Real Life

RiverWatch provides students with a real-life experience right within their own communities

A day on the river with RiverWatch provides active, first-hand experience with the science curriculum.

Once back at school, textbook information makes more sense because it is grounded in real places, real experiences and real life.

Rafting engages the whole student

Professional-sized rafts serve as rubber busses to transport students between river monitoring sites. There are no by-standers in this program - everyone gets a paddle and everyone is part of a team. Once aboard and paddling as a team, everyone is off to a real life adventure!

A great way to fully experience a river

A river raft float trip is a great way view wildlife up close and see towns and cities from a whole new perspective. In the course of maneuvering their rafts, students learn to paddle with and against a river. This is not just a field trip - RiverWatch is a complete learning adventure!

RiverWatch allows students to see environmental impact up close and personal

A continuous portrait of river health

During land-based aquatic studies, students are not able to observe what happens along the length of a river between each study site. RiverWatch has forever changed the "one-stop, snapshot" type of field trip! Every use and change in the river is observed from the comfort of a floating classroom.

A positive and emotional experience with issues

A day of living and learning on a river involves students in issues surrounding science, technology, society and environment (STSE). Students observe ugly effluent pipes and tour smelly treatment plants and realize that these are all created to meet the demands of urban living.