NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program
The mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Teacher at Sea Program (TAS) Program is to bring hands-on ocean research experience to the classroom. Teachers from elementary school through college go to sea aboard NOAA research and survey ships to work under the tutelage of scientists and crew. Then, armed with new understanding and experience, the teachers bring this knowledge back to their classrooms.
The enthusiasm for learning generated between teachers and students is the biggest payoff of NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program. Since its inception in 1990, the program has enabled more than 400 teachers to gain first-hand experience of science and life at sea. Teachers can enrich their classroom curricula with a depth of understanding made possible by living and working side-by-side, day and night, with those who contribute to the world's body of oceanic knowledge.
If you’re ready for a life-enriching adventure that will benefit you, your students, and your community you could be our next Teacher at Sea!
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations
The Teacher at Sea program is coordinated and administered by NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, which operates, manages and maintains the NOAA fleet of ships and aircraft in support of NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our nation's economic, social, and environmental needs. NMAO is composed of civilians, wage mariners, and the officers of the NOAA Commissioned Corps, the nation's seventh uniformed service.(top)
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