02/25/2026 | Education

Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School and Stone Living Lab Announce Partnership to Advance Climate Literacy

Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School and the Stone Living Lab have partnered to develop a unique coastal resilience learning sequence to enhance experiential learning and climate literacy for students in Boston Public Schools and beyond.

02/18/2026 | Education

2026 Teacher Institute: Applications Open!

Applications are now open for our 2026 Summer Teacher Institute!

Stone Living Lab at the MBTA: Highlights from our Lunch and Learn

Lab staff recently presented on our current work at a Lunch and Learn organized by the MBTA’s Employee Sustainability Group.

11/14/2025 | Education

New Education Resources!

The Education Team has new resources to spark curiosity and conversation!

A group of students look closely at the ground on a beach

Funding Opportunity with Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School

Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School and Stone Living Lab invited proposals for curriculum development on Cathleen Stone Island!

Living Seawalls in Practice: A Workshop on Science-Informed Design in California

The Stone Living Lab's Co-Director Katie Dafforn presents to the Living Seawalls workshop in San Francisco.

Efforts to Protect Harbor from Floods Lifted by $10M Donation | State House News Service

With several “king tides” in the near-term forecast, the Stone Foundation is donating $10 million over the next five years to help a local lab expand its work on nature-based methods of adapting places like Boston Harbor to flooding from climate change.

A woman kneeling on granite steps, holding a meter stick in the surrounding floodwaters.

Wicked High Tides are coming to Boston!

This fall, Boston will experience a spectacular tidal event: the Perigean Spring Tides (also called King Tides). These “wicked high tides” result in high tides that are 2-4 feet higher than normal. This natural phenomenon occurs a few times each year, and gives us a window into how sea level rise will soon start affecting our daily lives.

Exploring Nature-Based Coastal Innovation: Reflections from the Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems in Hong Kong

The Stone Living Lab's Co-Director Katie Dafforn presents to the International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems (BECoME) in Hong Kong.