by Rich Collins | Feb 12, 2020 | AWWA in the Schools
Over the past several months, I have had the privilege of teaching back to back three-week lessons to 7th grade science students at the Paul and Acton Schools. The program is designed to help students understand where their drinking water comes from, what may be in...
by Rich Collins | Jun 12, 2018 | AWWA in the Schools
On Monday, Acton Elementary’s 6th grade explored a stream flowing through the Province Lake Golf Course. We spent the morning collecting all the macroinvertebrates we could find, including dragonflies, crayfish, mayflies, crane flies and more! We also conducted...
by Rich Collins | Jun 7, 2018 | AWWA in the Schools
For the past several years, thanks to the 8th grade teacher Gavin Kearns, the Paul School 8th grade has been participating the SeaPerch program. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard provides funding and volunteers to help the students build these Remotely Operative Vehicles...
by Rich Collins | May 30, 2018 | AWWA in the Schools
It’s one of the busiest times of the year here at AWWA! Our school programming is in full swing as we introduce ourselves to the 6th grades in Acton and Wakefield. This time of year we meet with the 6th grade three times for a series of lessons. Below is a...
by Rich Collins | May 3, 2018 | AWWA in the Schools
We had a wonderful day yesterday releasing the Paul School’s brook trout! It’s such a fun experiencing following the journey of a trout, or 200 for that matter! The 4th graders were able to release their fry into the Branch River that runs right behind the...
by Rich Collins | Apr 25, 2018 | AWWA in the Schools
On Tuesday when I arrived at Acton Elementary, it seemed that everyone in the school knew why I was there, and knew that “it was time”. It was time for the 7th grader’s trout to enter the big wide world. It continues to surprise me how attached the...
