Here are more details on the two free-funded maritime training for women programs we are running May-October and November to March. The Purpose of the Program Increase the number of qualified women mariners Support women in their maritime career Connecting women in maritime Training – be boat and industry ready Raise awareness of maritime career […]
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Recently we ran a program to help young people develop tools for resilience. Goodness knows we could all use those tools! The Program The program included a day on the water on a fabulous sailboat, writing tips and skills, and photography tips and skills. And what we saw develop was overwhelming. Why run this program
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We’ve been successful in the Connecting Women to Trades Grant. We did this last year, but this program is much bigger/longer/fuller, and we are running it twice! Summary (draft program/dates) 1st group: May – October 2nd group – October – March Fully funded The program is fully funded for participants. The Program Includes 1) Accredited
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During our recent program to help young people build resilience, we teamed up with Kristi Sproates from Appy Connections and she helped the program by building resilience with BrainGym. Appy Connections Appy Connections is Creating a Community of Diverse Learners. Kristi Sproates is a Developmental Educator and BrainGym Instructor/Consultant, offering innovative and dynamic pathways to
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Our recent program: Thoughts and Emotions – Capture and Release has been captured in a magazine. I had such fun designing it (I’m no designer but the software makes it so easy!) but the creativity of the participants saved the day. The magazine will be ready to view soon, in the meantime, here’s the editorial:
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We collaborate with a few organisations. Top of our list for choosing who we work with is Communication. Communication is E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. There are several partners we value, one of them we’d like to mention is Paper Sailors Rock. How can you look after your students if you can’t get the fundamentals right? And those fundamentals
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I’ve always wanted to support youths. It’s not because I had a hard time growing up. Not at all. I had a fabulous life – all my life. But I did feel those hormones, emotions, feelings, and angst rampaging through my veins. I needed support and in one way or another, I got it. But
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I love all things sailing – well, all things boating. I also love inspiring others to get involved – especially young people. Support We all need support in one way or another, and in our region, young people arguably need an extra leg-up. It’s been a tough few years for us all, but to be
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YES!!! We did it! Free Training We applied for funding to offer free maritime training for women and we succeeded. Grants They aren’t easy! They take work and effort – there’s a purpose, there’s reporting, and there is our own contribution. This grant matched one of our purposes to support women. To show that women
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Recently we ran a brand new program that involved helping youths build resilience. During each session, we recorded our feelings and I am super proud to share the thoughts and feelings from the day of sailing: Sailing Therapy: Before and After Note the change from anxious and nervous to chilled, capable, proud, and “I
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