This spring has been another semester of non-stop after-school programming. Twenty Boatbuilding students are in the process of building our first ever decked sailboat, a 16-foot Mellonseed Skiff, to be launched in July. Another 20 On-Water students have had a combination of Habitat Monitoring and Restoration experiences and intensive Maritime Skills training, spending two afternoons each week out on the Bronx River. And all of our students have benefited from the support of our Student Advocate, a social worker, who helps Rocking the Boat students make the most of their experience. But on top of the 40 students and 11 Apprentices Rocking the Boat serves each semester, this spring over 250 other students have joined Rocking the Boat out on the Bronx River. These students have taken part in Rocking the Boat’s Community Environmental Program, which operates during the school day, extending our programming to a much larger body of New York City public school students. This spring they have come from local Bronx schools such as The Pablo Neruda School for Architecture and World Studies, Bronx Satellite High School, and Banana Kelly, as well as from more distant schools like The New York Harbor School, in Bushwick Brooklyn. Each class’s experience is different, as teachers work individually with Rocking the Boat staff to design the curriculum. The huge range of on-water activities taking place this spring include rowing training programs, river restoration studies, boat design workshops, and river mapping and charting trainings. The Community Environmental Program succeeds in using Rocking the Boat’s resources of boats, skilled staff, and the Bronx River, to immensely expand our reach. It allows us to impact a far greater number of young people than our after-school programs alone could, and enhance school-based educational experiences for students throughout New York City.