Island Odyssey

A Mix of Island Culture, Heritage, Science and

Natural History

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MONDAY

TODAY’S BIBLE STORY: Paul & Barnabus sailing to CyprusTHEME: Sailing the seas

Jamaica

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Jamaica

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Where is Jamaica?

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How do you get there?

Today – by airplane or cruise ship

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In earlier times?

by sailing ship

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Sailing

Have you ever been sailing?

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Kids Sailing Squadron

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Sailing FactsParts of a sailboatDeckHullSailMastBoomKeelRudder

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Boating TermsBow (front / forward)

Stern (back / aft)

Port (left)

Starboard (right)

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Sailing Video

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See you tomorrow!

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TUESDAY

TODAY’S BIBLE STORY:Sailing in a storm, losing your direction; Paul was imprisoned for his faith

THEME: MaritimeWayfinding

Barbados

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Barbados

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Where is Barbados?

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What is Wayfinding?

Have you ever been lost?How did you feel?How did you find your way home?Did someone help or were you alone?

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Tools of Wayfinding

MapsCompass

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Tools of Wayfinding

Sextant / OctantCelestial navigation

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Tools of Wayfinding

Lead and Line

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Tools of Wayfinding

SONAR - depth

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Tools of Wayfinding

GPSLORAN

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Wayfinding Activity

Draw a map of your neighborhood.

How do you get to your park or playground?

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Think About It

How do you make sure you don’t lose your direction?

What are the hazards in our lives?

How can we avoid danger?

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See you tomorrow!

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WEDNESDAY

TODAY’S BIBLE STORY: Shipwrecked on Malta

THEME: Reefs and Other Maritime Hazards; Hospitality

Trinidad

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Trinidad

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Where is Trinidad?

Trinidad &

Tobago

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Reefs & Wrecks

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ReefsReefs are full of life!

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Florida’s Reefs

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Reefs Build Land

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Wrecks of Florida

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See you tomorrow!

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THURSDAY: Robben Island

TODAY’S BIBLE STORY: St. John was imprisoned for speaking about his faith

THEME: Guiding Light

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Where is Robben Island?

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Capetown ScenesTable Mountain overlooking

Capetown, South Africa

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Capetown at NightView from Table Mountain

at dusk

Robben Island

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What’s there?

Robben is Dutch for “seal”

A colony of Robben Island penguins

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What else?

A lighthouseA prison & leper colony

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Nelson Mandela, a prisoner

“Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.”

– Nelson Mandela

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Back to that Lighthouse…

Robben Island lighthouse

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Lighthouses of Florida

Lights at night

Stripes and colors during the day

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Lighthouses of Florida

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Ponce Inlet Lighthouse

Ponce Inlet is Florida’s tallest

203 steps to the top of the 175 foot tall tower

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Lighthouses of the Keys

Alligator Reef Light

Fowey Rocks Light

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The Fresnel lens

Prisms focus and concentrate the light, making it stronger.

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Think About It

Isn’t Jesus like a lighthouse… showing us the way and warning us of danger?

Isn’t the Bible like a Fresnel lens… bringing God’s message into focus for us?

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See you tomorrow!

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FRIDAY: FijiTODAY’S BIBLE STORY: Good news for everyone!THEME: Share God’s love with the world.

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Where is Fiji?

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About Fiji

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Share God’s love with whom?

Our neighbors

Sarasota

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It hasbeen fun!