The average summer camp usually revolves around soccer games and rock climbing. They bring to mind grass fields, out door activities and picnic lunches. For senior Chelsea Norman however, camp brings to mind the ocean. Project Oceanology to be exact.
“My aunt sent my cousin to an aquarium camp,” Norman said. “It made me want to look up camps too.”
Norman found Project Oceanology in Groton, CT. It’s a five day long camp spent doing chemical tests on water and mud, riding skiffs from beach to beach, and trolling the ocean for animals. While the sea life they collected was on board, the 48 campers were able to play with them and measure them for data to present later.
Norman decided to attend Project Oceanology because in the future, she plans on making a career out of the ocean as a Marine Biologist. As far as a specialty though, Norman isn’t sure what she wants to focus on.
“I don’t know yet,”Norman said. “I just want to work with sea animals.”