{"id":1113,"date":"2026-04-15T06:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kilianasnot.com\/sea\/?page_id=1113"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:03:07","slug":"submit-recommendation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kilianasnot.com\/sea\/homepage\/submit-recommendation\/","title":{"rendered":"Submit Recommendation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1113\" class=\"elementor elementor-1113\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cea291e e-con-full animated-slow e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cea291e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf7fcc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bf7fcc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<img class=\"e-image-base e-110ec1be-87be173\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-interaction-id=\"110ec1be\" \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"28\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/kilianasnot.com\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/icon-transparent-outline@2x.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"538\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"549\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/kilianasnot.com\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/icon-transparent-outline@2x.png 538w, https:\/\/kilianasnot.com\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/icon-transparent-outline@2x-294x300.png 294w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 \n\t\tdata-interaction-id=\"3b7d602f\" \n\t\tclass=\"e-3b7d602f-627d05b e-heading-base\" \n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\tSubmit recommendation\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22105048 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22105048\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edc3e33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2edc3e33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 \n\t\tdata-interaction-id=\"d6b4b7c\" \n\t\tclass=\"e-d6b4b7c-5bfaa3a e-heading-base\" \n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\tLetters of<br>Recommendation\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f54e88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62f54e88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d859ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42d859ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-1b04ee14-afc9957 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"1b04ee14\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy do we ask for a recommendation for new participants?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"4de162f5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecause our focus is on education and exploration, we seek individuals  who are engaged in learning, curious about ocean science, and willing to explore new people, places and things. Participants work, travel and live closely together in a learning community, and for that reason, we want to hear from people who can speak to your character, ability to get along with others, motivation and attitude so we know that you are a good fit for our program. This can be from a teacher, coach or colleague.  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