Class Afloat is a Canadian school on a tall ship! The ship is 210 feet long and 30 feet wide. The classrooms are well-equipped and comfortable, and there's even a library! It isn't necessary to know anything about sailing—students can learn on the ship.
Not all the students are Canadian. This year, there are also students from Mexico, the US, Germany, and Turkey. There's a mix of ages too. There are high school students sixteen to eighteen years old, and first-year college students.
Because the school is a ship, you can do some exciting classes, for example, Marine Biology (studying the animals and plants in the sea) and History of Geography courses about the places you visit. Students also learn all about sailing!
Students don't just study. They must also clean, cook, and sail the ship. In their free time, students can rest, read, or watch a movie. In the evenings, they relax with friends and have club meetings.
In port there is lots for the students to do—home stays, camping trips, museum tours, cultural events, hiking, etc. They also go boating and do other water sports. Parents can meet up with the students in one port every term.
They help local families in different ways, for example, with basic health matters or starting a business. Students learn how, with just a little money and time, they can make changes that improve other people's lives.
A. Students also take part in two volunteer programs in Senegal and the Dominican Republic.
B. The teachers design special study programs for each student.
C. It can take up to sixty students.
D. Every sixteen to twenty days, the ship stops in a port for three to six days.
E. There's usually a mix of nationalities.
