It was a still day on the water and a great chance to do some science sampling. After getting to know the science gear last week, students were ready to use the equipment aboard Onward. Two teams of scientists, the … Read More
Studying Science
Science was the focus of today’s Bravo team class. With windy weather and a small craft advisory posted, we were not able to go boating. Instead, we focused on learning more about inquiry based science. We stared off the day … Read More
Rowing Onward!
We were lucky to have sunshine and calm conditions for our first time out rowing with this crew. Onward was our vessel of choice today for the number of students we had. Bravo team continued to get to know each … Read More
Bravo Team: More than Just Boating
Today was the first day of Bravo Team for the school year. We started off our day playing some fun games to get acquainted with each other and reminding ourselves what it was like to be a part of Bravo … Read More
Bravo Team End of Year Thoughts
The end of year came sneaking up on all of us this spring. Bravo Team had a final class last week which included a guest, Sara Poindexter, from Patagonia. We are the grateful recipients of a Patagonia grant which awarded … Read More
A Magical Overnight Journey
On May 6th and 7th the Bravo Team set out on our journey. The students had been training all year to learn the skills they needed to row, sail, navigate and work together. They worked in three teams and each … Read More
Soundings and Singing
Today was our last day of class before our one-night Bravo Team Journey next week. Honing in on the last pieces of logistics before Journey was the goal of today’s class. After our check-in about personal gear, we discussed menu details, … Read More
Journey is 10 days Away!
Bravo Team has been working diligently to prepare for the upcoming overnight journey on May 6-7. We started the day by reviewing the tenet “Boat, Crew, Self” as a way of framing the journey. We’ll need to always take care … Read More
Speed = Distance / Time…
…or another way to put it, plan to row unless you have wind. Then go sailing, unless it’s on your nose. Always look at the current guides to literally, go with the flow. Journey Planning for our early May Bravo … Read More
Bravo Team Service Project in Action!
Each year, Bravo Team chooses an environmental topic that we are concerned about. We study it and then we choose a service project that we can do to have a positive impact on that problem. We had several topics that … Read More
