Upstream/Downstream
Our Upstream/Downstream education program strives to integrate provincial science curricula with the values that we at the Nashwaak Watershed Association believe are key to the health of the watershed. By introducing students to stewardship at a young age, we hope to grow and inspire future environmental stewards!
The Upstream/Downstream program is focused on the Grade 3 and Grade 4 New Brunswick science programs, in which we aim to bring classroom content to life through field trips to the watershed.
To book a field trip, e-mail info@nashwaakwatershed.ca or call 261-4664. Topics include:
Grade 3:
- Plant Growth and Changes– Students will learn about the physical requirements for plant growth by studying native watershed plants and exploring their habitat in the watershed!
- Exploring Soils– Students will learn about soil components, soil type, and the impact of soil type on an ecosystem by studying soil types located in different areas of the watershed.
Grade 4:
- Habitats– Students will learn about habitats by studying the requirements of different animals living in the watershed.
- Rocks, Minerals and Erosion– Students will learn about rocks, minerals and erosion by studying the geological makeup of the watershed, and the effect of riverbank erosion on the watershed and surrounding ecosystems.
Check out the amazing feedback that we received from the teachers and students at Stanley Consolidated School!
Here is a note that we recieved from Marilyn Foreman, a Grade 3 teacher at Stanley Consolidated School.
“Dear Claire, Hannah, and Olivia,
We, my students and I, thoroughly enjoyed our time at the watershed. They remembered many of the things you told them about. It was a nice way to end the school year, as well as, a nice trip for the end of my teaching career. I hope teachers in the future from this school are able to attend. Thanks again,
Sincerely, Marilyn Foreman“
We also have recieved some letters from her students that participated in our “Intro to the Watershed” Grade 3 field trip.
This student enjoyed learning about how silver maple trees help floodplains and the environment, and worked as a team with other student to find “critters” during our Critter Dipping activity!
“The Nashwaak watershed is cool. I really want to go again.”
Kristin told this student that only one water scorpion had ever been found at our critter dipping location, and they really wanted to find another!
This student’s father chaperoned the field trip, and enjoyed it as much as the kids did?
