hoist the sail instead of school bench press. A year and a half long classes are held for the students of Ocean Colleges on the high seas. On the sailing ship “Pelican of London” there are 27 young people from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, far away from Corona and school closures.
six years Ago, the German Johan bowlers (40) founded the exceptional school. “We want to get away from the equality of the normal teaching and try, after two difficult points of teaching: the relevance and cross-disciplinary Learning,” he explains to VIEW. So, students are better prepared for their future.
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The students are accompanied on their trip by three teachers, five mentors, the ship’s crew, as well as a Doctor.
On Board the “Pelican of London” is also the Swiss Silja (16) from Lengnau AG. They visited the school and has filed an interim year for the Ocean College. The everyday life and lessons on the lake is not always easy, but Silja will like it anyway: “I’ve learned, what we have at home a luxury.” After the trip most of all miss, you’ll miss your classmates and dinner on Board at sunset, “while dolphins are swimming around the ship,” she says.
Practical lessons
Four hours of learning, four hours of boat work: the daily routine for the students on Board. During school hours the normal teaching of cramming material. But a little bit different than in a classical school.
Before each trip, an individual teaching going to plan with the students, explains Kegler. “We teach all subjects up to sports, music, art, and Religion.” The students sail the Route of Columbus, learn on a coffee farm in the context of world trade and calculate rates on the basis of stars.
change of course by Corona-crisis
For almost half a year, the “Pelican of London” is now on the road. 13. October has stored them at the port of Bordeaux, and since then some stops in different countries.
Shortly before the outbreak of the Corona pandemic in Europe the ship of Bermuda is started, and since then, as the sailing of a quarantine station on the high seas. “It was quickly clear that we can not sail as planned,” said Kegler. “On our ship, the Virus is not broken, fortunately.”
The school year on the Atlantic, is soon over. Actually, the sailing ship should arrive this week in Bordeaux, and the students will fly from there to home. The restrictions in France due to the Coronavirus have done, but not impossible.
Instead, the ship is now on course for Cuxhaven in Germany, where it is probably on Easter Sunday will create. There, the students in Cuxhaven from their parents to be picked up by car and brought home. The German health Department has issued to all parents a travel permit and entry permit.
Silja is glad, your family and friends in the context of the currently possible again soon. However, you would have stayed longer on the lake. “I would take two to three weeks of holidays at home and then I could sail again.”
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