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<p class=style1><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thursday, September 6,
2007<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PCCS MEDIA RELEASE 9.1<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Tanya Gabettie: 508.487.3622 Ext.
103<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>FLOATING CLASSROOM;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>SPIRIT RETURNS TO
PROVINCETOWN<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=style1><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(Provincetown, Cape Cod,
MA) – </span></strong><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'>MassSail
and</span></strong> Provincetown Public Schools give local students a unique,
hands-on learning experience aboard <i>Spirit of Massachusetts</i>, a 125-ft
Schooner.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=style1><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>MassSail</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> - a joint venture between the <strong><span
style='font-weight:normal'>Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies</span></strong><b>
(</b>PCCS) and the<b> </b><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'>Ocean
Classroom Foundation</span></strong> (OCF) - is a series of marine education
programs aboard <em><span style='font-style:normal'>Spirit of Massachusetts</span></em>
to promote public awareness and encourage interest and stewardship in
Massachusetts’ rich marine environment through shipboard and dockside
programs in Massachusetts coastal cities and towns, making its fourth visit to
Provincetown for Community Days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>MassSail</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>begins
a week of day sail programs with Provincetown Schools on September 10 and will
sail with middle and high school students from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
According to Jessica Waugh, Provincetown School Superintendant, </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'>“The MassSail program engages our students with the marine
environment, while intensifying the district collaboration with the Center for
Coastal Studies.” </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>S</span></strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>tudents,
led by PCCS's award-winning Director of Marine Education Joanne M. Jarzobski,
engage in hands-on activities in marine science, natural history and
conservation biology relevant to local marine environment. All curricula
options are aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for History
and/or Social Sciences, or Science and Technology and Engineering. </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Aboard the ship, students work beside a professional
crew to learn traditional seafaring skills. Lessons learned, achievements
made, insights gained are internalized and retained, because students are
invested in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin-top:0in'><strong><o:p> </o:p></strong></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin-top:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Provincetown
Community Days Schedule</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Monday September
10 Grade 9<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tuesday September
11 Grades 7 and 8<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Wednesday September
12 Grade 11<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thursday September
13 Grade 6<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Friday September
14 Grades 10 and 12<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p class=style1><strong><o:p> </o:p></strong></p>
<p class=style1><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Curricula Options</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Charts and
the Art of Navigation</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Cetaceans
– Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises: A Biological and Historical
Perspective</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Fishing ­–
Fisheries, Species, History and Management</span></em><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Weather for
the Mariner</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Geology and
Land-Sea Interactions</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Sea Birds
– Species, Feeding, Distribution and Abundance</span></em><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Whaling
– Modern and Historic</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Phytoplankton
and Zooplankton</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Conservation
Biology – Entanglements and Ship strikes</span></em><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Sea Turtles
– Natural History, Population and Conservation Biology Seals, Sea
Lions and Walruses – Natural History, Population and Conservation
Biology</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><em><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>Sharks, Rays
and Skates – Natural History, Population and Conservation Biology</span></em><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=style1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a
private non-profit founded in 1976, dedicated to researching and protecting
marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine through applied research, conservation,
environmental and education programs. To learn more about PCCS, visit us on the
web at www.coastalstudies.org.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Ocean Classroom Foundation [<a
href="http://www.oceanclassroom.org">www.oceanclassroom.org</a>] is a
non-profit organization that provides programs of sea education and adventure
for the youth of America aboard the schooners <em><span style='font-style:normal'>Westward,
Harvey Gamage, </span></em>and <em><span style='font-style:normal'>Spirit of
Massachusetts. </span></em>OCF is a leader in experiential
education, with award-winning programs sailing from the Canadian Maritimes to
the Caribbean Sea.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PCCS
Contacts:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tanya
Gabettie<br>
Communications Coordinator<br>
Office: 508.487.3622 Ext. 103<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Email:
tgabettie@coastalstudies.org <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Joanne
M. Jarzobski<br>
Marine Education Director<br>
Office: 508.487.3623 Ext. 108<br>
Email: masssail@coastalstudies.org <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>OCF Contact: </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><br>
Laura Hundt <br>
Education Director <br>
Office: 800.724.7245 Ext. 100<br>
Email: lhundt@oceanclassroom.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Provincetown Public Schools Contact: </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><br>
Jessica Waugh<br>
Provincetown Superintendent <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Office: 508.487.5000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Email: jwaugh@provincetown.k12.ma.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=style1 style='margin-top:0in'><strong><o:p> </o:p></strong></p>
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