Swim Sail Science (SSS) is designed to make learning fun, to support social emotional and academic growth, and to help kids develop the tools they need to succeed in school, work, and life. Swim Sail Science is part of the Boston-wide Summer Learning Project, a partnership between youth development programs like Courageous and Boston Public Schools. It is focused on supporting rising 4th and 5th grade Boston Public School students identified as being vulnerable to the cumulative effects of summer learning loss.

Students in SSS learn to sail and swim; they make progress in math, science and English language arts with help from BPS teachers. Curriculum across subjects focuses on environmental science, marine ecology, and water conservation. Every student is eligible for daily transportation and meals, all at no cost to their families. No prior sailing or swimming experience is necessary for students to attend. At this time, registration is limited to students who attend the Harvard-Kent, Warren Prescott, Eliot, Guild, Curley, Perry, Bradley, Higginson-Lewis, Roger Clap or William E. Russell elementary schools. If you have questions about your child’s eligibility, please email us at ypfrontdesk@courageoussailing.org.

After completing two years of Swim Sail Science, we hope that students stay with us at Courageous, moving up through our Steps to Lead program either through Step 2 at Charlestown or JP1 and JP2 at Jamaica Pond. We have programming for kids up to age 15 or 16, at which point they can join our team as paid Instructors-in-Training. and Swim Sail Science alums are eligible for full scholarships (free program) for the duration of their time at Courageous, even when they are no longer part of the Swim Sail Science program.

Students in our Swim Sail Science program are recruited with the help of coordinators working at each of our partner schools. Our recruitment coordinators send our sign up form to families. If your child attends one of our partner schools and you would like to be connected with your school’s recruitment coordinator, please email us at ypfrontdesk@courageoussailing.org.