





My View of Life on the Dock






Being over there for the second day, I am learning as well about how to build a boat. These kids really pay attention and enjoy seeing what is built with their own hands. The rope Grommet was interesting to watch being made, the kids under the boats drilling and the sanding of the oars was educational as well as fun. The Essex Shipbuilding Museum staff, the O’Maley teachers and the kids made for a wonderful couple of days. Thank you for the invite.

Over at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum on Friday, these great 8th graders launched 2 more boats. The faces on these kids speaks volumes of how much fun and educational this experience is. The teachers who were there, I wish I had them in 8th grade. Thank you to the Essex Shipbuilding Museum for all your experience and to Teacher Dave Brown and Amy Donnelly for your dedication to these students. It was also so wonderful to see Harold Burnham watch some future boat builders launch their creations.