RBC invests in Crocus Plains festival,thinking green with Blue Water Project
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This article was published 12/05/2011 (5344 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The environmental science courses at Crocus Plains high school include an extensive “hands-on” portion for students. The Grade 12 course, Water Studies 40S, has a major project that involves designing and delivering a water festival for the younger students in the school division.
RBC Blue Water Project is a major supporter of the event and as a result of this and other funding, the Crocus Plains Children’s Water Festival will be offered free of charge to all Grade 4 students in the Brandon School Division.
A water festival consists of a series of stations around a water theme where young students have the opportunity to learn many facts about water in an engaging and hands-on atmosphere.
Topics include: the water cycle, water pollution, water conservation, organisms found in fresh water and indicator species that show how healthy a body of water actually is, groundwater and wells, the cleanliness of drinking water, aboriginal perspectives on water, water-boating safety, riparian zones, erosion of stream banks and methods used to address this erosion, the “downstream” effects of personal choices and water usage, plus many others.
The festival will take place on May 25 from 9:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on the Crocus Plains football field. A number of large tents will be erected and the festival takes place in and around the tents. The number of students that can be moved through the festival in one day ranges between 400 and 500.
Students in the Water Studies course have designed the logo for the water festival. The logo will be displayed on the Water Festival participant shirts along with our major sponsors.
There are many opportunities for community involvement. The number of community partners who will be involved in the festival is extensive.
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