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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Release 6.1 Theresa M. Barbo Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies 774.263.4219 Jenny Doak Ocean Classroom Foundation 800.724.7245
MassSail
MassSailMassSail Launches Boston Community DaysMarine Science Programs Aboard Spirit of Massachusetts (Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA) – MassSail began its second season of marine science programming in Boston with a full slate of education initiatives designed to give students a unique, hands-on learning experience. MassSail - a joint venture between the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) and the Ocean Classroom Foundation (OCF) - is a series of marine education programs aboard Spirit of Massachusetts to promote public awareness and encourage interest and stewardship in Massachusetts’ rich marine environment through shipboard and dockside programs in Massachusetts coastal cities and towns. MassSail began its second season of marine science education programs on May 17 and will begin conducting Boston Community Days programs from June 11 – 23, with day sails and overnight programs for middle school students from Boston area schools. MassSail students, led by PCCS Marine Education Director Joanne M. Jarzobski, engage in hands-on activities in marine science, natural history and conservation biology relevant to the local marine environment and history. All curricula options are aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for History and/or Social Sciences, or Science and Technology and Engineering. Students are full participants in the operation of the ship, working with the ship’s professional crew to learn the skills and arts of traditional seafaring. This personal and authentic experience of the ocean world forms a uniquely powerful context for education. Lessons learned, achievements made, insights gained are internalized and retained, because students are invested in the process.
Boston Community Days Schedule June 11 – 12 Overnight – McCormack Middle School, Dorchester, MA June 14 Day Sail – Cleveland Middle School 7 th grade, Dorchester, MA June 15 Day Sail – Dearborn Middle School 7 th grade, Roxbury, MA June 16 Day Sail – Dearborn Middle School 7 th grade, Roxbury, MA June 19 Day Sail – Harbor Middle School 7 th grade, Dorchester, MA June 20 Day Sail – Harbor Middle School 7 th grade, Dorchester, MA June 21 Day Sail – Harbor Middle School 7 th grade, Dorchester, MA June 22 Day Sail – Dearborn Middle School 7 th grade, Roxbury, MA June 23 Day Sail – Dearborn Middle School 7 th grade, Roxbury, MA Curricula Options
** The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies and the Ocean Classroom Foundation are inviting news agencies to be our guest on one of the Boston Community Day Sail programs to sail with a participating school group and experience first hand the environmental education and seafaring training these students are experiencing. To join a Boston Community Day Sail Program, please contact Theresa Barbo or Jenny Doak at the phone numbers or email addresses below. ** '30 Years of Discovery & Commitment' The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies [ www.coastalstudies.org ] is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education and conservation of the marine and coastal environments through applied science and education programs. PCCS is internationally renowned for its whale research and rescue activities, and is a leading authority in science-based resource management policies in Massachusetts. ** The Ocean Classroom Foundation [www.oceanclassroom.org ] is a non-profit organization that provides programs of sea education and adventure for the youth of America aboard the schooners Westward, Harvey Gamage, and Spirit of Massachusetts. OCF is a leader in experiential education, with award-winning programs sailing from the Canadian Maritimes to the Caribbean Sea. ** PCCS Contacts Theresa M. Barbo Director of Communications 508.487.3622 x103 (office) 774.263.4219 (mobile) Joanne M. Jarzobski Marine Education Director 508.487.3623 x108 OCF Contact Jenny Doak Communications Coordinator 800.724.7245 x105
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