OceanBoundfor History A Continuing Education Program for American History Teachers aboard schooner Westward, 3 - 9 August 2005
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The National Maritime Historical Soci- their hand ar navigarional methods used in ety, Ocean Classroom Foundation and the age of sail. Hands-on activiries combi ned Hurricane Island Outward Bound School with fo rmal readi ngs and discussion will give are pleased to announce a new cominuing reachers a unique and powerful undersrandeducarion program for middle school and ing of maririme histo ry and culrure. This program is produced by a coali high schoo l reachers of American histo ry. OceanBound for History will help reach- rion of America's leading organizarions in ers discover rhe fundamental imporrance of maririme history, shipboard educarion, and maririm e history in rhe reaching of American history as a whole, introduce them to rhe values of experiential learn ing, and enable rhem to apply rhese new insights in rheir classrooms. The program will rake place aboard schoo ner Westward, sailing in rhe G ulf of Maine wirh selecred port stops relevanr to our discussions of maritim e history. The curri culum will focus on how rhe seemingly-isolared maririme histories that we discover on our voyage played an imporram role in rhe overall developmem of rhe experienrial learning. The design and implementarion of rhe academi c program will Un ired States. Parriciparing fully in rhe life and op- be led by G len n Gord in ier, PhD, (Roberr erarion of the ship, rhe reachers will gain G. Albion Histo rian, Co-D irector, Mu npersonal insighr inro sh ipboard culwre, hi- son Insrirure ar Mysric Seaporr) and Sea erarchy, and work. Under the guidance of History's own Deirdre O'Regan. the professional crew, reachers wi ll learn the Schooner Westward is a 125-foot steel skills and ans of rradirional seafaring and rry srays' l schooner. Inspecred by rhe US Coasr
G uard and American Bureau of Shipping as a Sai ling School Vessel, she is cerrified fo r inrern ational voyages upon ocea ns. Ocean C lassroo m Foundarion operares Westward on a va riety of educarional programs under sai l. OCF programs have received national recognirion and awards, including the NMH S Walrer Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education. Hurri cane Island Outward Bound School has pioneered th e experiemial education movemenr in the US and abroad since 1964 and operates the longest-running sea education program 111 rhe narion.
CALL FOR APPLICANTS OceanBound for History is open to acrive teachers of American history at rhe middl e and high school level. Up to 24 reacherparticipams will be accepted rhrough a comperirive appli carion process. The 7-day program is free of charge and includes all instruction plus room and board . A $95 applicarion fee is required. For more informarion and to requesr an applicarion, conract Ocean C lassroom Fdn., 23 Bay Sr., Warch Hill , RI, 0289 1, 1-800-724-7245, e-mail: mail@oceanclassroo m.org. J:,
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This project was mad e possible by the generous support of The Henry L. and Grace Doher ty Charitable Fow1dation, Inc.; The James A. Macdona ld Founda tion and the Port Authority of ew York & New Jersey
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