TopSail Overview
- our Mission
We use sail training to provide youth with real-life challenges that
develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to live healthy,
productive lives.
Who Can Attend
The program is available to schools and organized youth groups. Please
call the Institute for more detailed information
and scheduling.
More Than "Just a Boat Ride"
The shipboard environment is challenging, yet nurturing - encouraging
exploration and self-reliance. It is notably effective with youth who
are not coping well with the demands of society and are at risk of dropping
out of school and giving up.
The program provides an educational venue that is rich in potential
for the development of knowledge, skill and attitudes that are both
necessary for the education of today's youth and difficult to teach
in a traditional classroom.
TopSail enriches, validates and challenges conventional school curricula
by bringing biology, mathematics, physics, geography, history literature
and the environment to life in the real world classroom of the sea.
