World Ocean School
About
World Ocean School is a Boston-based organization that teaches students through hands-on education at sea aboard the historic schooner Roseway, a National Historic Landmark. Students from diverse backgrounds sail as crew while learning ocean science and STEM subjects, and the curriculum also builds resilience, trust, courage and social-emotional skills. Programs run in Boston and the Virgin Islands for students in grades 4 through 12.
Founded in 2002, the school now serves more than 600 students each year, and more than 25,000 have taken part since it began. Participants have come from schools such as Harvard-Kent Elementary, Revere Middle School and the Haley Pilot School, and the school also runs residential programs. Student reflections describe climbing the rigging, overcoming a fear of heights and bonding with classmates, and the programs aim to build lasting life skills and relationships with caring adults.
What to Know
- Public sails, private charters and special events aboard Roseway help fund the educational programs.
- Adults can sign on as guest crew for passages aboard the 137-foot schooner Denis Sullivan.
- Guest crew voyages require no sailing experience and are limited to adults 18 and older.
- Roseway is listed in the Boston Seaport directory.
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