Ocean Classroom High School Semester is a complete spring semester at sea for high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and post-graduates exploring the Western North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea aboard the schooners Harvey Gamage, Spirit of Massachusetts and Westward.  Accredited by Proctor Academy, in Andover, New Hampshire, OC High School Semester at Sea has been  a successful part of our programming for over 14 years.

Courses in Marine Science, Maritime History, Marine Applied Mathematics, Maritime Literature, and Navigation are studied in a thoroughly integrated curriculum taught by a professional academic staff. Topics in each course are arranged to correspond with the voyage itinerary. All studies are linked to the students' immediate experience as sailors and explorers. Students go beyond learning by doing. In Ocean Classroom, they discover the power of learning by living.

Ocean Classroom students are full participants in the operation of the ship, learning the time-honored skills of seamanship, and working on watch with the professional ship's officers and crew. In addition to the nautical arts of "hand, reef, and steer", they learn great life-lessons in teamwork, mutual respect, and the value of determined effort. Thus, in a way that is rare in modern life, they come to truly own their achievements and the success of their voyage.

2013 Spring Discovery Dates: (boat is FULL)

Harvey Gamage: 

Boarding:  February 4, 2013 in St. Thoms, USVI

Ending:  June 1, 2013, Portland, ME

Virginia:  (boat is FULL)

Boarding:  February 6, 2013 in St. Thoms, USVI

Ending:  June 1, 2013, Portland, ME

2013 Fall Semester Dates:

Virginia:

Boarding:  September 15, 2013 in Boston, MA

Ending:  December 15, 2013, St. Thomas, USVI 

Harvey Gamage Proctor:

Boarding:  September 24, 2013 in Gloucester, MA

Ending:  November 23, 2013, St. Thomas, USVI

2014 Spring Semester Dates:

Spring I: 

Boarding:January 25, 2014, St.Thomas, USVI

Ending: May 24, 2012, Portland, ME 

Spring II: 

Boarding:January 26, 2014, St.Thomas, USVI

Ending: May 25, 2012, Portland, ME 

So what's it like?  Click on the link below to read the Blog of our most recent high school semester program to learn from the students, captain and crew first hand about their adventures, education and experiences under sail:

Discovery High School Spring Semester 2013 Blog