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Thursday, July 07, 2005

A buddy of mine is running this cool youth program using maritime experiences to enrich the lives of disadvantaged / endangered youth and young adults.

Sea-Legs maratime sailing Disadvantaged Youth Program

Sea-legs is a new initiative developed by Tom Lacey and Dick Lathrop in an effort to build continuity for youth who take part in the sailing experiences offered by Virtual Voyages

The aspects of this initiative are outlined as follows:

* Organize a sequential progression of maritime skills to challenge young sailors from introductory to advanced levels of participation.
* Develop materials to present these skills, give students activities that will lead to mastery, and determine that a given student has mastered a given skill.
* Create a ranking system, based on these skills, by which a young sailor can progress and gain status as mariner.
* Create an interactive web site to serve as a repository for these skills, activities and rankings that will be accessible and attractive to the youth-sailors, their parents or guardians, and the schools or other programs that wish to take part.

Consistent with the original mission of Virtual Voyages, Inc., Sea legs is committed to making the maritime experience safe, enjoyable, and educational. Our aim is to offer youth an experience that can lead to a lifetime of recreational or career opportunities. Important to this mission is that the maritime experience be widely accessible and not limited by any given child's particular economic, social, or educational circumstances. We are particularly interested in reaching children who would not otherwise have this opportunity. Therefore, it has been necessary for Virtual Voyages, Inc. and Sea-legs to raise funds from foundations, corporations and individuals willing to donate to this cause. The children themselves and the schools and programs that serve them have not been billed for the services we provide.

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