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EducationCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Call of the Sea is a nonprofit educational organization based in Sausalito, California, operating a fleet of floating classrooms that support science-based marine and watershed education. It aims to provide inclusive access to sea-related learning experiences for youth from diverse backgrounds, including a strong emphasis on scholarships that fund a portion of participant trips. The organization conducts school field trips and summer programs, typically on San Francisco Bay, with some offerings extending to more distant waters, and it seeks to connect students across the nine counties of the Bay Area with environmental education delivered through sailing and hands-on activities. Founded by Alan Olson, the group has earned recognition within the maritime education community and maintains a mission focused on fostering connections to ocean environments and nautical heritage through its vessels, the brigantine Matthew Turner and the schooner Seaward. The enterprise operates within the education sector, presenting programs that range from short three-hour experiences to multi-day, multi-week formats guided by its water-focused curriculum.