Educational Passages is a project aimed at disseminating environmental learning and knowledge and in particular that of the ocean environment.
Based on small GPS-equipped sailing boats capable of tracking winds and ocean currents, it allows students of all ages to explore oceanic phenomena while developing transoceanic educational classrooms.
Its main objective is to introduce participants to the world of sailing, to engage students in collaborative learning through international cultural experiences, and to increase understanding of the value of the hydrosphere as a shared resource through knowledge about the ocean environment. El programa permite llevar el océano al aula, ya sea que estés en la costa o tierra adentro.The programme allows you to bring the ocean into the classroom, whether you are on the coast or inland.
Educational Passages works together globally with the aim of connecting and educating students by building, launching, tracking and (hopefully) recovering these small sailboats.
The initiative was created and is led by a multidisciplinary consortium of US institutions, including NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and several high schools. PLOCAN has been involved as an organising entity in the Canary Islands since 2014, when it introduced this educational project in Spain with the launching from the island of Gran Canaria of two boats built by high school students from the state of Maine, USA.
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Educational Boat Building Manual
Video Presentation of the Educational Passages initiative