Programs

The Northwest Schooner Society has created a multidisciplinary educational program that will be offered in 1998 aboard the privately owned schooner Zodiac. Under billowing canvas, students will learn physics as demonstrated by the principles of sail propulsion and hull speed, mathematics as applied to navigation, environmental awareness, teamwork, and most importantly, self-esteem as they work with their shipmates, hauling sail to harness the elements.

The program is a synthesis of the two programs developed by Seattle public school's African American Academy and Nathan Hale High School, and The Zodiac Experience created by Sehome High School in Bellingham, WA. Schools and youth groups interested in a novel real-life application of science, math, history and geography can tailor a program designed to bring out the best in teenagers, introducing youngsters to an inner strength they never knew they had.