With about 53,000 students, Seattle Public Schools teaches not just to the student, but to the whole person. To educate the whole child, we celebrate that each student is unique; arriving to school each day with their own backgrounds, interests, strengths, and challenges.

This summer, students became crew in the Skills Center course Introduction to Maritime Vessel Operation. A 25-foot vessel and the San Juan Islands in the Salish Sea became their classroom as they learned to navigate currents and tides, read charts, and gain an understanding of the physics of sailing.