Field Trips
1. On May 10th, Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc. provided students from Grade 5
(St. George Elementary) that had been involved in the Sky Watchers Program with a field
trip to Environment Canada's Atmospheric Branch in Fredericton. Students were given a tour
of the facility and given the opportunity to see how their daily data is used.
2. On May 17th, students from Grade 7 (Fundy Hight School) were taken to the
Southwest Solid Waste Commission to be given a tour of the facility. Students were
provided with information regarding recycling, on site composting and the water filter and
reuse system.
Gulf of Maine Institute without Walls
This summer the Gulf of Maine Institute without Walls (GMIWW) , in partnership with the
Southwest Regional School Board (SWRSB) and the Tusket River Environmental Protection
Association (TREPA) hosted a a four day summer institute entitled the Gulf of Maine
Institute without Walls Canadian Maritime Millennium Initiative. This four day
institute will bring together students and teachers from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachussets to share projects, experiences, cultures and much
more.
The main goals of the GMIWW are for students to:
- share their work and learn about others work
- to learn about the GMIWW
- to get to know each other
- to develop common projects
- to make new friendships
- to have fun
- to leave feeling motivated to work on their local and common Gulf of Maine projects.
Gulf of Maine Council Summer Event
On Monday, July 17th, students that have participated in the Summer Institute will travel,
via the Scotia Prince Ferry, to Portland, Me. and then travel on to Portsmouth, NH where
they will spend the night. On Tuesday, July 18th will participate in a full day of events
including a trip to Star Island, a scavenger hunt, hiking tide pooling and a visit to the
Cornell University Marine Labs. On the same day the children will arrive in Portsmouth for
a Fish banks game and pizza with members of the council at the Urban Forestry Center. The
children will spend the night and present to the Gulf of Maine Council the following
morning.
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