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By Emily Hart
I’ve been working with the Instructors in Training (IITs) on service learning projects of their own design throughout this summer. As future sailing instructors, the IITs need to know more than just environmental facts; it’s also essential for them to practice their skills in facilitation, organization and leadership. We decided at the beginning of the summer that a multi-week project, rooted in environmental education, would encourage the development of these important skills.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to
By Morgan O'brien
For the past two summers, I have taught in the Swim Sail Science and Summer Learning Project programs at Courageous. These programs, as said before in an earlier blog post, are taken from difficult and challenging areas of the city. It is fascinating to watch these nine to eleven year-olds learn how to sail. For many of them, this is their first time on a sailboat; and for a few others, a first time on any boat at