Center, Kittery , ME

REGISTRATION OPENS NOVEMBER 1, 2025 to DECEMBER 15th 2025 or until all 24 registrations are sold out. We will also create a wait list.

 

 

CoastX Programs Summer 2026

 

NEW 2026 Programs are under final development.  More Information Coming Soon!

 

Explore The Ocean Programs: We now offer limited donor funded Financial Scholarships for Maine and New Hampshire students with financial need

 Explore the Ocean Like Never Before: A Week of Underwater Exploration and Adventure!

 

TBD

Middle & High School Students

 

Students will utilize remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), drop cameras and other blue technology equipment to explore, observe, monitor, and preserve the health of marine ecosystems. 

Working with ocean engineers and subject matter experts, participants will conduct underwater exploration missions in the marine environment, onboard a vessel and on the shoreline, to gather data on marine life, marine habitat, and marine debris using ROVs, ocean mapping, and surveying tools. 

Students will report the outcomes of their research on the State of the Harbor in person at the CoastX Ocean Conference and on CoastX GIS Story Map. 

Types of blue technology CoastX participants will use:

  1. Underwater ROV
  2. Drop cameras and GoPros
  3. Mapping & Surveying tools 
  4. GIS Maps

 

 

 

Marine-Based Art Program: 
 

 

 

TBD

Middle & High School Students

 

 

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.

 Explore the Ocean Like Never Before: A Week of Underwater Exploration and Adventure!
 

TBD

Middle & High School Students

 

 

Students will utilize remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), drop cameras and other blue technology equipment to explore, observe, monitor, and preserve the health of marine ecosystems. 

Working with ocean engineers and subject matter experts, participants will conduct underwater exploration missions in the marine environment, onboard a vessel and on the shoreline, to gather data on marine life, marine habitat, and marine debris using ROVs, ocean mapping, and surveying tools. 

Students will report the outcomes of their research on the State of the Harbor in person at the CoastX Ocean Conference and on CoastX GIS Story Map. 

Types of blue technology CoastX participants will use:

  1. Underwater ROV
  2. Drop cameras and GoPros
  3. Mapping & Surveying tools 
  4. GIS Maps

 

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