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Committee endorses expanding harbor education beyond fourth grade, to middle and high school and community groups
Summary
Members recommended broadening the draft recommendation that target fourth‑grade curricula to include middle and high school programming and other education channels such as nonprofit partners, scouts and public forums.
Committee members reviewed a recommendation to enhance school curricula on water quality protection and environmental awareness. Several members urged the draft be broadened beyond a single grade level and to include multiple delivery channels.
Highlights: - Members reported existing programs: a public awareness forum on 09/09/2023 produced a presentation that committee volunteers adapted for school audiences, and committee members confirmed school tours and fourth‑grade sessions already occur; several speakers recommended the town expand programming to middle and high schools where boating‑related students are more likely to participate. - The committee suggested additional education outlets, including the State of the Harbor forum, the Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Nantucket’s farm, Boy Scout merit badges and landscaper training programs as channels to reach different audiences. - Members recommended the draft language be adjusted to say “all schools” or list multiple grade bands and to recognize existing activities in the revised text so the plan documents both ongoing programs and gaps.
Staff were asked to: broaden the curriculum recommendation to include middle and high school, note existing programs and partners (including volunteers who adapted the forum presentation), and identify additional outreach points for visitors and residents.
