 Activities include sampling and measuring water quality, attending lectures on marine science and river history, studying the river's benthic zone, and more.Many students have the opportunity to learn how to sail (and can pursue further licensing, if desired) and navigate on schooners such as the Lettie G. Howard.As the curriculum focuses on environmentalism and water conservation, students also care for aquatic organisms and study animals that inhabit both aquatic and land-based ecosystems.