Check out our current program offerings below! Please note that many of our programs have different levels catering to different learner level blocks, and that many of our programs can be tailored to link to curricula in different subject areas. We also offer versions of these programs specifically focused on helping newcomer youth feel more comfortable and confident in exploring New Brunswick’s natural areas. 

The Conservation Council brings environment and climate-based programs to ALL subject areas! We’ve noted some relevant subjects for the programs below, but if you’re curious about specific curriculum connections and/or links to other subject areas, please reach out to our Education Coordinator at annie.furman@conservationcouncil.ca.   

Atlantic Salmon Lifecycle (suitable for K-Grade 5) (links to Explore Your World/Science, English Language Arts, Mathematics)

All about Atlantic salmon! In this program, we’ll unlock the stages of the salmon’s life cycle through a series of outdoor puzzle challenges, encountering threats and conservation efforts for New Brunswick’s Atlantic salmon populations along the way. We’ll also talk about what makes salmon a keystone species for New Brunswick ecosystems! 

Atlantic Salmon Printing (suitable for Grades 4-12) (links to Explore Your  World/Science, Visual Arts, Social Studies)

Our perennially popular “slap paint on a fish” program! We’ll learn all about Atlantic salmon, including what makes them a keystone species for New Brunswick ecosystems, the stages of their lifecycle, and current threats they face in our province, before getting to know some salmon up close and personal through the Japanese art practice of gyotaku. Students will get to make their own salmon prints to take home using a life-like rubber fish replica. 

Bay of Fundy 101 (suitable for K-Grade 12) (links to Explore Your World/Science, Social Studies, French Second Language)

You might know the Bay of Fundy is home to the highest tides in the world, but did you know these tides are also responsible for Fundy’s incredible marine biodiversity? We’ll learn all about the sea critters that call Fundy home in this program, where our outdoor games and activities can be tailored by grade level to cover a variety of topics, from food chains to what causes the tides to conservation in Marine Protected Areas. 

Insects of New Brunswick (suitable for K-Grade 8) (links to Explore Your World/Science, Visual Arts)

What’s the difference between a bug and an insect? We’ll cover this and more in this program, all about New Brunswick’s diverse insect species, as well as why insects are so important to healthy ecosystems, what threats they’re facing in our province today, and what we can do to help them. Students will also get to know NB’s insects better by making a rubbing to take home using one of our insect rubbing plates!

Raptors at Risk (NEW!) (suitable for K-Grade 12) (links to English Language Arts, Explore Your World/Science)

New Brunswick is home to two endangered birds of prey: bald eagles and peregrine falcons! In this program, we’ll take a look at conservation success stories about how dedicated humans have helped protect these incredible birds, and students will fill in the blanks for a Mad Libs-style puppet show to create and act out their own raptor conservation success stories. 

Senses of Seasons (suitable for K-Grade 2) (links to Explore Your World, Mathematics, French Second Language)

Use your five senses to explore what makes spring, summer, fall, and winter unique in New Brunswick! This program uses scavenger-hunt-style activities to encourage students to explore and recognize signs of the changing seasons in their own school backyards. Can be paired with a mini guided nature walk, depending on location. 

Solar Printing (NEW!) (suitable for Grades 6-12) (links to Visual Arts, Science, Social Studies)

The sun gives us so many things, from light to energy to art! We’ll bring some very new technology to take a real-time, close-up look at the sun, and then some neat older technology to make sun prints (also called cyanotypes) with found materials. As part of this program, we’ll talk about the history of photography and conservation, and how students can use modern photography to participate in citizen science initiatives. 

Sustainable Communities (suitable for Grades 4-12) (links to Social Studies, Science, French Second Language)

Big change starts small. In this case, quite small, as students team up to build their own dream sustainable micro-communities full of climate change solutions, from renewable energy to electric vehicles to local farms. As part of this program, we’ll talk about what climate threats are impacting your local community and where students can go to learn more about and participate in local solutions. 

Sustainable Fashion (suitable for Grades 4-12) (links to Visual Arts, Social Studies, Personal Wellness)

Do you know it takes 7,500 litres of water to make a single pair of jeans? That’s the same amount of water one human drinks over the course of seven years! In this program, we’ll learn about why it’s so important to be climate-savvy about fashion, how to find the best fabrics in a thrift store, and how visible mending can help repair and reuse clothing items. Students will also get a chance to use fabric ink and linocut stamps to print a canvas patch they can take home with them! 

Translations in Nature (suitable for K-Grade 12) (links to French Second Language, Explore Your World/Science, Social Studies, Personal Wellness)

Nature vocabulary is a key part of learning another language! This program is specifically intended for French immersion and EAL classes to explore talking and writing about nature on school grounds. Our educators will curate a set of nature-based vocabulary based on the local environment for students to practice with through a guided nature walk.

Trees of New Brunswick (suitable for Grades 4-12) (links to Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, French Second Language)

Did you know New Brunswick is home to up to 32 native tree species? The Wabanaki-Acadian Forest is an incredibly diverse ecosystem, but human activities are currently putting it at risk. Activities for this program can be tailored by grade level to cover what makes a tree a tree, using a dichotomous key to identify tree species, and/or aging a tree by giving it a hug! 

Winter Adaptations (suitable for K-Grade 5) (links to Explore Your World/Science, Personal Wellness)

New Brunswick has some pretty wild winters! How do local critters survive the cold and snow, and what can we humans learn from them about how we can stay safe and have fun in the winter? We’ll learn about who migrates, who hibernates, and who adapts to tough out the winter through outdoor games and interpretive materials! 

Interested in a program for a nature-related topic not listed above? Send our Education Coordinator an email at annie.furman@conservationcouncil.ca to see about options for a custom program or advice on other local community educators to contact. 

School trip doing an overnight in nature? Ask us about our Light Pollution & Night Sky Stories program, only available when the stars are out!