WILD Education

CWF’s track record of educational success stories continues its  WILD Education program. This six-hour professional development   certification workshop program introduces educators on how to integrate conservation education into all grades, for all ages and all subjects.  Featured programs are Project WILD, Below Zero and Fish Ways. In 2009, 1,197 educators were trained, bringing the total to 120,000 across Canada. This program included Project WET and the Native Prairie Curriculum in Saskatchewan in 2009. 

• Project WILD features 121 complete lesson plans about terrestrial and aquatic wildlife.
• Fish Ways provides kindergarten to Grade 12 students with a lifelong concern for the wise use of fish and the conservation of their habitat.
• Below Zero focuses on how wildlife adapts to Canadian winters, in snow and ice conditions and frozen environments.

Through its national WILD Education facilitator program, CWF hosted training workshops across Canada in 2009. CWF Education also participates in teacher conferences to recruit new educators and interact with those using our programs. In 2009, 1,197 educators were trained through CWF’s WILD Education program, representing a student/youth population reach of 83,850. Our total of trained educators is now at a whopping 120,000.

Adopt a River
CWF is also a partner in the Adopt a River program, which encourages students aged 10 to 15 to use science projects to explore waterways. Started by the Biosphère (Environment Canada) and taken on by the Comité de valorisation de la Rivière Beauport (CVRB) in Quebec, this project can be undertaken by any school or youth programs located close to a fresh water river. A Participation Guide features learning activities to prepare students for the field trips, and a Teacher’s Guide includes administrative and logistical planning tips. This program also offers teacher training sessions and scientific help during the field trips.

Project WET and Native Prairie Curriculum
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is an interdisciplinary water education program intended to supplement a school's existing K-12 curriculum.

Native Prairie Curriculum units are designed to directly match the learning objectives of the Saskatchewan Core Curricula.