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Blog #468: Why Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf Course is a Good Educational Tool for Learning Abo

  • Writer: Jeffrey Snyder
    Jeffrey Snyder
  • Sep 10, 2024
  • 3 min read

During my recent sabatical to Cape Cod, my dad and I did a tradition that we have been doing for several years which is facing off in miniature golf at the Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf Course in South Yarmouth, MA. As I took part in the yearly faceoff, I couldn’t help but think of Pirate’s Cove being more than just your average miniature golf course.

The pirate theme of this miniature golf course has several attributes that can be beneficial on an educational standpoint, especially for students with learning differences that will learn about piracy as part of their history curriculum. In fact, one of the first antagonists students will learn about is a pirate: Captain James Hook from JM Barrie’s “Peter Pan.” But while Captain Hook is a strong antagonist and all, he is not a real pirate and just a figment of a Scottish Playwright’s imagination.

The same can also be said for Long John Silver, the antagonist of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.” Although when it comes to “Treasure Island,” students will start to gain an understanding of what piracy really is and at Pirate’s Cove, every time you go to the next hole, you get to learn about the history of pirates and what words are often associated with them.

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Now, Pirate’s Cove is often divided into two different courses: the Captain’s Course is basic pirate knowledge such as what takes place on a pirate ship such as having rules and what happens when pirates break those rules (such as being keelhauled). On this course, students can learn not only learn about certain associated words when it comes to pirates, but also a history of a variety of pirates such as Anne Bonney, Calico Jack and Henry Morgan. Students will also learn that some of these pirates weren’t just simply pirates, but also lived normal lives such as in the case of Henry Morgan when he was named governor of a British Colony in the Carribbean.

The other course is dedicated to Edward Teach aka Blackbeard and if teachers are teaching Blackbeard to their students, then this is the course to go towards because as you go along, you learn about Blackbeard from his birth to his death while also playing minigolf. This is especially helpful if the student finds traditional teaching methods boring and unengaging.

Incorporating something like Pirate’s Golf Adventure Golf into a curriculum not only boosts student’s interests, but also gives them a chance to being out of the classroom while also teaching the student about taking turns and the importance of good sportsmanship. So, there is a sense of benefit to personal growth as well.

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Now, keep in mind that Pirate’s Cove isn’t in all 50 states. As of this blog, there are 24 Pirate’s Cove locations in 14 States and not all of them stay open year round. So, if you live in somewhere like Cape Cod, you would have to add Pirate’s Cove at the beginning of the school year. However, if you live in a warm weather state like Florida, you can add Pirate’s Cove to the Curriculum at any time.

If you want to learn more about Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf, I will leave the link for you here:


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Catch you all later!!

 
 
 

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