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Coastal Connections Aboard
the Schooner ERNESTINA students investigate what makes
this Water Planet work. As ERNESTINA takes us not only
from place to place, but to an era when wind and muscle
were the energy and sail was the engine for commerce,
exploration, immigration and adventure, we can begin to
understand the forces, human and natural, that have
shaped today’s environment.
Coastal Connections is a
hands-on underway daysail program on Schooner ERNESTINA
for up to 65 participants designed to
explore the marine world in both historical and present
day contexts for 6th through 12th grade. The published rate for a half day sail is $1800. We do have some underwriting funding available thanks to the generosity of foundations and donors. |
If you would like to arrange for a program you can call the Schooner Ernestina office at 508-992-4900 especially if you would like to explore various options for dates, funding, etc. Otherwise you can download a Program Application, fill it out and send it in to the Schooner Ernestina office and we will be in touch.. If you have already arranged for a sail you may need to download one of the following forms: |
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As we
travel in the wake of the all those who have explored and
exploited our Massachusetts shore, students ask the same
questions asked by the earliest voyagers on our shores:
What lives here? Why is it here? What does it need to
live? How have these areas changed over time and what has
caused these changes? These questions are of critical
importance to our region’s future. To understand our
water planet means to understand what makes the oceans
tick: temperatures, soundings (depth), life on the ocean
floor, life in the skies over the ocean, sea life and the
food webs which make up this complex environment. 
Students learn about the coastal environment
while making the connection between watersheds, estuaries
and bays.
Students step on board and "join the
crew", breaking into smaller groups to explore the
marine world and shipboard life. Students are given a
complete orientation to the vessel, including safety and
emergency procedures. Educational day programs on
Ernestina are structured through the use of up to six
learning stations. The stations engage small
groups in activities tailored for grade and consistent
with class goals for the trip.