The Place Where It Slows The wooden boardwalk creaks under Dylan’s sneakers as she steps out over the marsh at Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve. The air feels thick and a little sticky from last night’s rain. Water is still sitting in shallow puddles between the tall grass, and when a heron suddenly flaps up from…

Overview Science education increasingly asks students to engage with complex systems, human influence, and large-scale change. For many middle school learners, these ideas can feel removed from the places they move through each day, positioning them as observers rather than participants. Although students are capable of engaging with complexity, global challenges are often presented in…

Project Overview (Draft) Most middle school students learn about coastal systems through diagrams, videos, or textbook examples, often far removed from the shorelines, waterways, and environmental changes they encounter in their own communities. This disconnect can make complex scientific concepts feel abstract and difficult to grasp. Coastal Motion was created to bridge that gap by…

Mission Statment The mission of Coastal Motion is to cultivate creative confidence and learning by inviting middle school learners to explore coastal science through movement and observation. “When we consider the whole journey of an experience, new design opportunities often emerge.” ~ Moggridge