Teaching with Small Boats Alliance

Family BoatBuilding

 

Oct 25, 2018

Eamonn Doorly, master boatbuilder at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, sent us this note about a great opportunity for anyone interested the teaching value for young people of building small boats.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to invite you to the first regional gathering of the Teaching with Small Boats Alliance on Saturday November 3rd here in the boat shop at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. It promises to be an exciting inaugural event, please visit https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/teaching-small-boats-alliance-conference to find out more about the schedule of events. 

The Key Note speaker for this gathering will be Crane Stookey, founder of the Nova Scotia Sea School. We are also lucky to have Boris Worn, Scientific Director of Ocean School who will share with us his approach to youth engagement. The afternoon session will focus on using the Bevin’s Skiff as a teaching tool. We will also be providing instructional training for people interested in, or leading future boat building programs.”

When:  Nov. 03, 2018

Where: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1S3

Cost:  Register through shane.theunissen@msvu.ca (link sends e-mail)

Regular: $50.00

Schedule:

Saturday Nov. 03  Saturday Nov. 03   Saturday Nov. 03 Saturday Nov. 03   Saturday Nov. 03  Saturday Nov. 03  Saturday Nov. 03
 09h00 – 09h30  09h30 – 10h00  10h00 – 10h30  10h30 – 10h45  10h45 – 11h45  12h00 – 13h00  13h00 – 16h30
 

Registration and welcoming

Coffee and Muffins to be provided

  1st morning session  2nd morning session  Break  

Key note speaker: Crane Stookey –

founder of The Nova scotia Sea School.

  

LUNCH (provided)

 Teach the teacher:

learning to teach with the Bevin’s Skiff

 

 

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