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Maritime High School
615 S 200th Street Des Moines, WA 98198

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Maritime High School
615 S 200th St Des Moines, WA 98198

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Vessel Operations

Maritime High School students select a career pathway for 11th and 12th grades.

The Vessel Operations program at Maritime High School provides 11th- and 12th-grade students with a blend of academic and practical learning opportunities. This program combines rigorous learning in Math, English, and maritime skills with real-world experiences to prepare students for industry certifications and ensure students can meet postsecondary requirements. 

FIELDWORK AND ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS

  • This program is conducted in partnership with Northwest Maritime and Washington State Ferries. This collaboration provides students with access to specialized maritime training and industry certifications.  

  • When not participating in off-campus training, students work with Maritime High School instructors on complementary projects, ensuring a well-rounded education that meets post-secondary requirements. 

Program Features

INTEGRATED LEARNING

Students complete coursework that meets traditional academic requirements and develops essential maritime skills. This integrated approach ensures that students are prepared and meet the requirements for higher education or for immediate entry into maritime careers. Graduates of this pathway will receive the following credentials:

  • Merchant Mariner Card (MMC)
  • Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). 

COMPLEMENTARY PROJECTS

Alongside their maritime studies, students undertake projects that develop their social reasoning skills, covering important topics such as US History, Civics, and college and career planning. These projects are designed to provide a complete educational experience.

MENTORSHIP AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Students continue to benefit from mentorship opportunities and Leave 2 Learn off-campus experiences, enhancing their educational journey. Leave 2 Learn gives students real-life experiences where they explore and understand complex topics deeply and gain high-level skills. It incorporates networking, ideation, research, navigating ambiguity, decision-making, implementation, progress monitoring, and curating evidence of learning. Whatever students do and learn, they are guided by a mentor, and it connects to the real world and environment outside of the classroom.

What can a Leave 2 Learn Project look like?

  • Design and make a product
  • Volunteer regularly and document progress/contributions
  • Use media/outreach to raise awareness
  • Host a fundraiser
  • Legislative Advocacy
  • Produce art
  • Organize an event
  • Be a youth consultant to industry/government
  • Interview experts and write a white paper
  • Teach others something you know/have learned

  • PRESENTATIONS OF LEARNING

Students' mastery of specific competencies is showcased through presentations of learning, which are documented on the mastery transcript. This method of assessment highlights the application of knowledge and skills in real-world contexts.