Trout in the Classroom
What is Trout in the Classroom?
Trout (or Salmon) in the Classroom (TIC or SIC) offers students of all ages a chance to raise Salmonids in a classroom setting and then release them into a nearby stream or river. Caring for the fish fosters a conservation ethic in the students, and the act of walking to a streambank and directly releasing the fingerlings into the water makes a concrete connection between caring for the fish and caring for the water.
Trout Unlimited is just one of many organizations facilitating this program across the country. A mix of NGO and government agency support brings this environmental education program into schools in around 35 states. Over 5,000 classrooms participate annually.
Some of the schools involved in this program have and do include...
Holland High School
Randolph Academy in Hamburg
Lackawanna Middle School
Riverside Academy High School in Buffalo
Maryvale Middle School
Newfane High School in Niagara County and
St. Mary’s High School in Lancaster.
Randolph Academy in Hamburg
Lackawanna Middle School
Riverside Academy High School in Buffalo
Maryvale Middle School
Newfane High School in Niagara County and
St. Mary’s High School in Lancaster.
Bolivar-Richburg Elementary in Richburg in Allegany County
Sinclairville Elementary in the Cassadaga Valley
Falconer High School in Falconer, NY
Visit www.troutintheclassroom.org for more information about the program or Email Chuck Godfrey at troutintheclassroom@wnytroutunlimited.org to get involved locally!