Take learning to new heights (or rather, depths) by homeschooling on a yacht! More and more families are opting for this unique educational experience, thanks to the flexibility of tutoring at sea. 🛥️ education adventure
When Judy and Mike Ryan set sail with their three daughters on the 128-foot. “If we needed family time alone, they were more self-sufficient as a pair,” Judy says. During the family’s yearlong world tour, the onboard instructors were tasked with preparing the children for their British school-entrance exams.
“Having structure was essential for a framework, but it came with the proviso that we needed to be flexible at a moment’s notice,” says John Gardener, one of the educators who accompanied the family on its trip. “Many times, in the middle of lessons, one of the crew would spot dolphins off the bow and pencils went flying as we dashed up to see them,” he says. “Or Mike might come down yelling, ‘Diving in 10 minutes.
The freewheeling but rigorous educational approach included visiting the burial chamber of a collapsed pyramid, learning about lava flows at the edge of a caldera, dissecting the eyeballs of a freshly caught mahi-mahi and performing a self-written Greek play in Corfu. Such multicultural and multidisciplinary adventures were also valuable for practicing foreign languages and calculating currency conversions.
For some parents, handling the homeschooling route themselves made more sense than hiring a tutor. “We just felt it was unnecessary,” says Kate Eccles, who, with her husband and two daughters—then ages 10 and 12—sailed the 65-foot. “We were confident the rally would offer the girls an education in itself, which we then supplemented with more traditional learning.
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