Kids Aboard Workshops, Inc.
501(c)3 Non-Profit Educational Programs

The Kids Aboard  Academic Boat Building Workshop is a very effective hands on project that instructs youth from ages 6 -17 years old with any learning style. From gifted and talented to physically and mentally challenged, this project has been instrumental in inspiring achievement, esteem and team building in most students from all learning styles at all levels in all types of schools, as well as home education groups.

This is an educational workshop that shows the practical applications of all the academic disciplines from math & science to writing & publishing, including first aid and boat safety while engaging the youth in the hands on activity of building a boat.

Boys and girls of different ages work together to accomplish their goal of building a very seaworthy boat. The construction is the focus of the students at our workshop, but what is really being built is community, character, and esteem, while getting the students to put down their joysticks, remote controls and computer keyboards for a time, to learn and work together as a team.

   Math, science, history, art/design, writing/publishing, water safety, first aid, etc. are much more fun and interesting, and learned with much more depth, comprehension and retention when the core of the curriculum is a hands on project such as building a boat and using simple tools safely.

They also learn boat safety and safe building practices with close attention to the importance of concentration and detail. Our academic boat building workshops promote camaraderie and an enthusiasm for physical, mental and social activities.

The boats can be built and painted in three days with our pre-cut parts. However, to incorporate instruction and practice in academic areas and team building activities, one week is a minimum while two to four weeks is optimal. The academics and time schedules are custom fit to each groups individual needs and goals for their students/youth.

     Kids Aboard workshops culminate with science and environmental projects, as well as boating handling and navigation on the water. The kids practice in-the-water boat handling through friendly racing, fishing tournaments, waterway/shore-line clean-ups, etc. using their boats that they have built and outfitted together. The workshop participants are presented with awards and trophies of achievement and recognition. The participants come away with boosted confidence and team spirit, as well as wonderful boats which they can use forever with the proper care.

The Kids Aboard Boat Building Workshop is one of the most fun methods for students to learn academics, and a great way to introduce families to boating and the marine industries with a rewarding project that they will remember forever. It is one of the most effective and productive methods in the educational field, as well as being a project that has one of the longest lasting effects on a youth's attitude, outlook and essentially their lifestyle.