Florida Ocean Sciences Institute

Larry Lee: F.O.S.I (Florida Ocean Sciences Institute) in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is the best alternative to public school I have experienced. I taught at F.O.S.I. in the 80s and developed a computer lab for teaching G.E.D. skills (so I know first hand).
The school uses an alternative medium (water, the ocean) to motivate and teach students. Instead of classroom, classroom, classroom all day long, the students learn life saving skills, artificial resuscitation, CPR, swimming, canoeing, snorkeling, scuba diving (Certified), seamanship and the usual 3 R’s.
Many of the students earn a G.E.D. and go back to public school, or on to higher education. But, whatever they do, they do it much differently from when they first arrived at F.O.S.I. In just one week you can notice the big difference the school environment makes in the students. Their attitude toward their friends, their family—the world! Really shows.
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