BROOKLYN BOATWORKS INC
Programs
Program 1 [2021]
DURING THE FY21 SCHOOL YEAR BROOKLYN BOATWORKS' WEEKLY CLASS SESSIONS WITH STUDENTS WERE HELD ONLINE DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSINGS. WHILE BOAT BUILDING WAS NO LONGER THE FOCUS, MARITIME-CENTERED EDUCATION, HANDS-ON LEARNING, STEM SKILLS, AND HEALTHY SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT REMAINED FRONT AND CENTER AS STUDENTS CONDUCTED GROUP EXPERIMENTS FROM HOME, JOINED TEAMBUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF REMOTE FIELD TRIPS. BKBW STAFF TRANSLATED OUR IN-PERSON CURRICULUM TO FIT A REMOTE HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE INTRODUCED NEW SKILLS TO STUDENTS, INCLUDING TEACHING TINKERCAD, A COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SOFTWARE, ON WHICH STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO CREATE THEIR OWN BOAT MODELS, WHICH BKBW 3D PRINTED AND FLOAT TESTED WITH EACH CLASS. BKBW CREATED AT-HOME KITS FOR EVERY SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT SO THAT THEY COULD PARTICIPATE WITH ALL IN EXPERIMENTS AND STEM ACTIVITIES FROM HOME. ONE OF OUR MOST SOUGHT-AFTER NEW PROGRAMS HAS BEEN IN-PERSON OUTDOOR COMMUNITY BOAT BUILDING AT A NYC WATERFRONT PARK. STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEW TO BOAT BUILDING, WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIALLY DISTANCED AND FAMILY POD-BASED BOAT BUILDING. PARTICIPANTS SIGNED UP FOR A BOAT BUILDING TIME SLOT AND WORKED ON TWO BOATS, GIVING THEM A TASTE OF TOOL USAGE AND MARITIME EDUCATION. BKBW ALUMNI WERE HIRED, ALONGSIDE BKBW INSTRUCTORS, TO LEAD THE BOAT BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE INVITED TO SUBMIT BOAT NAMES, AND BKBW ALUMNI VOTED ON THE FINAL BOAT NAME - SEA CHANGE - WHICH WAS SAILED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT A SMALL BOAT LAUNCH FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK IN JUNE 2021. IN RESPONSE TO THE SCHOOL SHUTDOWN AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES' EXPRESSED NEEDS, BKBW PROGRAM STAFF CONDUCTED WEEKLY RESOURCE CALLS AND SENT EMAILS TO ALL STUDENTS AND ALUMNI, WITH A VARIETY OF EMERGENCY HEALTH, FOOD, FUNERAL, AND HOUSING RESOURCES AS WELL AS UPDATES ON BKBW'S WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS. DURING THESE CALLS TO FAMILIES, YOUNG PEOPLE WERE EAGER TO TALK TO PROGRAM STAFF, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF BOATCAST, A PODCAST FEATURING BROOKLYN BOATWORKS STUDENTS AND THEIR STORIES OF CHALLENGE AND RESILIENCE. WE CONTINUE TO PUBLISH STUDENT-CENTERED PODCASTS, WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND PODCAST APPS. IN FY21 BKBW ALSO CREATED AND PUBLISHED OVER 20 FREE AND ACCESSIBLE STEM VIDEOS AND AT-HOME EXPERIMENTS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND HELD VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS ON INSTAGRAM LIVE. BKBW ALSO RAN WATERFRONT AND ON-WATER SAILING EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK, DOMINO PARK, SHIRLEY CHISOLM STATE PARK, BUSH TERMINAL PARK AND OTHERS. AT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK OUR PROGRAMMING INCORPORATES SAILING IN STUDENT-CONSTRUCTED BOATS AS WELL AS WATER TESTING, & WATER BIOLOGY AND WATERWAYS EDUCATION. WE ALSO WORK WITH WATERFRONT PARTNERS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO KAYAKING AND STAND-UP PADDLE BOARDING.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$346.7KBrooklyn Boatworks Education Program
BROOKLYN BOATWORKS OVERSAW 12 BOATS IN NINE SCHOOLS, WORKING WITH A TOTAL OF 133 NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL STUDENTS SPANNING 5TH THROUGH 10TH GRADES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR EACH CLASS OF STUDENTS WORKED TOGETHER TO BUILD A 7'6" OPTIMIST PRAM SAILBOAT USING WOOD AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS. STUDENTS LEARNED BASIC CONSTRUCTION AND TOOL SKILLS, APPLIED MEASUREMENT AND ESTIMATION, LOCAL WATERWAY GEOGRAPHY, NAUTICAL CHART READING, BUOYANCY, AND THE PHYSICS OF SAILING. BROOKLYN BOATWORKS EMPHASIZES COOPERATION, PERSEVERANCE, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING BY DOING. BROOKLYN BOATWORKS ALSO WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND A GROUP OF TWENTY MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TO BUILD THE FIRST-EVER BROOKLYN OYSTER DORY, A 14' TECHNICALLY COMPLEX WOODEN BOAT. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS CELEBRATED THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN A JOYOUS GRADUATION CEREMONY. MARITIME-CENTERED EDUCATION, HANDS-ON LEARNING, STEM SKILLS, AND HEALTHY SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT REMAINED FRONT AND CENTER AS STUDENTS CONDUCTED GROUP EXPERIMENTS FROM HOME, JOINED TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF REMOTE FIELD TRIPS. OUR STAFF CONDUCTED RESOURCE CALLS TO ALL STUDENTS AND ALUMNI, WITH A VARIETY OF EMERGENCY RESOURCES AND BKBW UPDATES. BKBW ALSO BEGAN PRODUCING A PODCAST FEATURING BROOKLYN BOATWORKS STUDENTS AND THEIR STORIES OF CHALLENGE AND RESILIENCE. WE ALSO CREATED AND PUBLISHED OVER 20 FREE AND ACCESSIBLE STEM VIDEOS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND HELD VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS ON INSTAGRAM LIVE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$510.2KProgram 1 [2024]
BROOKLYN BOATWORKS WORKED WITH 354 YOUTH SPANNING 5TH TO 11TH GRADES. THE ORGANIZATION OVERSAW 15 BOAT BUILDS ACROSS SEVEN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY. WITHIN EACH CLASS, STUDENTS COLLABORATED ON CRAFTING A 7'6" OPTIMIST PRAM SAILBOAT, USING WOODEN MATERIALS AND BASIC HAND TOOLS. STUDENTS LEARNED BASIC CONSTRUCTION AND TOOL SKILLS, APPLIED MEASUREMENT AND ESTIMATION, LOCAL WATERWAY GEOGRAPHY, NAUTICAL CHART READING, BUOYANCY, AND THE PHYSICS OF SAILING. BROOKLYN BOATWORKS EMPHASIZES COOPERATION, PERSEVERANCE, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. TO CULMINATE THE SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS CELEBRATED THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH AN IMPRESSIVE BOAT LAUNCH AND REGATTA. ADDITIONALLY, THE YOUTH WERE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, FIELD TRIPS, AND A SAILING CAMP. THROUGHOUT ALL OF BROOKLYN BOATWORK'S ENDEAVORS, THE FOCUS REMAINED ON PROMOTING STEM AND MARITIME-CENTERED EDUCATION, HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND NURTURING HEALTHY SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$545K
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