Bringing School to Life

I love it when homeschooling comes together and the kids get the full-on experience.

We are seeing quite a bit of sealife recently from our boat, from seals to dolphins to sunfish to little creatures in tidal pools.

We have started watching the Blue Planet series in the evening together, learning about the ocean and how we are all interconnected.

Today we visited the Seacoast Science Center and got to learn more about marine animals, water conservation and the human impact on the environment.

It's a fantastic place right by the sea and very hands-on and interactive.

The Center puts into perspective how humans greatly influence and impact our Earth, for better and worse. The kids saw how their everyday actions directly impact everything around them.

We only have an 80 gallon water tank on board so we have become pretty good at conserving water.

Typically we'll need to fill up once a week at a marina depending on how much we use. We also carry water jugs for emergency use but we have never run out.... yet!

Matt fixing our water pressure pump. We had no running water for a
few days when we found that one of the hose connectors had split, causing
the pump to suck air which meant it couldn't get enough pressure to bring
water up and through the pipes. After a few days of troubleshooting, we have water again!

3 Toed Box turtle, found at a construction site and brought to the
Seacoast Science Center 26 years ago. Typically these turtles live in
warmer climates down south.

Kids were encouraged to write their Water Story.