Enroll your child now for our 2013 Sailing Camp
1st Year Camper Forms:
- 2013 BWB Letter for 1st Year Campers
- 2013 BWB Enrollment Form 1st Year Campers
- 2013 BWB Waiver & Permission
- 2013 BWB Medical Form 1st Year Campers
- 2013 BWB Orientation Letter For ALL CAMPERS
Returning Camper Forms:
- 2013 BWB Letter for Returning Campers
- 2013 BWB Enrollment Form Returning Campers
- 2013 BWB Waiver & Permission
- 2013 BWB Medical Form Returning Campers
- 2013 BWB Orientation Letter For ALL CAMPERS
BWB is an experiential, hands-on learning program designed to positively influence social and learning skills. By putting abstract concepts to practical use and awakening young imaginations, BWB brings science and math alive in a whole new way. BWB is where learning becomes fun — and meaningful.
BWB children come from economically deprived households in the Stamford area — primarily from the 5th to the 10th grades, a critical period in the maturation process. BWB activities include:
Learning math by navigating and piloting
- Learning about constellations
- Plotting latitude and longitude
- Charting a course
- Calculating and correcting for winds and currents
- Adding and subtracting tidal rises and falls
Experiencing science through sailing
- Learning about wind, water and weather/meteorology
- Respect the sea and its natural world/marine biology and ecology
- How does my boat move? How does it turn? Physics.
- Safe boating exercises
- Running a weather station
- Learning navigation
- Field trips to Mystic Seaport and The Maritime Aquarium
The summer program is staffed by teachers who have recently been taught to sail. They have a deep understanding of how to convey skills and content to young learners. Many also appreciate the fears and apprehensions of a new sailor, having just experienced them personally. New swimmers are taught by Stamford YMCA instructors.
This approach and program have been uniquely successful.