NOTICE TO PARENTS
The Maritime Academy of Toledo is a tuition-free community school established under Chapter 3314 of the Ohio Revised Code. The school is a public school and students enrolled in and attending the school are required to take proficiency and graduation tests and as prescribed by Ohio law. In addition, there may be other requirements for students at the school that are prescribed by law.
Students who have been excused from the compulsory attendance law for the purpose of home education as defined by the Administrative Code shall no longer be excused for that purpose upon their enrollment in a community school. For more information about this matter, contact the school administrator or the Ohio Department of Education.
Our Mission
The mission of The Maritime Academy of Toledo, a tuition-free community school, is to provide students in grades 5-12 with a nautical/maritime-themed education that is focused on Ohio Benchmarks and Outcomes, as well as academic and skill formation to ensure a college success and /or career preparation. Additionally, Maritime students have opportunities to pursue academic excellence in preparation for a successful maritime college appointment and if desired, a lucrative shore to ship career upon graduation.
Maritime courses of study ensure that students master grade-level standards and complete a high school diploma-based course of study. Differentiated instruction ensures that every Maritime student will experience academic growth in reading, writing, math, science, social studies, art, music, technology, and physical education, as well experience developmental growth across six domains of development: affective, social, creative, cognitive, language, and physical and 96 related Target Objectives of Development.
The Academy is committed to ensuring 100% student passage of the Ohio Graduation Test and to achieving a 100% diploma and graduation rate, by providing students a rigorous, high-quality middle/junior/high school education (Grades 5-12) that incorporates Navy Sea Cadet NSC) formation and by 2011, a US Coast Guard (USCG) Junior Reserved Officers Training Corps (JROTC). TMAT offers students a challenging Ohio standards-based education that promotes teamwork and moral leadership through maritime/nautical focused themes.
The curriculum focuses on one of the most valuable environments, habitats, and natural resources in the world-namely, water, and in particular, the navigable waterways of the Great Lakes, its islands, bays, and confluent rivers. Nautical/Marine Themes will teach to Ohio standards through traditional and non-traditional content areas such as marine biology, physics, earth science, engineering, radar, sonar, Global Positioning, Geographical Information Systems, robotics, mapping/charting labs, nautical/marine art, architecture, woodworking. sea literature, narratives, poetry and prose classes, lighthouses, shipwrecks, coastlines, islands, sea travel, seaports, canals, locks, leisure, sports, economics/commerce, and technology themes will be used to teach to Ohio Content standards.
TMAT is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy learning environment through a strict code of conduct. The Academy is also committed to developing strong partnerships with families through a strong parent organization, volunteer program, regular conferences, and intervention strategy meetings. The faculty and staff motto is "Celebrate Students! Expect Their Best!"
Our Philosophy
WE BELIEVE in educating the whole child - academically in the subject areas of art, foreign languages, language arts, math, music, science, social studies, reading, and physical education as well as across six domains of development: affective, social, creative, cognitive, language, and physical and 96 target objectives of development across these six domains.
WE BELIEVE every child is entitled to a personal education plan - an individual plan that supports where your child is now and challenges your child to where your child has yet to go in his growth, development, and learning.
WE BELIEVE all children are gifted and all children can learn.
WE BELIEVE it is the responsibility of adults to support children's learning by seeking out the best methods and resources to meet the needs of the child.
WE BELIEVE good teaching practices support children's emerging interests, strengths, and talents.
WE BELIEVE in planning your child's education so as to support your child's interests, needs, and talents.
WE BELIEVE that it is critical to plan for children's intellectual and personal growth based upon what they already know and can do.
Our Values
The Maritime Academy of Toledo supports student's interests, strengths, and emerging academic needs using individualized and small group instruction methods and hands-on, life-based learning experiences across the curriculum. Academic goals are accomplished through a curriculum design that includes language arts, reading, math, social studies, science, art, music, physical education, technology, and Spanish. Developmental goals are accomplished by using the Marazon Approach and Marazon System Database which supports the 96 target objectives across the six developmental domains.
Our Vision
The vision of TMAT is to expose students, and through them their families, to the power of waterways that impact lives in terms of jobs, leisure, health, sports, weather, nutrition, environment, transportation, communications, and economics. Additionally, through this programming, TMAT informs this generation and generations to come about the value of the Great Lakes and its confluent waterways that impact the future of our community and its families. To aid in its mission and vision, TMAT has formed dynamic partnerships with the NSC, USCG, and members of the local community, as well as other marine-related organizations and industries around the world. TMAT offers its students connectivity and communications with other marine-focused schools in the U.S. and abroad. Finally, using the Marazon Approach, TMAT is committed to individualizing for each student, building upon each already knows and is able to do and preparing each student for the world of work and lifelong learning.
