Girls’ Boat Project 2024

For girls age 11–14 (6th–8th grade) Registration for our spring sessions is now open! Girls’ Boat Project meets on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4:30 PM from April 10 through May 8, 2024. In the Girls’ Boat Project, middle school students gain skills and have fun in the maritime trades. They learn woodworking and boat building

WA360: A new adventure starting June 7, 2021

WA360. A celebration. An adventure. 360 miles of engineless, unsupported boat racing, circling Puget Sound. We stole the framework of Race to Alaska, because the Canadians still won’t let us in, and twisted it into one of the toughest boat races ever seen on these waters. And bonus, it meets all COVID precautions offered up

Real World Readiness: Encouraging consistency, competency, and connection

Intro by Sonia Frojen, School Program Coordinator Real World Readiness (RWR) is a Northwest Maritime Center job-readiness program for adjudicated youth that encourages consistency, competency, and connection. One of our students arrived through the Jefferson County Juvenile Services referral a few years ago. After a year of Real World Readiness, he joined Bravo Team, a

Marvelous Mistakes and the courage that follows

A glimpse into the powerful project-based learning students will experience at south King County’s new Maritime High School starting this fall. Stephanie Burns is an educator with 25 years of experience serving learners of all ages, backgrounds, and strengths. After working as the Director of Education for Salish Sea Expeditions for three years, Stephanie is