Impact
Through our programming, we see broad and deep impacts, from the individual students in the classroom to the thousands of people who take the student-built boats onto the water at Bartram’s Garden.
Students in our programs gain myriad personal skills, including transferable workforce skills, socio-emotional skills like teamwork and interpersonal communication, and an understanding of maritime history that allows them to connect their own cultural stories to the local waterways.
These skills have impacts in the classroom as well – not only are students better able to communicate with each other and work together, but they are also more proficient in concepts like fractions and other math skills, maritime history, environmental education, and the connections between art and culture.
Qualitative data from classroom teachers confirms that this program increases rapport among students, improving their capacity to work in teams and communicate. Parents also report that the program has helped their kids learned practical and socio-emotional skills that can help them obtain work in the future.
Students in our programs gain myriad personal skills, including transferable workforce skills, socio-emotional skills like teamwork and interpersonal communication, and an understanding of maritime history that allows them to connect their own cultural stories to the local waterways.
These skills have impacts in the classroom as well – not only are students better able to communicate with each other and work together, but they are also more proficient in concepts like fractions and other math skills, maritime history, environmental education, and the connections between art and culture.
Qualitative data from classroom teachers confirms that this program increases rapport among students, improving their capacity to work in teams and communicate. Parents also report that the program has helped their kids learned practical and socio-emotional skills that can help them obtain work in the future.
Testimonials
Student Quotes
"That's my boat! We did it!"
"We knew it wasn't going to leak when we put it in the water because we built it good."
"It won't sink because we followed the blueprints and glued it."
“Mr. Nick always answers our questions and teaches us the history of boats and where we can find ports. I am excited for painting and getting to take them out in the water later this year.”
"That's my boat! We did it!"
"We knew it wasn't going to leak when we put it in the water because we built it good."
"It won't sink because we followed the blueprints and glued it."
“Mr. Nick always answers our questions and teaches us the history of boats and where we can find ports. I am excited for painting and getting to take them out in the water later this year.”
Parent Quotes
“The program is great for all the kids. It teaches them teamwork and how to use real tools. It's awesome."
“The program is great for all the kids. It teaches them teamwork and how to use real tools. It's awesome."
Educator Quotes
“[The students] are so proud of their boats when they finish, sit in them, and row them for the first time. It’s amazing to see this kind of pride and maturity in my students.”
“[The students] are so proud of their boats when they finish, sit in them, and row them for the first time. It’s amazing to see this kind of pride and maturity in my students.”
Partner Quotes
"I can’t thank you enough for the opportunities you have given us over the past year. The impact you have had on the people we support is exceptional"
"I can’t thank you enough for the opportunities you have given us over the past year. The impact you have had on the people we support is exceptional"
ContactNicholas Pagon, Director
npagon@philadelphiawaterborne.org |
AddressCultureWorks Greater Philadelphia
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 320 Philadelphia, PA 19107 |
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