We are committed to building this project and managing this land with the utmost respect toward its pristine nature, and passing that respect on to all who enter its gates.

We are committed to real science, including partnerships with local and regional science centers for meaningful data collection and documentation, and by reporting (graphing, mapping, counting, etc.) for the advancement of Bay science and preservation.

We are committed to providing students with an interactive experience, where they are never bored by learning, or by their instructors.

We are committed to serving students and teachers in communities that lack the resources to provide a residential environmental education experience.

We are committed to technology and its interface with student experience to plot and correlate data, merge databases etc., in order to fully integrate the NorthBay experience with the environmental science world at large.

We are committed to precursor learning and especially follow-up learning for schools and students through a superb interactive website, and ongoing relationships with the staff, bringing students, teachers and schools back again and again to their NorthBay experience.

We are committed to raising up a new generation of Maryland "soon-to-be" adults, who are profound thinkers and doers around the prominent issues facing our environment and especially our Chesapeake Bay.

 



Principles of service

  • Student focused
  • Create an experience for the student, so they can't wait to come back...
  • Delight the student...it's a sin to bore a kid.
  • Create adventure from the beginning, know their names...and always smile.
  • Anticipate the needs of all your guests...even before they ask.
  • Create an experience for the teacher, so that NorthBay is their preferred venue...
  • Strategize the entire visit of the teacher to make them feel important and at home.
  • Guard the boundaries and privacy of each teacher while maximizing their role.
  • Create relationships which nurture yourself, each other, NorthBay and our guests...
  • Seek every opportunity to grow and be a lifelong learner.
  • Be committed to your colleagues' success, and look for ways to help without being asked.
  • "Own" the success of NorthBay, protect its assets, and be its ambassador everywhere you go.