O’Neill Sea Odyssey instructor Itzel Chavarria works on a marine science project with students from Westlake Elementary School during a recent cruise. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Warden)
Fifth-graders at James Smith Westlake Elementary School shouted “Good luck” as they worked together to raise the sails during a recent cruise through Monterey Bay aboard the O’Neill Sea Odyssey catamaran. Founded by Jack O’Neill, O’Neill Sea Odyssey has been providing free, innovative marine education experiences to students from diverse backgrounds since 1996. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Lifeguard)
On a recent foggy morning, Westlake students board a multi-hull net of a catamaran passing the Santa Cruz Municipal Pier. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Warden)
Westlake Elementary School fifth-graders at James Smith School, including Stella Schantz (left) and Katelyn Folkins (second from left), take a recent cruise in Monterey Bay on the O’Neill Sea Odyssey catamaran. I am having fun learning how to use a compass during navigation class. O’Neill Sea Odyssey has been around since 1996 when it was founded by wetsuit innovator and surfing icon Jack O’Neill, and has served more than 127,000 students since its inception. Each year, the program provides hands-on learning through free, innovative ocean education experiences to more than 180 classes from Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara counties. The organization prides itself on providing cruises to students from diverse backgrounds, inspiring their scientific curiosity, and empowering them to take action to protect our oceans and watersheds. In each three-hour program, fourth- through sixth-grade students and special education students from schools across Central California receive hands-on lessons in marine biology, marine ecology, and navigation. The program will be conducted aboard the Team O’Neill catamaran, with follow-up lessons held in classrooms and laboratories at the coastal Jack O’Neill and Harry Hynde Education Center in Santa Cruz Harbor. Tracy Weiss, executive director of O’Neill Sea Odyssey, said Sea Odyssey serves “5,000 students a year, the majority of whom are multilingual learners and underrepresented minorities. For many students, this is their first experience on the water.” ” (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Lifeguard)
Westlake fifth-grader Evie Heredia examines a horseshoe crab’s exoskeleton during a field trip. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Warden)
Emma Keeley, right, and her Westlake fifth-grade classmates enjoy the beauty of Monterey Bay from the net of a catamaran. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Warden)
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O’Neill Sea Odyssey instructor Itzel Chavarria works on a marine science project with students from Westlake Elementary School during a recent cruise. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Warden)
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Fifth-graders at James Smith’s Westlake Elementary School learned how to use a compass during a navigation lesson while enjoying a recent cruise in Monterey Bay aboard the O’Neill Sea Odyssey catamaran. O’Neill Sea Odyssey has been around since 1996 when it was founded by wetsuit innovator and surfing icon Jack O’Neill, and has served more than 127,000 students since its inception. Each year, the program provides hands-on learning through free, innovative ocean education experiences to more than 180 classes from Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara counties. The organization prides itself on providing cruises to students from diverse backgrounds, inspiring their scientific curiosity, and empowering them to take action to protect our oceans and watersheds. In each three-hour program, fourth- through sixth-grade students and special education students from schools across Central California receive hands-on lessons in marine biology, marine ecology, and navigation. The program will be conducted aboard the Team O’Neill catamaran, with follow-up lessons held in classrooms and laboratories at the coastal Jack O’Neill and Harry Hynde Education Center in Santa Cruz Harbor. Tracy Weiss, executive director of O’Neill Sea Odyssey, said Sea Odyssey serves “5,000 students a year, the majority of whom are multilingual learners and underrepresented minorities. They are people who are socially and economically disadvantaged.” For many students, this is their first experience on the water. ”
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