Let’s Get One More National Multi Mission Vessel, but Let’s Add Some Grit – Rik van Hemmen
The new maritime academy school ships being built at Philly Shipyard (officially designated as National Security Multi-Mission Vessels) are an exciting development and provide a significant boost to our national maritime educational system. The technology on our existing school ships has very little relevance to the present marine industry, and…
Marine Life In & Around Port Tampa Bay Part 2 – Ted Davis
Port Tampa Bay, previously known as the Port of Tampa (up until January 2014), is the largest port in the state of Florida and is overseen by the Tampa Port Authority, a Hillsborough County agency. The port is in Tampa, Florida near downtown Tampa’s Channel District. The port directly accesses Tampa Bay on the western coast of the Florida Suncoast and is approximately 25…
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Marine Life in & Around Port Tampa Bay Part 1 – Ted Davis
Port Tampa Bay, previously known as the Port of Tampa (up until January 2014), is the largest port in the state of Florida and is overseen by the Tampa Port Authority, a Hillsborough County agency. The port is in Tampa, Florida near downtown Tampa’s Channel District. The port directly accesses Tampa Bay on the western coast of the Florida Suncoast and is approximately 25…
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Ocean STEM Careers: Tia Leahman
Growing up in South Florida exposed me to various career paths regarding the sea and its inhabitants. When I was in high school, I enrolled in various marine biology and oceanography courses through the South Broward High School Marine Magnet Program. While in my junior year at South Broward, I…
The Beacon Newsletter December 2021
MPSEC is delighted to partner with Tall Ships America to explore the US Maritime Administration’s Centers of Excellence Program. We will hear from Gerard Wall, the Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education Program Manager for the U. S. Maritime Administration’s Office of Maritime Labor and Training alongside Sarah Hirsch…
Tall Ships: Workplace Adventure – Kris Von Wald
This last year of the pandemic saw the world-wide fleet of tall ships mostly hunkered down or hauled out for accelerated maintenance, and sail training programs and vessel operators took this time to get creative and double down on mission-based education through virtual channels. Across the fleet, programs and operators…
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Beacon Newsletter June 2021
Dear Maritime Educators and Industry Partners, Welcome to the premiere edition of the “BEACON” the newsletter of Maritime for Primary and Secondary Education Coalition (MPSEC) we hope you will find it informative and useful. Last month we officially relaunched MPSEC and our new website (www.mpsecoalition.net) with a launching party well…
One World, One Ocean – We are all Connected – NAMEPA Education
Education goes beyond classroom learning. Each day we continue to add to our repertoire of knowledge and experiences. Part of that journey includes leading by example and giving back to our communities whether you are a first-year student, educator or executive. The idea of a World Ocean Day came about…
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Northeast Maritime Institute – College of Maritime Science: A Maritime College with Proud Hawsepiping Roots – Eric Dawicki
A career at sea was the best form of education that I had ever received. It was better than my K-12 experience, better than my university experience and better than any opportunities that I had ever had to improve my emotional intelligence (EI). It exceeded my learning at home, in…
Getting Underway Again – Captain Aaron Singh
The last few weeks have been a flurry of activity, which stands in stark contrast to the virtual zoom box my students and I were placed in over a year ago. I am a Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher at New York Harbor School and much of the work…
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The Lake Champlain Waterway – Ted Davis
Today it is possible to sail (meaning to travel on water) along the Hudson River (from New York City) all the way up into Canada to the St Lawrence River (at the town of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec). The waterway route extends from the Erie Canal (Mohawk & Hudson River confluence) at Cohoes, 9 miles…
Disconnected Youth, Academic Recovery and Workforce Training – Joe Youcha
Teaching with Small Boats This is a time of great need and opportunity in our communities. Luckily small boats can provide efficient, effective tools for programming. There are great resources available through the Teaching With Small Boats Alliance (TWSBA) and Building to Teach (B2T). If you don’t know about these…
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