New York State Funding for Arts Education Partnerships - SAP

The Art of Sailing – New York City Museum School with South Street Seaport Museum

Science teacher Dvora Geller leads students in a subjective and objective
observation activity as they examine the wildlife of NY Harbor.

Pioneer Educator Maggie Flanagan watches as a student
throws out the log line used to calculate the ship’s speed.

Students haul away on the lines to raise sail on board the Lettie G. Howard.

Students create an illustrated list of animals collected on a trawling sail.

As part of their final presentation, students plot a course
on board Pioneer using a map of NY Harbor.

Students use compasses to determine the ship’s bearing.

Students capture stunning views of the NYC skyline
in their sketchbooks to inform their panoramic drawings.

Back at school, students share their notebook reflections in small groups.

Two examples of the landscape paintings done by 12 grade NYC Museum School students based on the sketches of NYC skyline they created while sailing on the Pioneer. Students used a combination of watercolor and prismacolor markers with black writer's pen for details.