Billion Oyster Project’s Annual Student Symposium
To celebrate the Department of Education Climate Action Day about Water, Billion Oyster Project will host a Student Symposium. This annual gathering is an exciting opportunity for New York City students to showcase their research, learning, and projects related to their local waterways.
This year, we are excited to accept a wide variety of projects related to New York Harbor. Projects may include, but are not limited to: art, design, engineering, scientific research, advocacy, environmental justice, recorded interviews, and more. As always, we welcome students to think outside the box!
Save the Date for the 12th Annual Billion Oyster Project Student Symposium!
May 20th, 2026
10am — 2pm
How to get started
Learn more about the Billion Oyster Student Symposium and the opportunity for your students to share New York Harbor-inspired projects by:
Exploring our 2026 event guidelines below.
Viewing our 2024 Student Symposium photo album for past project highlights.
Thank you to the New York City Council and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development for their support of Billion Oyster Project education programming and this event!
The Symposium is supported in part by a generous grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation.