Photo courtesy of Dr. Nevada Winrow 

 
The New England Aquarium’s Lowell Lecture Series presents Black Girls Dive Foundation Co-Founder Dr. Nevada Winrow, a pediatric neuropsychologist, educator, and certified master scuba diver. Dr. Winrow co-founded the Black Girls Dive Foundation to help overcome the racial and socioeconomic achievement gap and cultivate the next generation of social conscious divers, scientists, conservationists, and planetary stewards.

Black Girls Dive offers young girls and women aquatic-based programs that integrate a STREAMS-based curriculum (science, technology, robotics, engineering, arts, mathematics, and scuba diving) through five chapters located in Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and Georgia. Participants become PADI-certified scuba divers and engage in shark research and conservation, coral restoration, collaborative oyster restoration and education, and national parks preservation projects. 

In her talk, Dr. Winrow will share the genesis of this nonprofit organization, its progress over the past eight years, its impact on participants and partnering organizations, and what’s next. Join us for a fascinating look at this all-volunteer program that is helping to advance the next generation of ocean leaders.

 
This New England Aquarium Lowell Lecture Series event is free to the public and presented through the generosity of the Lowell Institute. Advance registration is required. Doors open and cash bar available at 6:00 p.m. The lecture begins promptly at 6:30 p.m.
 

Virtual registration closes at 2:00 p.m. on February 13.