Cheverus Global & Experiential Opportunities
Swan?s Island Field Research Science teacher Erika Rhile has been working with Dr. Peter Petraitis, Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, on research regarding the ecological mechanisms that maintain strands of algae and beds of mussels and barnacles in the Gulf of Maine as distinct, self-sustaining communities for over twenty years. Each spring, a small group of students have the opportunity to assist in this research project on Swan?s Island, a small island located six miles off the coast of Mount Desert Island. Students are taught research methods including field sampling, organism counts, and statistical and microscopic analysis. This immersion experience is open to students in grades 10-12. Students are selected for their interest in environmental studies and the outdoors, their appeal in the Advanced Placement and marine science courses offered, and their overall academic competence in the sciences.
20 2022-2023 Program of Studies
