| Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Media Release 5.4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Theresa M. Barbo
774.263.4219
ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org
Scholarships Available for MassSail Programs
WhaleSail & Advanced WhaleSail Aboard Spirit of Massachusetts
(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA) - Scholarships are available this summer for two MassSail programs - WhaleSail and advanced WhaleSail - aboard Spirit of Massachusetts.
MassSail - a joint venture between the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) and the Ocean Classroom Foundation (OCF) - is a series of marine education programs to promote public awareness and stewardship of Massachusetts' rich marine environment through shipboard and dockside programs in Massachusetts coastal cities and towns.
Advanced WhaleSail begins June 25 thru July 8, and is a two-week program for three college credits offered through Cape Cod Community College. This program for students aged 16-22 is an intense immersion into the biology, natural history and conservation of cetaceans in the Gulf of Maine. Hands-on cetacean, environmental and oceanographic data collection, and time-honored seafaring skills, are part of this program. All students are full participants in the voyage, standing watch and learning the arts and skills of traditional seafaring. Two full scholarships for Advanced WhaleSail will be sponsored by Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation.
WhaleSail, scheduled for July 22 thru 28, offers 13 to 16 year-old students a one-week adventure, and environmental exploration of the marine environment. They will study endangered large whales of the Gulf of Maine, learn time-honored seafaring arts, all from the deck of Spirit of Massachusetts. Five full scholarships will be available for Bourne and Falmouth students on WhaleSail, courtesy Kingman Yacht Center in Cataumet.
Cape Cod high school students entering their junior and senior years in Fall '06 are eligible to apply. The application deadline is June 1. Scholarship applications for WhaleSail and Advanced WhaleSail are available online at www.masssail.org, or by e-mail at: masssail@coastalstudies.org.
Visit Masssail.org for scholarship information, curricula, applications, and a schedule of specific dates for Community Days.
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In addition to WhaleSail and Advanced WhaleSail, MassSail's 2006 schedule comprises over 90 days at sea, through programs run from May through September. Community Days programs are based in various cities and towns in Massachusetts,
including Boston, Bourne, Duxbury, Hyannis, Nantucket, Newburyport, and Provincetown, with open houses, dockside programs for elementary school students, day-long programs for middle school students, and five to seven day voyages for middle and high school classes.
All curricula for Community Days school programs are aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for History and/or Social Sciences, or Science and Technology and Engineering.
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'30 Years of Discovery & Commitment'
The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education and conservation of the marine and coastal environments through applied science and education programs. PCCS is internationally renowned for its whale research and rescue activities, and is a leading authority in science-based resource management policies in Massachusetts.
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The Ocean Classroom Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides programs of sea education and adventure for the youth of America aboard the schooners Westward, Harvey Gamage, and Spirit of Massachusetts. OCF is a leader in experiential education, with award-winning programs sailing from the Canadian Maritimes to the Caribbean Sea.
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PCCS Contacts:
Theresa M. Barbo
Director of Communications
Office: 508.487.3622 x103
Mobile: 774.263.4219
ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org
Joanne M. Jarzobski
Marine Education Director
508.487.3623 x108
masssail@coastalstudies.org
OCF Contact
Jenny Doak
Communications Coordinator
800.724.7245 x105
jdoak@oceanclassroom.org
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