Last Saturday was the last day of Girls’ Boat Project for this year (although we do have a summer program in August.) We spent the whole day together on a journey. After meeting early, we packed our gear and provisions … Read More
Onward! with the Girls’ Boat Project
Today we had a great and challenging day on the water. We spent the afternoon practicing our rowing of the long dory Onward in preparation for our full day journey this weekend. The northwest wind gave us the chance to … Read More
Square Pegs, Round Holes
Today was the last day of the season in the boat shop for the Girls Boat Project. We only had a short day due to school testing so the benches were a flurry of focused work. Girls spent the afternoon … Read More
Almost Finished
Most of our girls spent their day taking a state test on a computer at school. Even though this meant we only had an hour to work today, the overall sentiment was that being in the shop was way more … Read More
Measure Twice, Cut Once
The Girls’ Boat Project is back for spring session and the girls are hard at work on their tool trays. After months of layout, cutting, planing, and chiseling, all of the girls are near the end of the project. The … Read More
Sailing into Spring with the Girls’ Boat Project
Today was the last day of our Winter session. After spring break next week we will focus on boating as we prepare for our day long journey on May 12. We are excited to learn more skills in navigation, sailing, … Read More
A Busy Day in the Shop
This week we got so much done in the shop! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words…check out what we did below.
Seriously Fun
Learning about safety doesn’t always need to be serious. Today we had a lot of fun learning how to put on survival suits. These “Orange Marshmallow Suits” are an important piece of safety gear on many vessels providing flotation, insulation, … Read More
Cutting Straight and Strong.
Today was about playing games and mastering blades! The girls played some delightful get to know you games and then dived into Shop Time. There everyone worked on their tool trays, with chisels, planes and saws they used their strength … Read More
Winter session begins!
Yesterday was our first day of winter session. The shop was a-buzz as we got back into the rhythm of work. We are excited to have three new girls joining our group this winter.