application for on-water classroom program

Thank you for your interest in the Rocking the Boat's On-Water Classroom Program, a customized multiple-session program for middle and high school groups. The program offers students and teachers the opportunity to use the Bronx River as their classroom while rowing Rocking the Boat's handmade wooden boats.

Due to the generosity of CITGO, Toyota USA Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, and The Charles Hayden Foundation, Rocking the Boat is proud to offer On-Water Classroom Programs free of charge to all New York City Public School groups. If you are not representing a New York City Public School, but are interested in enrolling your class in an On-Water Classroom Program, please complete this form and we will follow up with pricing information.

Our goal is to work collaboratively with teachers to design between three and six intensive On-Water Classroom programs each semester. We do receive more applications than we have space for, and base our choices on the level of commitment that schools are able to demonstrate. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please respond to each of the following questions and click on the submit button at the bottom of the page.

first name:
last name:

school:
grade:

street address:
apt #:
city:
state:
zip:

phone:

email address:

Are you representing a New York City public school?

Yes
No

Describe the activities you hope to have your students engage in, and your ideal program content...

Describe how the Rocking the Boat program will help to demonstrate and bring to life the concepts and issues your students are studying in class.

How do you plan to integrate your Rocking the Boat experience back into your classwork?

Have students at your school/organization participated in one of Rocking the Boat's programs before?

What other field trips and out-of-class activities will your students participate in this year?

What is the total number of students in your group? What is the total number of chaperons in your group?

(Please note: Rocking the Boat's On Water program can accommodate a total of 25 participants at a time ñ this number includes students and at least two chaperons. This strict limit is based on safety factors, staff capacity, and boat space. Chaperons are expected to participate in the program as well, and will be in the boats with their students.)

What are ideal dates and times for your Rocking the Boat program?

If you have any questions please contact Chrissy Word at chrissy@rockingtheboat.org or Tony Archino at tony@rockingtheboat.org

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Student Reflection

“What I love most about Rocking the Boat is the reaction I get from people when I tell them about it. Not only is it a wonderful program and an excellent prospect for kids, it's also a unique way of opening our eyes to the different opportunities available to us. When people hear about the program and all the wonderful things we do, they are amazed, intrigued and, on top of all this, delighted.”

-Melissa Cruz, apprentice, age 16, William Howard Taft High School

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