Youth Maritime Access & Engagement Webinar
The Center of Excellence is pleased to share this youth engagement webinar presented by the founders of Sea Potential, Ebony Welborn and Savannah Smith. Ebony and Savannah shared engagement strategies and great resources. We are listing those for you below. Look for Wave Breaker blog posts coming soon from Ebony and Savannah, and learn more about Sea Potential at www.letsseapotential.com or via Instagram Sea Potential, LLC (@sea.potential) • Instagram photos and videos
Savannah Smith, Sea Potential co-founder
Ebony Welborn, Sea Potential co-founder
Resources from the webinar
Internships and Training Opportunities:
Harbor Freight Fellows Initiative - All across country
Sea Scouts - All across country
Duwamish Valley Youth Corps - Seattle
Seattle Goodwill's Youth Maritime Program- Seattle *
Youth Maritime Collaborative (YMAP) - Seattle
Youth Maritime Collaborative (EMC) - Seattle
Port of Seattle High School Internships - Seattle
Argosy Cruises - Seattle
Organizations To Be Aware Of:
The Center for Wooden Boats - Seattle
The Northwest Maritime Center - Port Townsend
Sound Experience - Port Townsend (traveling)
Tacoma Community Boat Builders - Tacoma
Duwamish River Community Coalition - Seattle
Youth Marine Foundation - Tacoma
The Environmental Science Center - Seattle
Schools:
Maritime High School - Des Moines
Ocean Research College Academy (High School) -Everett
Seattle Maritime Academy (18+) - Seattle
Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (18+) - Seattle + Baltimore
Divers Institute of Technology (18+) -
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building (18+)
Wenatchee Valley Community College (18+)
Additional Resources:
WA Department of Commerce Maritime Industry Snapshot
Factory Trawler (Northern Eagle) Documentary
Book: “Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Book: “Undercurrents of Power: Aquatic Culture in the African Diaspora” by Kevin Dawson
Sea Creature Movement Meditation