New London – Beginning this week, students and faculty at The Williams School students are beginning an integrated educational outreach program involving the Sea Research Foundation and the Ocean Exploration Trust and its ship of exploration, E/V NAUTILUS.

Students and faculty will participate in several educational programs run by The Sea Research Foundation, including the JASON Learning program, the school said in a news release.

“I am simply thrilled to have The Williams School so deeply involved in our various outreach programs and hope it can be a model for other schools across the country,” Robert Ballard, president of the Ocean Exploration Trust, said in the release.