Educational Passages

The ups and downs of February - catch up on the latest news and happenings from Educational Passages members around the world

Alongside our partners, New England Science & Sailing Foundation and North American Marine Environment Protection Association - NAMEPA, we are sailing into year six of our annual Recycle Regatta! This hands-on challenge is designed to have students and communities turn everyday recyclables into functional model sailboats, exploring creativity, sustainability, and problem-solving. Ready to build your own? Learn more and get started today! https://lnkd.in/eaCMFZXf

January was full of milestones! ?? Did you see that FLAMES UNITE was picked up after TWO YEARS of silence? ??? Find out where it was found and other exciting updates in our latest MINIBOAT MONTHLY?

Thank you!?? Without your enthusiasm and steadfast support, we wouldn't be able to make as big of a SPLASH! Here's what we are striving for in 2025 and a quick recap from 2024… ??2025 Goals: ???? Engage over 10,000 students through 100 classrooms worldwide ? Facilitate 40 miniboat deployments ?? Welcome new partners for sponsorship ?? Raise funds for more students to participate ??? Open an online shop for educator resources and fun swag ??? Create a Strategic Roadmap ?? 2024 Accomplishment: ???? Engaged over 5,000 students through 50 classrooms worldwide ?? Connected people around 11 different countries ?? Traveled 150,000 km through GPS tracks ? Facilitated 25 miniboat deployments ?? Reached 42% of our year end fundraising campaign ? Created countless inspiring and motivating moments

New Year = Time to try something new! Announcing MINIBOAT MONTHLY: A newsletter to share the latest updates, stories, discoveries, and connections. Here is our first edition, highlighting December 2024. Let us know what you think, and what more we can offer for you this year: https://lnkd.in/eYYZq9jz

We are celebrating the first ever USA Blue Schools with National Marine Educators Association as 19 schools completed their action projects in 2024 One of the action projects fostered international collaboration through #oceanliteracy using #miniboats! Big shout out to Morristown Beard School in New Jersey who continued their collaboration with Barryroe NS in Ireland to receive this very special certification and recognition for their work! READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gBcKnMKE Interested in becoming a USA Blue School? Visit the NMEA USA Blue Schools page for more information at https://lnkd.in/eKVcX63G

Fifth grade students from Gaston Elementary in Gaston, Oregon and Wallace Elementary in Kelso, Washington recently spent ten weeks building and preparing miniboats to sail the Pacific Ocean as part of the Columbia River Maritime Museum's miniboat program. #PortVanUSA played a small part in the journey. NYK's Pluto Leader vessel which usually delivers Subarus to the port will take these boats out to the open sea to launch. Students will track their uncrewed miniboats via GPS to follow their journey. Bon Voyage and happy sailing, Greyhound 5 and Wolverine!

2024 has been such an incredible year to look back on in many ways??? Explore these 24 moments of 2024 in our blog: https://lnkd.in/ewCusuTj We are eagerly awaiting to see what the future holds for our mighty miniboats and students in 2025 ???? Join us: https://lnkd.in/euWwcVMN Here’s to setting sail towards the new year of more opportunities and continued connections!

We are grateful for our many launchers who have made miniboat voyages possible again and again. The M/V Bermuda Islander is one of our most dedicated launch partners to-date! Over the past 10 years, this cargo ship and crew have consistently brought our projects on-board and then out to sea. Read more about the 18 different miniboats launched from the Bermuda Islander at https://lnkd.in/dUBa5kUz

The Raven KASTER has been relaunched! A very dedicated group of students in Canada and Ireland have been collaborating for YEARS (including two original students from 2018) to prepare for this moment, which is also being celebrated by the scientists on the R/V Celtic Explorer that deployed it off the coast of Ireland on April 24. “This project provides an exciting way of seeing real life examples of how the ocean has an influence on all our lives, learning how the ocean influences our weather and climate, and the types of technology used,” said Alan Berry of the Marine Institute To learn more about our "cargo upgrade kit" and technologies that went into this upgrade (including sensors and a camera), and if you want to help upgrade more original miniboats and support RElaunches, let us know. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eJeEuhwK and follow along at https://lnkd.in/eznekQpi Raven KASTER NLSchools Coláiste Pobail Acla Embassy of Ireland to Canada