the purpose of class afloat is to help students learn about the world for example Teresa and her classmates study about people from different cultures in their history class then they can travel to that country and meet the people that they studied about in their class last year for example the students of class afloat studied Vietnamese culture then the class sailed to Hanoi
Teresa enjoys learning on the Concordia but it is not always easy to study on a ship Teresa say in the beginning l felt seasick a lot however i got used to sailing after a few days and began to have more fun in addition to sclool work the students must also help with cleaning the ship also there's not a lot of privacy four students sleep together in a small room Teresa misses her family and friend but feels she is really learning a great deal i thing this is a wondweful opportunity for me says Teresa i live with students from all around the world it really is an exciting way to get a world-class education