Funding will be used to purchase equipment and supplies to maintain existing Trout in the Classroom tanks and set up new ones, pay for transportation and other field trip expenses, and provide teachers with the materials and equipment they need to integrate the TIC curriculum into their classrooms.
Funding for these grants is provided by PATU and from the = Fish and Boat Commission through an R3 Education Grant. In addition, Trout Unlimited chapters and other program partners across the state generously provide matching funds and classroom support.
Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom is a hands-on education program in which students raise rainbow trout from eggs to fry in classroom aquariums before releasing them into a PFBC-approved stream at the conclusion of the school year.
“This year looks like it’s going to be another great year for Trout in the Classroom,” said Rachel Kester, Program Director and TIC Coordinator for the PA Council of Trout Unlimited. “Interest in the program has really picked up again now that we are moving beyond the pandemic, with many new schools joining the program for this fall and existing schools resuming field trips and release day activities.”
The following schools and organizations will receive funding for the 2023-24 school year--
Adelphoi Educational School (Indiana) – startup equipment for new program
Allen Middle School (Camp Hill) – field trip support
Asbury Woods (Erie) – equipment and field trip support
Bear Creek Community Charter School (Bear Creek Township) – startup equipment for new program
Big Spring Middle School (Newville) – curriculum materials and field trip support
Bishop McCort Catholic High School (Johnstown) – field trip support
Bullskin Township Elementary School (Connellsville) – field trip support
California Area School District (Uniontown) – startup equipment for new program
Cameron County School District (Emporium) – startup equipment for new program
Cochranton Jr./Sr. High School (Cochranton) – program supplies
Cumberland Valley High School (Mechanicsburg) – field trip support
DuBois Area Middle School (DuBois) – field trip support
East Stroudsburg High School North (Dingmans Ferry) – program equipment
Fairfield Elementary School (Fairfield) – field trip support
Fairview Middle School (Fairview) – startup equipment for new program
Glendale School District (Flinton) – field trip support
Green Woods Charter School (Philadelphia) – program equipment and field trip support
Greenwood Elementary School (Kennett Square) – field trip support
Hereford Elementary (Hereford) – program supplies
Jersey Shore Area Senior High School (Jersey Shore) – field trip support
Juniata Valley/Blue Juniata FFA (Alexandria) – program equipment
Lincoln Elementary (Emmaus) – startup equipment for new program
Madonna Catholic Regional School (Monongahela) – startup equipment for new program
McDonald Elementary School (Warminster) – program equipment and curriculum materials
Northeast High School (Philadelphia) – program supplies
Northgate School District (Pittsburgh) – program equipment
Perkiomen Valley School District (Collegeville) – program equipment and field trip support
Port Allegany Elementary School (Port Allegany) – program supplies
Ridgway High School (Ridgway) – program equipment
River Valley Middle School (Blairsville) – program equipment and field trip support
Saint Catharine of Siena School (Reading) – field trip support
Schuylkill Haven Area High School (Schuylkill Haven) – field trip support
Smethport Area Jr Sr High School (Smethport) – program equipment and supplies
Southern Huntingdon County High School (Three Springs) – program equipment
Southmoreland High School (Alverton) – program equipment and supplies
Springfield Clifford N. Pritts Elementary (Normalville) – startup equipment for new program
Susquehannock High School (Glen Rock) – startup equipment for new program
Upper Moreland Middle School (Hatboro) – curriculum materials
Upper Perkiomen Middle School (Pennsburg) – field trip support
Wattsburg Area Middle School (Erie) – program equipment and field trip support
For more information about the program, visit the PA Trout in the Classroom webpage.
Visit the PA Council of Trout Unlimited website to learn more about programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how you can get involved. Click Here to sign up for regular Council updates.
(Photo: 3D printing of trout lifecycle Credit: Rachel Cahill.)
[Posted: May 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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