The Enrichment Class of Nadaburg Elementary School has completed the "Stowaway Project" created and hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology. Students have published their work on individual web pages. To view their work, click on the 'Student Work' link below.

This project is developed and managed by the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) which is located at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. You can learn more about this project and many other CIESE sponsored Internet-based educational activities by visiting http://k12science.org.

Real-Time Data: Students were first assigned a ship selected by the instructors. Each student learned how to track a ship assigned to them using real-time data on the Internet. The ship was tracked from its original location to the eventual port of call. Students were also required to keep a journal containing the geographical location of their ship, speed of travel, weather and wave conditions.

Language Arts: During the tracking of their ship, students were required to communicate through e-mail and snail mail, with their parents and contacts at the port of call. The e-mail included an electronic greeting card to their teacher. To the delight and surprise of the Enrichment students and with the assistance of a local firefighter, some students received post cards from their port of call's local fire department. Students were also required to read a book recommended by the Stowaway Project and document similarities to their own stowaway adventure.

Social Studies: Students researched their port of call thoroughly and documented all of the information in their journals. They learned about geographic location, traditions, imports/exports, architecture, history, clothing, climate, weather....

Something we added to the project: Students created storyboards. They utilized an online tutorial and asked pertinent questions of the expert storyboard artist, Josh Sheppard, creator of the tutorial. Students learned what storyboarding is and how to use a storyboard to effectively depict their experience as a stowaway. Students have digitized their storyboards, created PowerPoint presentations on their "Port of Call," and web pages to share their findings on the world wide web.

Student Presentations: Invitations to be sent to parents, community, administration, school board members, and school staff for student project presentations. Each student will present his or her own portfolio, journal, and storyboards.

Students Earn a Certificate of Completion: Students will be given a "Certificate of Completion" when all work required by the Stowaway Project and the instructors has been completed. They will have put in 40 sessions at 45 minutes each for a total of approximately 31 hours.

Students go on a REAL cruise: Students will have an authentic "at sea" experience by being aboard the ship, "Ecstacy", from "Carnival Cruise". The cruise will be for four nights leaving from Los Angeles and going to Ensenada, Mexico. The good news is the students will be guests and not "stowaways!"