Grade Level:
3rd - Middle School
(High Schoolers also welcome!)

Content: Life of the Great Lakes sailor in the 19th century; Maritime history and the history of this particular ship; Navigation; Simple Machines; Rigging; Sail theory; Gunnery; Knots; Setting Sails

Instruction: Hands-on, aboard ship. 1 hour 15 minutes at dockside; 1 hour 30 minutes under sail.

Educational Resources are provided for pre-trip preparation and post-trip follow-up by Michigan Maritime Museum.

Cost: $18/student; $28/adult

Chaperones are provided by Head to Heart Learning so no adult supervision is necessary during the program. However, transportion to the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven is the responsibility of the parent.

To Register call or email Rebecca Kirk, director of Head to Heart Learning at 616-550-0371 or rkirk@tds.net to determine availability or with any questions. Then print and fillout the registration form and send with entire fee to the address at the bottom of this page.

Space is limited and will be filled on a first come/first served basis.

*Friends Good Will is an historica replica sloop owned and operated by Michigan Maritime Museum and sails under the direction of a USCG licensed Captain.

Head to Heart Learning is soley coordinating this trip and assumes no responsibility for the safety of any passenger.