Maine Coast Waldorf School third graders took their lessons out of the classroom and onto a lobster boat! On board the Britanica with captain Dave Moody and first mate Angela Coron, the students hauled two six-trap trawls and learned about the lobster industry from people who make their living on Harpswell Maine’s working waterfront.
Coron, who has been Moody’s sternman for the last four years, has students at and worked with teacher Jennifer Given to organize the outing.
Given says: “Our year revolves around living on the Earth, from how we shelter ourselves to how we grow and gather food. Allowing the children to experience lobstering first hand enabled them to fully dive into the practical work of living on the bay and all that that entails. It helps them further garner respect for the ocean and the creatures of the water as they learn about the ecosystem of the bay.”
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