During the 1996-97 school year, you and your child can follow Concordia's exciting voyage from home. Like any exciting and interesting hobby, linking to this student journey around the world can be engaging, motivating, informative and fun! And it's a hobby that you can do with your child. Together, you can discover the world!
Nearly all of the resource materials that we have developed for use in the classroom are equally suitable for use in the home. And if you'd like, we'll address each issue of Class Afloat News to your child - so that he or she will enjoy the excitement of receiving their own mail with personal reports from around the world!
"Usually I read with my child at bedtime. She learns something, it's a nice emotional moment for both of us, but I don't learn anything. I love this program because doing it together still provides a great emotional moment, but now we're BOTH learning a lot about the world, and together!" ...6th grade parent, Milford, CT
Read program descriptions below, or click here to order The Family Pak!
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Class Afloat: The Family Pak 1996-97 offers:
Class Afloat News...
Read this week at home, what Concordia's students wrote last week...from the Galapagos to Bali to Jiddah to Odessa! Utterly fascinating and eye-opening! Inspires your children to dream and motivates them to learn!
8 Fall issues bi-weekly from September 9 to December 16
12 Spring issues bi-weekly from January 20 to June 23
For your children: Ship's Position and Log, Student Journals, ship-to-shore Q&A, Extra! Extra!, Current Events, Quotable Quote and Quiz
For the parent: activities you can do with your child at home
And if you'd like, we'll address it to your child so that he or she can receive their personal communique from the far corners of the world!
Class Afloat Resource Guides...
Grades 3-5:
Regional descriptions of the countries, ports and peoples that Class Afloat will visit
Fall semester themes on Exploration and Oceans (each theme correlates to 4 issues of Class Afloat News)
Spring semester themes on Cultural Diversity, Peace and Folktales (each theme correlates to 4 issues of Class Afloat News)
Easy to use with background building, literature connections and activities for social studies, language arts, science and math, as well as theme-long activities
Grades 6-9:
Regional descriptions of the countries, ports and peoples that Class Afloat will visit
Student projects on: geography; history; environmental issues; technology and life support; nutrition & health; sailing, navigation and weather; cultures; economics and trade; politics; life skills.
Worksheets guides for projects
Bios and photos of students, faculty and crew; itinerary and port stop mailing addresses.
Both guides reflect the extraordinary multidisciplinary aspects of an ocean journey around the world: geography, world history, cultures, science, math, weather and wildlife, as well as planning, decision-making, discipline, confidence, teamwork, and tolerance.
Videocassette: Class Afloat: Concordia Sails the World!
Travel below decks and visit the students and crew of Concordia as they sail the world. Four separate stories on:
Class Afloat '95-96 in the Suez Canal and Indian Ocean
Durban to Cape Town leg of Class Afloat '94-'95
Class Afloat '94-'95 Boston homecoming
Class Afloat '94-'95 New York to Boston leg
Class Afloat World Tracking Map
Plot Concordia's journey on this terrific map (42 inches high by 56 inches wide) selected from the Defense Mapping Agency.
Poster of Concordia under Sail
Shows the ship at sea sailing for a far horizon. Makes you want to be there!To Follow Concordia with your family...
Click here for a printable order form for Class Afloat: The Family Pak 1996-97 today!
Together, you and your family can discover the world!
Ocean Challenge / e-mail: ocean@oceanchallenge.com / Class Afloat '96-'97