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Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime?! We’re six weeks away from meeting our 2024-2025 cohort of floaties in Germany 🇩🇪! Check out the ports of call and the bonus land destinations that we will be visiting this upcoming school year ⛵️. From our favourites including Morocco 🇲🇦 and the Azores 🇵🇹, to new spots like Plymouth 🇬🇧 and Scheveningen 🇳🇱. Let us know which city you are MOST excited for?! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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When this is your morning view…😍
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Discover over 20 ports around the Atlantic Ocean when you sail with @classafloat. There’s nothing like waking up and seeing the ocean from your bedroom window - whether it be above 🏝️ or under the water 🌊.
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GET READY! Our next adventure starts on September 8th 2024! We’re gearing up for another year of learning, sailing, and travelling across the Atlantic Ocean! 🌊 Discover what it means to bring your classroom to the world as we sail to over 20 ports worldwide! 🌍 Learn more about yourself, your community and your world alongside likeminded peers while completing your high school diploma 🎓or jumping into a gap or first-year experience 📚. The countdown starts soon! Only 55 more days to go!
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📹: @lukebutlr
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last ones we promise! 😍
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As the year wraps up officially for many of our floaties that are now home with their friends and families, we wish you our final congratulations! We can’t wait to see where you go in the future, and just know, you always have a floatie family to come back to wherever you are in the world! Happy graduation everyone! 💙
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A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Join our student crew for the 2024-2025 school year! Whether you are a recent graduate or a Gr. 11-12 student, we’ve got a spot just for you! Start your application TODAY by visiting our website (linked in our bio!). Class Afloat offers Gr. 11, 12, gap year and first year university students to students from all over the world. We are accredited by the Nova Scotia Department of Education, Acadia University, and Cegep Marie-Victorin. Find out today which courses are best for you, and get ready to LEARN-SAIL-DISCOVER!
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💙G💙R💙A💙D💙
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Thinking about our graduates and wondering what they are up to now! Let’s hear it alumni, where are you?! HOW are YOU?! We hope you’re thinking back to your time on the ship with your floatie family 💙
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we couldn’t do it without you 🥹
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Happy World Ocean day everyone! To find out how you can help, donate, or volunteer with a local event, visit worldoceanday.org! 🌊

CON-GRADS to our recent graduates! 🎉
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We’re sharing a few snaps (with more to come!) from our graduation ceremony last week! Held at the stunning Setas de Sevilla, our students, faculty, crew and leadership celebrated our year-long journey across both land and sea! We welcome you, floaties, to an extensive network of alumni and hope you will hold on to these lifelong friendships for generations to come 💙
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Get ready to put on your Number Ones! 👕 We can’t believe we are a WEEKEND away from graduation! 🎓 Our alumni have been fortunate enough to have graduated in various countries across the world 🌍 - and this year, we’re headed back to the beautiful city of Seville, Spain! 🇪🇸 Join us LIVE on Facebook to see your floatie celebrate their year of achievement and growth. Check out the link in our bio! ➡️
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The graduation ceremony marks a special time in a floatie’s journey. Each student has made immense strides in their personal growth, global awareness, and confidence. The transition ‘to land’ can be both comforting and challenging, so we are proactively engaging in discussions about ‘life after Class Afloat’ with our floaties and families. We’re lucky enough to have a large support network of alumni and families to lean on to share their experiences! 💙
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When in 🇪🇸! Welcome to the annual paella cooking competition! For the past three years, our students, joined by locals from the area go head-to-head in this fierce and fiery competition, cooking meat 🥩 seafood 🍤 and veggie 🌶️ options! It’s easily a crowd favorite and nearly impossible to choose a winner! Which one would you try first?! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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There’s really no better way to spend our LAST week in the Algodonales mountains! Can you believe graduation is in ONE week?! 🫨
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school, snacks, sports, sight-seeing - repeat. 💫
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Taking a moment to appreciate just how much our students take on whether on land or at sea. We’re close to wrapping up the school year and a well deserved break for our floaties! For friends and family back home ➡️ send them your well wishes below ⬇️ Only TWO WEEKS until graduation! 🎓 You can do it! 🙌
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Think fast! There’s quicksand! One of our last ports while sailing on the @alexandervhumboldt2 was St.Malo, France 🇫🇷 where the famous Abbaye du Mont St-Michel resides. Our students and their guide set foot along the sandy seabed of this incredible site. Did you know, St.Malo has some of the highest tides in Europe?! 🌊
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We’re LOVING this edit made by one of our current students - @liam.oriley! Can anyone else make the Swiss mountains look any better?! We think not 😏 From the family and friends abroad - we can safely say, we’re uber envious of these adventures! 🏔️ Keep enjoying them! 💚
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Did you know that after SEVEN months at sea, our faculty and students travel on land to (at least!) three different European countries?! The adventure continues…! 🚌
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🗣️DEADLINE COMING UP! Only a few weeks until the deadline for the Young Sailors Scholarship - applications are due on May 15th 2024!
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We’re offering select students a ‘Young Sailor Scholarships’ to support them on an incredible educational journey aboard a majestic tall ship ⛵️ These scholarships are for 1️⃣ high school, 2️⃣ gap year, OR 3️⃣ university students who embody values like excellence, integrity, teamwork, and commitment in both sailing and academics.
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Are you ready to join us on this adventure? Check out more on our eligibility criteria on our website and get ready to sail into a world of opportunities 🌊
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Free time on deck lookin’ like it’s got a whole new meaning! ☃️ Our transition on to land has been nothing but an adventure! Students are embracing every minute of the winter wonderland of the Swiss Alps 🏔️ From building snowmen, to sledding down hillsides, and even dodging a few incoming snowballs here and there, we’re soaking up every minute of this new landscape ❄️
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Come chat with us NEXT WEEKEND at the annual NACAC International University Fair in Vancouver! 🇨🇦 Admission into the venue is FREE - but registration online is encouraged for easy access and communication to/with college and university representatives 📲 We’ll be stationed at booth #416 from 1:00PM - 4:00PM! Whether you’re a prospective student or a nostalgic alumni, come by to share your story! 💙 Details about the fair can be found in the link in our bio!
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WHEN: Saturday April 27th from 1:00PM - 4:00 PM
WHERE: Vancouver Convention Centre (West), 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC
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As our time on the ship comes to a close, there’s never been a better time to climb up into the rigging to get one more look at the world around us 💙
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That’s right! Our crew is BACK in Bremerhaven - the 📍home sweet home of the @alexandervhumboldt2! After an incredible SEVEN MONTHS at 🌊 sea 🌊 our time on the ship has come to an end 😭 BUT with every ending, there is a new beginning, and our faculty and students are gearing up for a whole new adventure! 🚌 Since 2021, our travel itinerary started to incorporate more visits to mainland countries - this year, our students are looking forward to visiting Switzerland 🇨🇭, France 🇫🇷, and Spain 🇪🇸. We can’t wait to share this new adventure with you! 💙

Is that who I think it is…?! 🐰
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Even at sea, our crew got a visit from the Easter bunny! 🐣
The best part about living at sea with new friends and new cultures is the traditions everyone brings from home! Our floatie searched high and low for these delicious treats! Thanks Easter bunny! 🍫
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🌍December 14, 2022 marked a pivotal moment as the United Nations proclaimed March 30th as International Day of Zero Waste. Let’s celebrate our planet’s resilience and commitment to sustainability!
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🤔 As you may have guessed, Tall Ships are naturally eco-friendly⛵️ Nevertheless, here are some of our favourite sustainable sailing tips ⬆️⬆️⬆️
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Class Afloat partners with local NGOs at each port for a positive impact 🤝 Join us in championing zero-waste initiatives! Let’s shape a brighter, greener future together. 💚
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To learn more about the UN’s sustainable goals: https://sega.un.org/goals
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