by Rich Collins | Jan 23, 2018 | AWWA in the Schools
On a Friday afternoon, Mr. Cote’s students were left puzzled by a fish tank that had appeared in their classroom. After a weekend of waiting, the students were asked about their predictions for what the newest addition(s) would be. From turtles to crayfish, from...
by Rich Collins | Jan 17, 2018 | AWWA in the Schools
“Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.” ~Irish proverb. After last year’s success with the Trout in the Classroom Program, we decided to bring brook trout back into the 4th grade classrooms of Wakefield. Schools all across New...
by Rich Collins | Nov 21, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools, Water Quality
This fall, the Acton Elementary School’s 7th grade participated in our well water testing module! Students are given the opportunity to become scientists by performing chemical tests on water samples taken from their homes. In Acton, most if not all students,...
by Rich Collins | Sep 8, 2017 | AWWA Events, AWWA in the Community, AWWA News
In June we held a collaborative BioBlitz at the Province Lake Golf Course in Parsonsfield, ME and Effingham, NH. Over the course of three days, dozens of students from two local schools, and over 40 community members explored the fields, forests, and ponds of the...
by Rich Collins | May 25, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools
It’s been a busy few weeks at AWWA! We’ve been visiting the Acton and Wakefield elementary schools for our 6th grade module on watersheds and invasive species. Yesterday was an especially exciting day, as we had our brook trout release with the Paul School 4th...
