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Immerse yourself in a new world this summer as you become part of the crew of an 82-foot sailing schooner. Raising sails alongside your shipmates, you will learn to pull harder and climb higher than you ever have before. Along the way, you will discover a new you.
Girls Summer at Sea offers teenage girls a true adventure during six weeks of rigorous classwork focusing on Oceanography and Leadership skills. Students earn academic credit from SF State University and TSEA as they embark on a transformational personal voyage.
Read a summary of last summer's Girls Summer at Sea 2008. |
Girls Summer at Sea 2009 has been cancelled. Please join our mailing list to get updates on our programs and check back next year if you are interested in this program.
Also contact Call of the Sea, operator of the Schooner Seaward, for other great programs for kids and adults!
3 college units of Oceanography, SF State University
5 units of Leadership Development, TSEA
5 units of Physical Education, TSEA
Documented Community Service hours
Eligibility: Girls Summer at Sea is available to students who are currently in 10th, 11th or 12th grade.
Students must have housing in the San Francisco Bay Area for the Preparation and Culmination phases of the program. Housing is not included in the program.
Applications:
Girls Summer at Sea 2009 has been cancelled. Please join our mailing list to get updates on our programs and check back next year if you are interested in this program.
Also contact Call of the Sea, operator of the Schooner Seaward, for other great programs for kids and adults!
TSEA is committed to making our programs affordable to all accepted students. We offer a sliding scale tuition based on need made possible by committed donors. Eligibility is determined by qualification for the Federal Free & Reduced Lunch program or by an analysis of a Parent Financial Statement. Maximum tuition is $5,500.
Please include your Parent Financial Statement with the applicant's application. Download the form below.
For more information on the sliding scale tuition program and several case study examples, please click here.
In addition to the Tall Ship Education Academy's sliding scale tuition program, the following organizations offer scholarships to support students on sailtraining programs:
Golden Gate Tall Ship Society
American Sail Training Association
Feel free to contact:
Program Director, Molly Simmons
Alum Intern, Ellissia Hill
Want to talk to an alum of our tall ship program? Post a question on our alum-monitored myspace.com page. Click here for myspace.
We look forward to talking with you.
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