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Inland Seas Education Association

Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) was established in 1989 to provide aquatic science, environmental awareness, and sail training classes for learners of all ages. Classes are conducted aboard tall ships to compliment traditional classroom studies in ecology, history, geography, geology, biology, chemistry, and meteorology. Students learn through hands-on experiences.

Over 80,000 students have already participated in ISEA’s shipboard programs, which are taught by 120 volunteer instructors and ISEA’s professional staff. Members and friends support ISEA’s mission of Great Lakes education with financial contributions and by volunteering as instructors, organizers, fund-raisers, and office helpers.

Our web site features many great lakes related lessons: http://www.schoolship.org/schoolship/?id=68

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Hours of Operation
Shipboard programs generally run Monday through Friday from May through October. Morning programs run from 8:30am – 12:30pm, and afternoon programs run from 1:15 – 5:15pm.

The Inland Seas Education Center is open year round, Monday through Friday from 8:30am – 5:00pm. The Education Center is free and open to the public.

Address
100 Dame Street
Suttons Bay, MI United States 49682
Phone
(231) 271-3077 ext 106
(231) 271-3088 (fax)

Website  schoolship.org

Contacts


Christine Crissman
(231) 271-3077  Education Director, Inland Seas Education Association

Mission
To use shipboard and onshore experiential educational programs to: (1) inspire young people to pursue academic interests related to the Great Lakes, particularly the sciences, and (2) enhance public understanding and stewardship of the Great Lakes and global freshwater systems.

Cost of Programs/Admission
½ day Schoolship Program: $800 (only 1/3 of the actual cost of the program) Education Center: free and open to the public. ½ day school programs are $50.

Features
Inland Seas Education Association constructed a wetland on it’s shorefront property to prevent stormwater run-off from running directly into Suttons Bay.

Accessibility
Programs aboard the schooner Inland Seas are wheelchair accessible. Call to discuss programs for special needs children. The Inland Seas Education Center is wheelchair accessible. Trails through the Wetland Demonstration project are covered with pebbles and groomed.

Related Topics
  • Bus Parking
  • Canoeing or Kayaking
  • Dogs Allowed
  • Educational Laboratory
  • Environmental Education Center
  • Environmental Education Organization
  • Exhibits
  • Fishing
  • Garden
  • Gift Shop
  • Hiking Trail
  • Meeting Rooms
  • Nonprofit Group
  • Permanent Education Staff
  • Picnic Area
  • Resource Library
  • Restrooms
  • Swimming (Freshwater)
  • Volunteer Opportunities or Service Learning
Posted 9/1/2009 12:30 PM
Updated   10/12/2009


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