Bytown Brigantine Academy
Summer School Aboard a Tall Ship
Welcome to Bytown Brigantine Academy, an accredited private school in Ontario. The Academy was established in 2011 and operates summer school for high school students exclusively on board the 110’ SV Fair Jeanne during the summer months.
The Academy
Bytown Brigantine Academy commits itself to providing lasting and meaningful change in our students. Summer high school courses are taught to emphasize a direct relationship between the learning material of the course & the world ashore.
The Ship
Aboard the 110′ Fair Jeanne, students use the boardroom, the deck and other spaces aboard ship for learning and studying. An open air classroom? A unique classroom experience? No problem, that’s our specialty!
The Instructors
BBA instructors are creative, energetic educators who are supported by professional crew aboard ship. Educators have an experiential education background and a keen interest in Tall Ship Sailing, living and working aboard with their students.
2016
Summer School Credits
GPP30 – Leadership & Peer Support, more affectionately known as “Sailing into LeaderSHIP” at BBA, will be the 2016 summer high school course. As an open credit course in experiential leadership, students will develop a greater self-awareness of their leadership skills and receive guidance and support in order to develop such qualities.
Students will develop skills in communication, interpersonal relations, teamwork and conflict management within a demanding yet rewarding shipboard environment. The sailing ship as an educational platform lends itself to a unique perspective from which to draw an understanding of group dynamics and stages of group development.