Reach, US Sailing's STEM Initiative Explores Marine Debris in Chicago

The US Sailing Reach Initiative, a national STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) educational program to inspire sailing programs and schools to utilize sailing as a teaching platform, focuses on building community partnerships through program implementation. Columbia Sailing School and Yacht Club in Chicago has been implementing Reach for several years and was recently recognized as an Emerging Hub and Mid-West Center of Excellence in the Reach Program. They utilize local and regional partnerships to execute their programming and engage students on a deeper level. Module six of the Reach curriculum is featured in this video. Learn creative ways to implement this module as well as how to reach out to organizations in your community to enhance programming.