Mission

Operated by LEARN as an on-going partnership among educators, industry and other community agencies, MSHS provides a core curriculum and related activities which focus on marine subjects and are reflective of current and future marine-related opportunities. MSHS is uniquely designed to equip students with both practical skills and theoretical knowledge because it combines a number of powerful attributes in the fulfillment of its mission: full salt water access, a marine studies immersion component, field work and internship experiences, a powerful academic sciences component, and access to both career-bound and college-bound preparation.

Operated by LEARN as an on-going partnership among educators, industry and other community agencies, MSHS provides a core curriculum and related activities which focus on marine subjects and are reflective of current and future marine-related opportunities. MSHS is uniquely designed to equip students with both practical skills and theoretical knowledge because it combines a number of powerful attributes in the fulfillment of its mission: full salt water access, a marine studies immersion component, field work and internship experiences, a powerful academic sciences component, and access to both career-bound and college-bound preparation.

MSHS is a learning community characterized by high expectations for all its members, the development of human potential within a lifelong learning paradigm, respect for human and cultural diversity, and reverence for the natural environment. MSHS prepares its students to function as responsible citizens in a democratic and pluralistic society and as stewards of the environment with a global perspective.

Academic Expectations for Student Learning

Graduates of Marine Science High School:

• Communicate effectively for a variety of purposes
• Employ mathematical problem-solving skills effectively
• Make decisions and solve problems in independent and collaborative settings
• Meet the fundamental expectations associated with a variety of marine-related careers
• Understand the important concepts of, and interrelationships among, the science disciplines
• Employ appropriate scientific and industrial concepts, methods, and tools safely and effectively
• Employ appropriate research and information-gathering skills
• Meet their responsibilities to the natural environment

Civic and Social Expectations for Student Learning

Graduates of Marine Science High School:

• Value human and cultural diversity
• Take personal responsibility for their own learning and behavior
• Meet their responsibilities to society