Goonies

Warrenton Grade School (Oregon, USA) & Columbia River Maritime Museum

Updates:

1st Voyage

M/B GOONIES was built by Mrs. Lent’s 7th grade class in Warrenton, OR.

  • Building the GOONIES

     

  • January 21, 2020 - CRMM Miniboat Student Summit

    On January 21, the very first CRMM Miniboat Program Summit was held at the museum where students from Wy’east Middle School, Warrenton Grade School, and Columbia City Elementary School brought their miniboats for a sendoff celebration. 

    https://www.koin.com/news/special-reports/bon-voyage-local-students-send-gps-equipped-miniboats-out-to-sea/?fbclid=IwAR0mUSpyeNsdj6SYj2HKVWeB4b4-op4FWZeXSIEkfSVSn4_sJ7k9v6L8ilY

     

     

  • June 25, 2020 - Testing

  • August 2020 - Aboard the CGC STEADFAST

  • Fall 2020 - Launched from CGC STEADFAST

    The Goonies was set to sea by the crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter STEADFAST during a recent mission. Local news covered the story as the ship returned to port after a 57-day patrol. In the article, the Chronicle said, “Steadfast continued its tradition of supporting the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Miniboat Program. The Miniboat Program connects students from local Oregon elementary schools with their peers across the Pacific Ocean in Japan. Students learn about the significance of ocean currents and weather while building miniature boats to send across the ocean to their partner schools. During this patrol, Steadfast launched this year’s miniature boat “Goonies” (complete with a 3-D printed figurehead of the Goonies movie character Sloth) approximately 160 miles south of the Mexican Coast.”

    The GPS signal on the miniboat was not verified before deployment so Goonies is now drifting silently.

Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Miniboat Program celebrates 10 years! Over this first decade, the program has provided a global, multidisciplinary STEAM learning experience for 4th through 7th grade classes. Students work in teams to design, assemble, launch, and track GPS-equipped boats. Each classroom learns about maritime history and culture of the Pacific Northwest and across the Pacific Ocean. In 2027, we will also plan to launch our 50th miniboat!

The program is in partnership with Educational Passages and has been supported by numerous organizations and private donors, including Consular Office of Japan in Portland, Pacific Power, NWSTEM Hub, West Marine BlueFuture Fund®, Northwest Oregon Works, and U.S. Coast Guard.