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Children will be able to reflect on their lockdown journey and learn about the amazing life of the North Atlantic salmon through our outdoor education sessions.
As we move into a post lockdown world it is vital that the connection we feel with nature doesn’t fade. Lockdown reminds us of the amazing journey of the North Atlantic salmon. This fish faces many threats and obstacles which it must overcome throughout its journey from its spawning grounds to sea and back again. We think it is important to acknowledge the highs and lows of lockdown. Children can share their lockdown experience by decorating a fish or mayfly larvae to reflect this time and help to encourage and inspire people to support each other through tough times. We will then deliver school sessions looking at river habitats, life cycles and food chains. We will bring mayfly larvae, salmon eggs and equipment into school to allow the children to observe their initial development before a trip to a rural river to release them. The children will carry out kick sampling in the river to discover important invertebrates and learn why a healthy river is so important for our future.
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Why it's a great idea:
This project facilitates cross-curricular learning including geography, science, art, and literature. Lockdown and the pandemic have been a huge challenge for many reasons however people have found comfort during this time from discovering new hobbies, exercise, reading, music, walking etc. Children will be able to reflect on their own journey and experience a sense of togetherness as we move out of lockdown. These experiences can have long-term and wide-ranging environmental, economic, and social benefits. By introducing children of a young age to a valuable aspect of their environment, they gain an understanding of the effect of their actions on local streams and the animals that live within. In addition, the interactive element of the project inspires a passion for the environment that ensures the knowledge is passed on. Clean and healthy rivers have a high social and economic value as they can attract tourists and encourage other leisure activities such as angling and kayaking.
Steps to get it done:
The fish created will be displayed with others to create a river to share our lockdown journeys, support each other through empathy and inspire positive collective change for the future. The children will be encouraged to decorate their fish in a way that reflects their own time during lockdown, this could be through words, photographs, painting, collage, or poetry for example. This activity will inspire the children to think about the journey of the North Atlantic salmon. They will learn all about this iconic species and the importance of protecting their local environment, not only for wildlife but for ourselves. The river has been a great source of comfort for many throughout the pandemic. The project will give children who live in the urban Tyne catchment the opportunity to visit a rural river and gain more understanding of the journey of the whole river.
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Location Kirkheaton
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North Tyneside, Newcastle City and Northumberland
Council
Newcastle City Council
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Whoop, 20 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
We just wanted to say a big thank you to those who have supported our project so far, we are really excited to have reached over half of our target and looking forward to getting to our full target soon and delivering Turning the Tide to three schools in the region. More than 200 school children have already benefitted from our Turning the Tide project but we’d love to work with more. Some of the groups and schools we have worked with so far are: Adderlane Academy, Prudhoe, West Denton Primary School, Newcastle Gibside School, Gateshead Whitley Chapel C of E First School Mountfield Primary School Corbridge Lace Group Corbridge Art group Wylam Brownies and Rainbows Your support is very much appreciated and we are looking forward to working with children to share their lockdown experience and enjoy outdoor education sessions, reconnecting with nature and supporting each other and the future of our rivers.
Whoop, 10 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Total £9,701
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