FLOATING SCHOOLS Bring Education to Remote Areas

In parts of the Philippines, where children once risked their lives crossing rough waters just to reach school, teachers have turned the tide – quite literally.

Floating schools and boat classrooms are now bringing education straight to remote island and coastal communities.

Here’s how it works.

In Puerto Galera (Mindoro), the Sea Adventure School sails to coastal villages, teaching marine ecology aboard a floating classroom. Students learn about mangroves, corals, and ocean conservation while surrounded by the sea itself.

In Zamboanga and Sulu, ChildFund Philippines’ BOAT School (“Bajau Ongka-kumpit for Access and Transition to School”) helps Sama-Bajau children – a seafaring Indigenous group – get early education right from boats docked near their homes.

And through the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation, hundreds of small school boats now ferry children safely from far-flung villages to land-based schools, ending the days when kids had to swim or paddle across dangerous channels.

Together, these efforts make sure no child’s education sinks because of geography.

This isn’t a single national project – it’s a network of community-led and NGO-backed programmes making waves across the archipelago. Proof that when access is the challenge, innovation can float.

Source: Techworm