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THE CAS YALIA is a cruise ship designed for school students, to bring fo fife (he many historical and ar-

cheological sites of the ancient world.

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student cruise offers unique study program

“THE SCHOOLSHIP is an in- credible historical achievement in itself. 1 know of no other program anywhere which is comparable in terms of purpose, scope, organiza- tion, educational excellence and value,’ says Joe Jaworski, a teacher in Sioux Lookout, On- tario, speaking of educational cruises on the Castalia.

The Castalia is a cruise ship, but not an ordinary one. Its cruises are designed for school students, to bring to life the many historical and archeological sites of the an- cient world.

Students are accompanied by teachers, usually from their own school, who travel free in return for supervising the students throughout the entire trip.

Before they leave home, the stu- dents receive a textbook and a study guide to help prepare them for the various sites they will visit. Their own teachers also help with preparation. Once they board the Castalia they benefit greatly from the educational program on board and from visiting the sites on shore.

Students attend classes on board, conducted by teachers who are part of the ship’s cruise staff and whose job it is to ensure that the students receive the maximum

educational benefit from their visits ashore.

An extensive reference library on the ship further assists students to learn about the areas they visit.

Joe Paynter, a North Vancouver high school teacher who has taken several groups of students on the cruises, and plans to do so again in 1987, says,

“It is difficult to overstate the benefits students derive from par- ticipting in educational cruises. Nothing compares with the first- hand knowledge students acquire by visiting the ancient world in person.”

Melvin M. Regular, Pentacostal Board of Education, New- foundland, says: ‘‘Student cruising is a unique learning experience ... gives new life to geography, histo- ry, economics, politics and even mathematics valuable friend- ships develop, attitudes of toler- ance, empathy and respect evolve

.. hew vistas open up.”

Although the cruises are en- joyable, they are not merely fun- in-the-sun pleasure cruises. They are specially designed to enhance the curriculum young people study in school.

Students learn in school, for ex-

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