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January/February 2013
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even teachers from
Baltimore County schools
and two from Baltimore
City participated in a weeklong
program last July that paired
them with Port-related
businesses. Developed by the
Baltimore Port Alliance (BPA)
in conjunction with the Living
Classrooms Foundation, the
program helped teachers learn
how a major port functions
and about the importance of
maritime industries.
Then, in November,
Rachel Hartman, a Dundalk
High School English teacher
who participated in the BPA
program, took her ninth-grade
students on the
Lady Maryland
schooner. The class learned
the mechanics of ship sailing,
trawled for fish and plankton,
explored the Chesapeake
Bay ecosystem and learned
about the habits of whales.
The students kept a journal of
their on-board observations as
if seen through the eyes of a
character from Moby Dick.
“I think this is just the
beginning of the partnerships
we’re building with these
teachers,” said Andrew G.
Nixon, Vice President of Rukert
Terminals Corp. who chairs
the BPA’s Education/Outreach
Committee. “It’s a great start.
I think we’ve only scratched the
surface of how we can educate
children and teachers about
the Port.”
With a laugh, he added,
“How many field trips did you
take with your English class
when you were growing up?”
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