Students, teachers dive into Salmon in the Classroom program

Reading, writing and … raising fish? Courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the support of several key partners, that’s the plan for students and teachers who eagerly participate in the DNR’s successful Salmon in the Classroom (SIC) program. Read the rest of the article at NewberryFreePress.com's new education page.  See the photographs below.

Salmon in the Classroom participating students at Kinewa 5-6 School in the Okemos Public Schools
district enjoy watching their salmon in an aquarium located in the school library.
 

To receive their eggs for Salmon in the Classroom, participating teachers will often schedule class field trips.
Here at the Little Manistee Weir, students can observe the actual egg-take performed by
Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries personnel.

Douglas Elementary School fifth-grade students proudly show off the day’s catch from a 2010 fishing event held just for these “Salmon in the Classroom” participants. Event sponsors cleaned and cooked the fish as part of a shore lunch for these Saugatuck Public Schools kids.

After raising the salmon all year, releasing them into the natural world is – for the kids –
one of the most exciting parts of the Salmon in the Classroom program.
Here, a Gier Park School student can’t wait to place this fish into Sycamore Creek in Lansing.

Partner organizations and volunteers are a big part of what makes Salmon in the Classroom thrive.
Here, Project F.I.S.H. education program coordinator Mark Stephens (on right) shows
Gier Park School students how to gently release the salmon into Lansing’s Sycamore Creek.