Explorers
Applications Open for 2024-25 School Year
Overview
Take your class on a voyage into history! You will sail the beautiful yet challenging waters of San Francisco Bay with the exhilaration of the wind at your back, the sun on your face and a solid tall ship under your feet. Watch as your class becomes an intrepid crew of Explorers!
Explorers uses a hands-on, multidisciplinary approach to enable students in small groups to experience how the tools of exploration such as the magnetic compass, and charts, are used. After the hard work of hoisting and trimming the sails they will try to “navigate” the bay. Each student will take a “trick at the helm” to steer the ship, under the watchful eyes of the Captain.
This program is in partnership with Bay Lights Charters aboard their 72-foot coast guard inspected scow schooner, Gaslight. The program begins and ends at Pier 40, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco.
The Explorers program meets the State Standards requirements for the Fourth through Seventh Grade curricula, focusing on history and social studies [4.1, 5.2, 7.3, 7.9, 7.11], science [4.1], and math [4th Grade Measurements and Geometry 2.0, 5th Grade Algebra and Functions 1.0, 6th Grade Algebra and Functions 2.0.] Your pre and post-activity program manual will reinforce the materials presented in the program and extend the value of this experience into the classroom.
Two Sailing Seasons:
Fall sailing season extends from September until Thanksgiving.
Spring sailing season begins in March and runs until Mid-June.
TUESDAYS ONLY
Time:
8:30 A.M. – 12:00 Noon
12:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Location:
Deaparting from Pier 40, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco
Our team of educators will greet you dockside upon arrival.
Transportation & Parking:
There is no reserved parking for this program. If coming by bus you can drop off in the parking lot on Pier 40. If traveling by private vehicle, you will need to coordinate parking elsewhere and walk your group to Pier 40, there is no parking available at Pier 40. See the manual for suggested parking options.
Group Size and Cost:
The paid minimum number of participants is 29 students and five adults (plus one teacher). The actual minimum number of participants is flexible, and the maximum number of participants is in compliance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations; the maximum number of passengers is 35.
The base rate is $1,900 for up to 29 students and 6 adults, or $70 per student.
Teachers Manual Supplemental Activities
Updates are coming soon; email our Education Director, Laura DeFelice, with questions at ldefelice@maritime.org.
The Calendar fills quickly! Fill out an application HERE.
For more information or to make reservations, please contact Laura DeFelice, Education Director.
Phone: (415) 561-6662 Ext 5
Email: ldefelice@maritime.org
This document summarizes how the Explorers Program offered by the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association address CA content-area standards.