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Tall Ships Education
The brig Lady Washington and numerous large sailing vessels are coming
to Tacoma’s waterfront June 30 to July 5 as part of Tall Ships 2005. The
event is a unique opportunity for educators to teach maritime heritage to area students.
A number of community organizations are hosting special events, exhibits, and materials
in preparation for the event. Bonnie Beaudoin, who holds a master of arts in education
and works for an organization called The Museum Connection, has put together two documents
to help teachers design lessons around the tall ships event. Tall Ships Education
focuses on Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR) that may
be met with maritime heritage material. Tall Ships Education Resources includes an
extensive list of online resources with information about tall ships and maritime history.
Bonnie can be reached at themuseumconnection@yahoo.com.
All Aboard
This Educational Resource Guide produced by Northwest Seaport introduces
children in grades three through six to the study of maritime culture,
using a traditional three-masted schooner as a model. The Guide
provides teacher orientation and focuses on maritime terminology,
the history of the Puget Sound schooner Wawona, the lives of common
sailors, sea science and customs, sea shanties, and food at sea.
For more information and materials, contact Northwest Seaport, 1002
Valley Street, Seattle WA, 98109-4332, 206-447-9800, http://www.nwseaport.org.
All Aboard: Gaining Life Skills Through Experiential Maritime
Education
The Center for Wooden Boats developed this project as hands-on maritime
heritage education programs for homeless and at-risk youth. The
program is based on an apprenticeship model, in which students engage
in boatbuilding, knot work, rowing, paddling, and sailing. The program
includes applied knowledge of physics, geometry, navigation, meteorology,
and maritime history, as well as an understanding of the historic,
cultural, and technical aspects of the Center’s collections. For
more information contact CWB, 1010 Valley Street, Seattle WA 98109,
206-382-2628, http://www.cwb.org/InspireKids.htm.
Canoes on Puget Sound
Author and educator Nan McNutt developed the Canoes on Puget Sound
curriculum, which focuses on the heritage of native peoples by studying
in-depth one element of the region’s indigenous culture, canoes.
The curriculum explores Northwest Coast Indian canoe types, as well
as their cultural associations, including equipment, games, the
Lushootseed language, a photo gallery, a carving project, and other
resources. The curriculum was revised and adapted for distribution
on the Internet via the University of Washington’s MESA (Mathematics,
Engineering, Science Achievement) Project, which helped develop
and promote the website. To view the curriculum, visit http://canoes.engr.washington.edu.
Checkerboard Crew
This project was developed in 1992 by Northwest Seaport in partnership
with Seattle Public Schools and the Kendall Whaling Museum of Sharon,
Mass. Using a traveling exhibit, teacher training, curriculum materials,
and outreach, the project documented the significant involvement
of African-Americans, Asian and other ethnic groups in whaling and
merchant seafaring activities. For information, contact Northwest
Seaport, 1002 Valley Street, Seattle WA 98109-4332, 206-447-9800,
http://www.nwseaport.org.
Discovering an Inland Sea: A Maritime History of Puget Sound
Developed in 2001, this curriculum was designed by Jacqueline Schwartz,
Adjunct Faculty, Seattle University, for the Puget Sound Maritime
Historical Society (PSMHS). The curriculum helped establish a local
heritage connection between two Ballard High School courses, “World
History” and a maritime vocational training class entitled “Introduction
to Maritime Industry” sponsored by the Youth Maritime Training Association.
The resource guide features primary source materials in the PSMHS
library and other regional maritime heritage resources. For information,
contact PSMHS at PO Box 9731, Seattle, WA, 98109-9731, 206-624-3028,
http://www.pugetmaritime.org.
Odyssey, At-a-Glance
The hands-on nature of Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center’s exhibits
offer an environment rich in contextual cues that facilitates learning
in multiple ways. Through visual, auditory, linguistic, and kinesthetic
experiences, each student and teacher is invited to explore the
contemporary world of the maritime industries, ocean trade, fisheries,
and the marine environment. Odyssey immerses students in the working
maritime world and helps them make connections between their lives
and the industries and agencies linked to the sea. OMDC’s website
includes a summary of exhibits, a listing of Washington State Essential
Academic Learning Requirements (EALR) covered by the museum, and
downloadable teaching materials. Visit http://www.ody.org/resources.htm
for details.
Port of Seattle Tour Resources
The Port of Seattle offers educational tours of its sea and air facilities through its Sea-Air School. The goal of Sea-Air School is to teach students about the Port and the diverse facilities and services at the seaport and airport. In addition, students learn about the important role the Port plays in the community and the many different jobs that are linked to Port activities. Seaport tours are offered in the spring, Monday through Friday. To prepare for the tour, teachers may download suggested curriculum materials on this page on the Port’s website.
Whistle Stops: Maritime Heritage Project
Now in development by the Steamer Virginia V Foundation, with expertise
from heritage education specialists Jo Ann O’Connor, Jacqueline
Schwartz and Holly Taylor, the program will produce teacher workshops
and a project curriculum in partnership with schools in the Highline,
Seattle, and Vashon School Districts, as well as web-based resources
in cooperation with the National Park Service. The project will
be the first of its type in the country to implement the national
Teaching With Historic Places model for a National Historic Landmark
registered vessel. The project will serve students in 2nd, 4th,
7th and 9th through 12th grades. For more information, contact the
Steamer Virginia V Foundation, 860 Terry Avenue North, Seattle,
WA 98109, 206-624-9119 or http://www.virginiav.org/about.htm.
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