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CSG recognizes the extreme value of collaboration, with its direct benefit to students as well as the educational and environmental community. With this in mind, the academic program will be deeply enriched through educational partnerships with organizations who support our mission. The following institutions have already been identified:
College of the Atlantic
National Coalition of Girls' Schools
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Women Unlimited
Living Classrooms Foundation
The Lobster Conservancy
World Ocean School
Buccoo Reef Trust, Tobago
Coastal Studies Center at Bowdoin College
Please read about the missions of these organizations and click on their links for more information.
College of the Atlantic |
Statement of Connection to CSG |
 "College of the Atlantic enthusiastically supports the mission of
Coastal Studies for Girls. A partnership between COA and CSG is a very
natural one. Marine sciences have always been part of the curriculum at
College of the Atlantic, and many of our students study marine
environments and the creatures that live there, from worms to seabirds
to whales. College of the Atlantic embraces an educational approach in
which fieldwork and real-world application is underlain by classroom
work, equipping students with the information and experiences they need
to understand and improve the relationships between people and their
environment. College of the Atlantic is committed to experiential
education and will contribute to and facilitate a meaningful, rigorous,
hands-on approach to science at Coastal Studies for Girls."
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Mission Statement |
| College of the Atlantic enriches the liberal arts tradition through a
distinctive educational philosophy: human ecology. A human ecological
perspective integrates knowledge from all academic disciplines and from
personal experience to investigate, and ultimately improve, the
relationships between human beings and our social and natural communities. The human ecological perspective guides all aspects of
education, research, activism, and interactions among the College's
students, faculty, staff, and trustees. The College of the Atlantic
community encourages, prepares, and expects students to gain the
expertise, breadth, values, and practical experience necessary to
achieve individual fulfillment and to help solve problems that challenge
communities everywhere.
For more information please visit www.coa.edu |
National Coalition of Girls' Schools |
Statement of Purpose |
 The National Coalition of Girls' Schools is an association of girls' independent and public, day and boarding schools across the United States, with affiliate partners in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
NCGS members share a commitment to the values and benefits of single-sex schools for girls, and a belief that all girls, regardless of educational setting, deserve the opportunity to realize their potential, to be active and equal, confident and competent leaders, participants and contributors.
For more information please visit NCSG website www.ncgs.org
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Maine Department of Marine Resources |
Mission Statement |
08/18/2007 
The Maine Department of Marine Resources was established to conserve and develop marine and estuarine resources; to conduct and sponsor scientific research; to promote and develop the Maine coastal fishing industries; to advise and cooperate with local, state, and federal officials concerning activities in coastal waters; and to implement, administer, and enforce the laws and regulations necessary for these purposes.
For more information please visit the website at www.maine.gov/dmr
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance |
Mission Statement |
The MMSA will provide and conduct research, development, and implementation strategies, and form active partnerships to support excellence in STEM curriculum, instruction, and assessment in schools and districts for educators at all stages of their careers. For more information please visit their website: www.mmsa.org |
Vision |
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The Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance endeavors to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to elevate student aspirations and achievement, so all students will meet or exceed state and national standards. |
Women Unlimited |
Mission Statement |
Improving the economic well-being of Maine women, minorities, and displaced workers by providing access to and support for trade. For more information please visit their website: www.womenunlimited.org |
Living Classrooms Foundation |
Mission Statement |
 Living Classrooms Foundation is a non-profit organization, operated for the benefit of the community at large, providing hands-on education and job training for students from diverse backgrounds, with a special emphasis on serving at-risk youth. The Foundation uses maritime settings, community revitalization projects and other challenging learning environments, and a low staff-to-student ratio. Our experience-based educational programs emphasize the applied learning of math, science, language arts, history, economics, and ecology. Key objectives of all Living Classrooms programs are career development, cooperative learning, elevating self-esteem, and fostering multicultural exchange.
For more information please visit their website: www.livingclassrooms.org |
The Lobster Conservancy |
Program Summary |
The Lobster Conservancy (TLC) works with fishermen and volunteers throughout the Gulf of Maine region to sustain a thriving lobster fishery through science and community. Our approach to scientific research and public education is to actively involve stakeholders in the process of doing science, and to disseminate the knowledge obtained from such research back to stakeholders, as well as fisheries managers and scientists. We study the life of the lobsters from "egg to plate" by working with citizens from "kindergarten to post-retirement". This approach fosters a stewardship ethic by (1) adding to the knowledge base required to understand how to protect the lobster resource, (2) sharing information with policy makers and stakeholders, and (3) creating a sense of community around a resource. TLC's base of operations is located in the center of a small fishing village along mid-coast Maine.
For more information please visit their website: www.lobsters.org |
World Ocean School |
The World Ocean School is an internationally focused nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing challenging educational programs for youth by: fostering an appreciation for, and obligation to, community and relationships; developing a deep commitment to ethical values; and cultivating an expanded world view.
The platform for World Ocean School is the historic schooner Roseway, 137' in sparred length, was designed as a fishing yacht by John James and built in 1925 in his family's shipyard in Essex , Massachusetts . Father and son worked side by side on the Roseway, carrying on a long New England tradition of wooden shipbuilding.
In 1941, the Roseway was purchased by the Boston Pilots Association where she served for 32 years. During World War II she became a Coast Guard Reserve Vessel and at the end of the war was presented with a bronze plaque in honor of the Roseway's exemplary wartime service. She was the last pilot schooner in the United States when she was reluctantly retired in 1973, to be replaced by smaller steel powerboats. In 1973, the Roseway began her transformation to a Windjammer which became her trade until 2000.
In September 2002, she was donated to the World Ocean School to be used as a platform for the school's programs where she will carry out the next segment of her life. Today, after 78 years of service, she is one of only six original Grand Banks schooners built in Essex, and one of only three still on the water today. She has been designated a registered U.S. National Historic Landmark.
Coastal Studies for Girls students will have the opportunity to spend a week living and sailing aboard the Roseway where they will learn seamanship, navigation and maritime history while meeting the challenges of crewing a schooner along the spectacular Maine Coast .
For more information please visit their website: www.worldoceanschool.org |
Buccoo Reef Trust, Tobago |
The Buccoo Reef Trust is a non-profit organization, registered in Trinidad and Tobago that was specifically created to assist in addressing the threats facing Tobago 's marine environment and to explore opportunities for the sustainable development of marine tourism, fishing and aquaculture in the Caribbean region as a whole. Its aim is to build and operate the Tobago Marine Research Centre as an internationally recognized institution of research and education on tropical reef ecosystems and sustainable aquaculture.
The Vision
A world in which the marine environment of tropical islands is conserved for the benefit of future generations while maximizing present opportunities for sustainable livelihoods that enhance the quality of human life.
The Mission
To work in the Caribbean to develop capacity in the area of tropical marine sciences that enables people to protect the marine environment while ensuring sustainable use of the region's aquatic resources.
For more information please visit their website: www.buccooreef.org |
Coastal Studies Center at Bowdoin College |
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The Coastal Studies Center (CSC) seeks to support, encourage, and inspire research and creative projects broadly related to coastal studies undertaken by Bowdoin students and faculty. Further, the CSC seeks to support Bowdoin academic courses, research, or creative projects that study the natural world at the Thalheimer property.
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