NYC Ferry boats are turning into floating classrooms, taking 10,000+ public school students a year on science voyages across New York Harbor
The NYC Ferry is picking up a new side gig between rush hours. Through a new partnership with Billion Oyster Project , ferries are being turned into floating classrooms that will take more than 10,000 NYC public school students a year out onto New York Harbor, according to NYCEDC . Called the Floating Classroom , the program uses ferries during quieter off-peak weekday hours, when there’s “a little bit more capacity,” as NYC Ferry executive director James Wong told CBS New York . How the floating classroom works 90-minute voyages on school days, from Labor Day through Memorial Day Up to two trips a day , with room for about 300 students and teachers daily Lessons on marine ecology, oyster restoration, climate resilience and careers on the water, led by Billion Oyster Project educators The bigger goal: reaching 1 million NYC students by 2030 The program was announced at the DUMBO ferry dock in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and it’s launching for the 2026-27 school year . Teachers can join the interest list on Billion Oyster Project’s website for first access when class booking opens. The high school where you take a boat to class If anyone knows the harbor as
