Current Expeditions:

  Expeditions to 
  Honduran Islands

Summer  2013 -
6 week trip
& 
  7 week trip

(Official dates TBA summer 2012)

Volunteers with Common Tides have an incredible opportunity to:  

• Learn sailing skills while living, learning, and teaching aboard a sailing vessel visiting different areas of the Caribbean 
• Gain knowledge, explore, and have fun in a new country and environment 
• Strengthen/earn experience working with island/coastal ecology and marine conservation 
• Provide a valuable service to local school children 
• Develop new teaching techniques and gain experience working with different age groups 
• Discover/strengthen snorkeling skills in the midst of the world's 2^nd largest barrier reef
• Earn life guarding and first aid certifications  
• Make meaningful bonds with local children and other like-minded volunteers 

• For the first two weeks, volunteers will enjoy spending their time training and bonding with the staff. This will include learning sail training and local marine science education along with current teaching methods. During this time volunteers will gain their life guarding and first aid certifications. All training will be based on each volunteer's current skill level. Previous experience is not required.
• After training has been completed, we will begin arriving to local communities and taking the school children out on day cruises with their classes and teachers. During these cruises, volunteers and staff will be responsible for teaching hands-on marine science classes, sailing techniques and facilitating snorkeling activities. The local teachers will have given us a request form listing what classes and activities their students want to participate in. Volunteers will have already been taught all necessary skills to achieve the teachers' goals for their students.
• During each trip, volunteers will be rotating days off to explore the local region on their own or just relax while sailing and snorkeling. During the entire expedition, volunteers will get most nights off to enjoy group bonding, relaxation or exploration on land. Volunteers will also be in charge of and rotate thru typical sailor duties such as watch, cooking, boat keeping and/or deck wash in the glorious Caribbean sun.  

* Prices vary depending on expedition length. Ranging from $3,500 to $5,000. Price includes accommodations and food throughout the expedition as well as any certifications gained. Volunteers must be 18 or older to participate. Contact Common Tides for further details