Vision: We believe that youth who act with a sense of personal responsibility, interdependence and global awareness will lead productive lives and build strong communities.

Mission: We teach personal growth through experience-based academic programs for youth of diverse backgrounds, with an emphasis on girls. TSEA’s rigorous programs enhance students’ self-reliance and teamwork capabilities.

Description:
The Tall Ship Education Academy is a small non profit organization based in San Francisco, CA. We offer life-changing alternative education programs for low income girls in the Bay Area. Our signature program is the Tall Ship Semester for Girls which began in 1999. Each spring semester, we enroll 15 girls from Bay Area high schools and provide a semester’s worth of academic credit that students earn as they work in classrooms here in San Francisco, act as crew of a traditionally rigged sailing vessel for six weeks and finally complete an internship in local organizations. This experience moves girls from an apathetic tolerance toward their education to motivated young women eager to pursue their dreams. In the summer of 2007, we will pilot a summer program based on the successful semester program.

Contact people:

Nettie Kelly, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Joanne Fedeyko, President, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (415) 405-3703
Office fax number: (415) 338-0543

Address:

RLS Dept, 1600 Holloway Ave SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.tallshipacademy.org

Miscellaneous Information

Besides English, which languages are spoken at your agency?
	No others
What is the minimum age for volunteers at your agency?
	18
Is your agency wheelchair accessible?
	Yes
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 10?
	No
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 20?
	No