PROCTOR ACADEMY OCEAN CLASSROOM
Proctor and SEA in Woods Hole collaborate to offer this incredible opportunity to 22 Proctor Students each Fall. This website will be updated as information becomes available. Emails will come from oceanclassroom(at)proctoracademy.org and will direct you here for details. Please bookmark this site and check back for information and updates.
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You will now find a Summer Project posted for each of your three main classes.
Link to the pages below or in the navigation and DIVE IN!
PAPERWORK & OTHER DETAILS
Click here for details on SEA Paperwork.
There are two separate due dates for this work: May 22nd and July 9th. Please be prompt. It may take a day or two from your initial registration with SEA to your receipt of the Paperwork Checklist.
Agenda @ Student Crew & Family Mtg.
(April 24 Friday SFW on Campus)
Questions about SEA paperwork requirements should be directed to
Doreen Thomas: studentservices@sea.edu.
Wed Sept 9th arrival at SEA Campus: 171 Woods Hole Rd in Falmouth, MA 02540.
Details for student arrival September 9 in Woods Hole are evolving.
Familiar Proctor Faces will be on site to support families.
Arrive 1:00 pm. Plan to arrive on campus where SEA staff will greet you and direct you to your student housing. Families will have their own activities while students settle in until regrouping at a 4:00pm
4:00 PM Program Orientation in the Madden Center for both students and families.
Light refreshment will be available during this Orientation Afternoon.
Parents should plan to depart by 6:00 p.m.
As explained in the Program Guide, Ocean Classroom operates on a closed campus principal. After drop-off, families will reunite in person with students on November 19th in Andover, NH at Proctor for the 2026 Ocean Symposium Presentation.
GETTING TO WOODS HOLE CAMPUS
Travel From Boston:
The Peter Pan Bus Line https://peterpanbus.com/ has buses that depart Boston Logan Airport (if traveling by air) and Boston South Station (if traveling by train), arriving at Falmouth Bus Terminal, Depot Ave, Falmouth, MA. With advance notice, we should be able to shuttle participants to campus from the Terminal.
TECHNOLOGY: Leave all devices at home and be aware that your phone will be collected for the duration of the program. Technology will be provided to each student to accomplish academic tasks as needed while meeting individual student learning styles. A few set dates & times will be arranged for planned communication between students/families.
Link to SEA's article about Fall 2024 Ocean Classroom
Fall 2026 Course Track: Caribbean
SEA plans the course track for 2026 as Woods Hole to St Croix, USVI. This provides wonderful opportunies for shipboard exploration as well as a port stop in the Caribbean before finally landing in St Croix. Air Transport will return the crew from St Croix to Logan Airport where the Proctor Bus will meet them. Note that routes are ALWAYS subject to change at teh discretion of the Captain.
Communication During ShipBoard Component
During the ShipBoard component of Ocean Classroom all questions and electronic correspondence should be directed to Proctor's Ocean Classroom email: oceanclassroom@proctoracademy.org.
