Newport Harbor Nautical Museum

Boy Scout Sea Base / Junior Aquatics Program

Year established:

1997

Age range or class year(s):

9 and 10 year olds

Annual # of students:

800

Number of participants since inception:

6,600

Duration / when held:

2 hours on Fridays

Program objectives:

Over the summer, WEBELOS scouts and Junior Aquatics day campers ages 8-10 from the Sea Base are hosted at the museum.  Each Tuesday and Thursday morning the youngsters participated in an engineering badge workshop, classroom instruction, marine animal touch-tank activity, and Ship Model gallery tour. Special thanks to Jack Cannon and Carol Davis for their contributions to this enjoyable and informative experience for our young visitors. 

In alliance with

Newport Beach Sea Base