Beautiful Nation Project
A Virtual Tour of the Planet for Classrooms Worldwide
Help Us Set Sail!
Bernard Moistessier
Beautiful Nation is an online education project designed to encourage young people, ages 6-18, to develop deep connections with our earth and with each other. The project tracks the Voyage of Makulu, a 43 foot sailing vessel on an around-the-world circumnavigation, in order to foster a sense of wonder and enthusiasm for exploration among youth.
Geography Education for Kids
innovation and technology.
For a Better Tomorrow
Inspiring Global Citizenship
Our Partners and Supporters
Working in partnership with leading geography education nonprofit Reach the World and world class science education nonprofit Agastya, Beautiful Nation will use 21st Century tools and the timeless art of storytelling to build an online community of global citizens, eager to explore and fall in love with our planet!
The crew will report in real-time via media-rich articles and videos published online in the Beautiful Nation Social Network and the Reach the World global journalism website, while working with experts and educators in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplines to share research data on the effects of marine debris. In addition, the crew will report on traditional ways of life in the communities that Makulu visits.
Beautiful Nation will reach an audience of over one million students (ages 6-18) per year through its partnerships. Pre-departure, students in the Reach the World program in New York City will be welcomed to tour the ship and meet the crew. Subsequently, the ship will arrive in Chennai, India to meet Agastya's students half-way through the voyage. Learn more about how your school community can participate!
World Water Monitoring Challenge
Agastya International Foundation
Reach The World
Using Hashtags to Spread the Word
#imontheboat This can be used in any post you make to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Google+ to show your support for the project.
#Makulu is our 43 foot Nautor Swan sailboat that we will be traveling on in our circumnavigation of the planet, in the name of education. While on the Journey, kids and educators will be using this hashtag to engage with conversations about the boat's current position and to send messages to the Crew on board.
Other Ways to Get Involved
companies build their online presence using Beautiful Nation’s NING platform.
Learn About Channels Here
> Short-term Crewmember ($10,000) Individuals can join the BNation crew
for up to two months to broadcast their expertise and connect with schools
abroad. Scholarships are welcomed.
Apply Here
> Sponsor a Passage ($10,000) Makulu will travel to more than 45 different
ports of call, crossing through three of the world’s oceans and visiting four
continents. Sponsoring a passage ensures that your company’s mission and
logo will be broadcast in affiliation with a particular region of the world. It is
a tool to support school outreach in a particular port of call by the Beautiful
Nation crew.
Contact Us Below
> Help Broadcast (any amount) Fund the production of digital content developed
for Beautiful Nation’s education partners, Reach the World and Agastya.
Join the Network Here and Follow the Journey!
> Give a Donation (any amount) Tax-deductible cash and in-kind donations can
be made through Reach the World for necessary operating costs.
Donate Here
Email: tonia@beautifulnationproject.org
Website: http://www.beautifulnationproject.org
Phone: 347-599-6549
Facebook: facebook.com/beautifulnationproject
Twitter: @bnationproject