{"id":397804,"date":"2023-08-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=397804"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"NMC-500-Sails-ink-agreement-to-bolster-cultural-maritime-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/NMC-500-Sails-ink-agreement-to-bolster-cultural-maritime-training\/","title":{"rendered":"NMC, 500 Sails ink agreement to bolster cultural maritime training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the ongoing efforts to intertwine the development of the local workforce with the preservation of the Commonwealth\u2019s cultural heritage, the Northern Marianas College\u2019s Community Development Institute is collaborating with 500 Sails to offer multiple opportunities for cultural maritime education.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, the college and 500 Sails will offer maritime education programs such as basic seamanship training, traditional canoe fabrication and repair, and traditional sailing and voyaging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership with 500 Sails reflects our new mission of stewardship through scholarship and our collective commitment to preserving our unique cultural heritage while providing opportunities for our community members to excel in the maritime sector,\u201d said NMC president Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero. \u201cWith the Proa being our mascot, it is only fitting that this collaboration is official with 500 Sails, our stewards of our maritime traditions and navigational heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cultural maritime training program aims to re-establish a strong maritime community in the CNMI by providing professional training tracks that lead to careers on and in the water\u2014professions that are a natural fit for islanders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 500 Sails, we are dedicated to safeguarding and celebrating the seafaring traditions of the Marianas,\u201d said 500 Sails acting executive director Peter Perez. \u201cThrough this partnership with NMC, we are confident in our ability to inspire and educate the next generation of maritime enthusiasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who are interested in enrolling in the program are asked to contact the NMC Community Development Institute at cdi@marianas.edu or (670) 237-6802. <strong><em>(NMC)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/560bbfce937dd34a594409022ff96ae0.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Northern Marianas College president Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero, 500 Sails acting executive director Peter Perez and other NMC and 500 Sails officials show off the new partnership between NMC and 500 Sails.<\/p>\n<p>-NMC<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the ongoing efforts to intertwine the development of the local workforce with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-397804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}