Environmental Expeditions

Thompson Island Outward Bound
Boston, MA, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' You and your coed group of 8 ¨C 10 students go on two multi-day expeditions (4 ¨C 6 days each) on board a 30 foot ketch-rigged ¡°pulling boat,¡± a boat designed after life saving vessels from the early Coast Guard, that is powered by sail or oar. You will eat on it. Sleep on it. Live on it. And, you’ll explore miles of the Massachusetts Bay, from the Boston Harbor Islands to the shores of Cape Ann.

Your instructors will teach the fundamentals of seamanship including chart reading, navigation and sail theory. In addition, a naturalist will join you at different times during your expedition as your group explores the salt marsh, rocky shore and sandy beach habitats found along the Massachusetts coastline. Topics of study might include bio-diversity, maritime history and folklore, cycles and patterns in nature, and marine science careers. You’ll focus on marine conservation issues and spend a special ¡°science at sea¡± day aboard a motor vessel equipped to perform water sampling, plankton tows and other oceanographic techniques.
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Phone:(617) 328-3900

School Address:

Thompson Island Outward Bound
P.O. Box 127
Boston, MA 02127
United States

(617) 328-3900
Info@thompsonisland.org

Jobs & Resumes: Boston
Houses & Roommates: Boston

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