Gundalow Company Accepting Applications for Volunteer Educators

Gundalow Company Accepting Applications for Volunteer Educators: All current and interested volunteers invited to reception at newly expanded Portsmouth office

PORTSMOUTH, NH: The Gundalow Company is accepting applications for volunteer educators to work with elementary school students onboard the gundalow during the Great Bay Discovery Center’s Cultural History Programs September 13 through November 1.

The gundalow Captain Edward H. Adams, a replica of the sailing barges that once carried cargo throughout our tidal region, will be docked at Sandy Point in Greenland, New Hampshire for seven weeks beginning September 12 and volunteers are needed for week-day mornings through early November. Great Bay Discovery Center education field trips include a visit to the landing and a dockside gundalow program of engaging and relevant hands-on activities. Volunteer educators will receive training and background materials, and will be asked to observe seasoned educators before teaching. No experience is necessary, just an enthusiasm for young learners and for the Bay.

“We are fortunate to again have the opportunity to collaborate with the Great Bay Discovery Center on their fall education programs,” notes Barbara Maurer, Education Director for the Gundalow Company. “Each year our volunteers bring the history and culture of the maritime region to life for 2,000 of students and we’re looking forward to welcoming a new group of dedicated educators.”

Volunteers are vital to helping make each gundalow season a success and are welcomed at any time. Additional opportunities exist for onboard greeters, guides, and deckhands and committee members. For more information about volunteering please call (603) 433-9505.

About the Gundalow Company

The mission of the Gundalow Company is to protect the Piscataqua Maritime Region through education and action. Gundalows were once the primary mode of transporting cargo to tidewater towns in the Piscataqua region. Now the replica gundalow Captain Edward H. Adams is used as a dockside stage for maritime heritage programs and environmental education in those same towns. This replica of an 1880’s era gundalow was built in 1982 and is now operated by the nonprofit Gundalow Company. All programs are designed to heighten awareness of our maritime history, contemporary water quality issues, and stewardship responsibilities. For information on the Gundalow Company’s Celebrating Our Rivers events, education programs, volunteering, or sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.gundalow.org.

Gundalow Company Education Director, Barbara Maurer, teaches a group of students aboard the gundalow as part of Great Bay Discovery Center's fall education programs

Education Director, Barbara Maurer, teaches a group of students aboard the gundalow as part of Great Bay Discovery Center’s fall education programs. Higher resolution image available upon request.