"the mountain and the sea are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books." -john lubbock
Meet Our Team
The Salish Sea School is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion, and connectedness. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team. We welcome the unique contributions that one can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
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We are stronger together with the collective sum of individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent which ultimately brings about a healthier planet.
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We offer SEA Club classes in Anacortes and Mt. Vernon
This club is tailored to young adventurers (6-8 years old*), come discover the wonder along the local shorelines and trails with us! We will introduce young explorers to a new Salish Sea-inspired topic each month through fun marine science lessons and games. Adventurers can expect to learn about nature and Salish Sea creatures from the surrounding watersheds through the intertidal and up to the sky.
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​Our shore-based programs are designed to teach students about the incredible marine life that depends on a healthy Salish Sea. Our hope is that our curriculum will create a forever ocean advocate who develops a life-long love and appreciation for the marine environment. We also hope to empower students of all ages as emerging marine naturalists and provide important time to enjoy free play during their exploration outdoors. We are so passionate about introducing students to the incredible animals that depend on the classroom right outside our doorstep.
*We do offer an Anacortes School District conference week program for K-5th graders (see below).
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Parents/Guardians, unless otherwise specified, this is a "drop-off" class!
Please let us know if you'd like to volunteer with the class when you sign your child up.
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Remember to bring: appropriate clothes (rain boots, rain jacket, hat, gloves, warm layers), snack, water bottle.
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SEA Club - Anacortes - Session 1 | 3:30-4:30PM*
October 5, 2022– Whooo is in our watersheds? Owls of the Salish Sea – with owl pellet dissections!
November 2, 2022– Trail Birds & More: Learn to Identify 5 trail bird species and 2 squirrel species
*December 7, 2022– Fun-Guys (and Gals) on the Trails – Mushrooms, Lichen, and Moss (*3:15-4:15PM due to sunset)
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SEA Club - Anacortes - Session 2 | 3:30-4:30PM
January 4, 2023– The Giant Pacific Octopus: Krak(en) the Code
February 1, 2023– Sharks of the Deep: Puget Sound Edition
March 1, 2023– Pinnipeds: Our “Feather-Footed” Friends, the Seals and Sea Lions
April 12, 203 – Intertidal Exploration
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SEA Club - Mt. Vernon - Session 1 | 2-3PM
October 12, 2022– Whooo is in our watersheds? Owls of the Salish Sea – with owl pellet dissections!
November 9, 2022– Trail Birds & More: Learn to Identify 5 trail bird species and 2 squirrel species
December 14, 2022– Fun-Guys (and Gals) on the Trails – Mushrooms, Lichen, and Moss
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SEA Club - Mt. Vernon - Session 2 | 2-3PM
January 11, 2023– The Giant Pacific Octopus: Krak(en) the Code
February 22, 2023 – Nature Scavenger Hunt
March 8, 2023– Pinnipeds: Our “Feather-Footed” Friends, the Seals and Sea Lions
April 19, 2023– Salmon in the Skagit River