Traditional boat building
A two-week, pre-college program focusing on the history and value of small, hand-built wooden boats. Through August 8.
College of the Atlantic’s pre-college programs offer immersive experiences for rising high school juniors and seniors on the coast of Maine, combining interdisciplinary, experiential learning with college-level inquiry.
Students learn by doing: conducting field research, traveling by boat, building and designing with their hands, and engaging directly with the woods, waters, and communities of Acadia National Park and the Gulf of Maine. Taught by COA faculty and instructors, each program reflects the college’s human-ecological approach—integrating science, creativity, and an understanding of how people and environments shape one another.