Filming and Opening the Bird Boxes!
Bravo team has less then a month until our last class on May 17. Between now and then we have a lot to accomplish. We are going to go on a one day expediton on May 8 in our local waters. We ...
Ship's Log: Team Longboat
To Do or Not to Do, There is No Try
This quote by Yoda broke the silence today during Bravo Team Class - To Do or Not to Do, There is No Try. In the classroom at the beginning of class, we decided to shift gears in our Journey Planning ...
Camera, Action!
Today's class was focused on the Environmental Project to make use of the planning we have done for the past month. We let students decide how we best use our time today - they chose to focus entirely on the ...
Longboating!
Spring is here and we are happy to be getting back out on the water more! Today we worked on reviewing our knots and rowing commands. Then we discussed our work on our environmental project documentary "Don't Suck" about the ...
Back on the water with Bravo Team
Today was sunny with light winds- a perfect day for longboat sailing. Three consecutive weeks of Small Craft Advisories had kept us ashore and we were more than ready to get back on the water.
We started our afternoon with ...
Videography 101
Today's class was about planning and preparations, both for Bravo Team Journey coming up in May, and for video-making for our environmental project.
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We began with an overview of the Eastern San Juan Islands to help students plan ...
Journey and Environmental Project Planning
A blustery and rainy Thursday kept us ashore 2 weeks in a row. We utilized our time well and accomplished several things. We practiced our knots, did journey preparation, and environmental planning project planning.
Our longboat journey is May 5-9 and ...
Decisions, decisions, decisions
Today is March 1st and we had a lot to decide on today. First of all, it was the day students were asked to commit to going on our journey in May. Fortunately, we have a large crew returning and ...
Snow Day
One of the best things about experiential education is that we can take advantage of opportunities that come our way. Today presented us with snow and ice on the ground, cold temperatures, and building northerly winds. What else could we ...
Sailing in a Time Machine
Today's forecast was perfect for a much-needed day on the water for Bravo Team. We looked at our records and realized we hadn't been on the water since January 4th when Townshend was hauled out for annual maintenance. And it ...