Education Programs

THE LYNX EDUCATION PROGRAM

When our children are not attending classes they are usually home being constantly bombarded with rapid scene changing videos, hard driving music and video games that demand full attention and quick eye-hand coordination. The marketplace has indeed mastered the art of getting the attention of today’s children. Is it any wonder that keeping students focused in a classroom is a major challenge for any teacher?

Therefore, we must find alternate ways to supplement the in-class lessons and motivate our children to learn. In order to get their attention we must stimulate them, pique their curiosity and provide a venue for exploration. We must offer something better than their electronic virtual worlds and surround them with a captivating shroud of reality. Our answer is a 122-foot, fully rigged time machine.

Our time machine, the American Clipper Schooner Lynx, is more than just an authentic living history museum. It is a world unto itself. An open door to the past that invites the curiosity of our youth and gives them a genuine appreciation for the daily conveniences they all take for granted.

The Lynx lifestyle was the every day reality of the 1812 sailor. It was practically their entire world. The ship sustained their existence and provided them with a means to preserve this country’s freedom. It does not take long for the techno-child of today to realize that life was difficult back then and that fighting for freedom was no video game. The roar of just one of the Lynx cannons will punctuate that fact.

The interactive Lynx educational program enlightens, challenges and inspires the students to think, absorb, retain and work as a team. In addition, it provides teachers a solid medium to capture the child’s imagination, focus their attention and put the history lessons of this beautiful country’s defense into perspective.

5th - 8th Grade Educational Program
American history and our country's ongoing defense of freedom come to life through Privateer Lynx's hands-on highly motivating, Standards-based education program. Lynx offers students many opportunities for enrichment with a strong interdisciplinary focus on history/social science and language arts. Educational programming consists of four one-hour lesson plans, teacher supplemental materials, and a dockside tour or sail aboard Privateer Lynx.

Dockside Curriculum:
$8.00/person for 1 1/2 hour lesson
25 person minimum / 35 person maximum

Students will participate in a 1.5 hour lesson, on board the ship, in port, between the hours of 9:00am - 12:00pm or 1:00pm - 4:00 pm. Students will learn the skills of a sailor, hoist a sail, tour the ship, and experience the 19th century maritime history. All lessons are taught from the perspective of a privateer crew, focusing on the integral roles they played.

Sailing Curriculum:
$35.00 per person
25 person minimum / 35 person maximum

Students will participate in a three-hour lesson (9:00am - 12:00pm or 1:00pm-4:00pm) at sea. Students will will join a watch, hoist the sails, steer the ship, sing shanteys, and become part of the privateer crew aboard Lynx.