The Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council is pleased to offer high quality, high energy Blackstone
River programs at your school. Our educators are lively, talented and
knowledgeable presenters. These programs will complement your students
learning experience in the classroom and reflect RI/MA curriculum
standards.
Programs
offered:
Discover the Blackstone
(K-12)
This presentation
introduces students to the Blackstone River - its history, its natural
features and its uses over time. A great classroom experience to lay
down Blackstone foundations. (This presentation can also be used as a
pre-trip experience before a river boat tour aboard the Blackstone
Valley Explorer.) Slide-show and discussion.
Watershed Investigation
(grades 3-12)
Students have the
opportunity to explore the Blackstone River ecosystem through a
classroom-based tour of the Blackstone River Watershed. The
investigation builds on the introductory program above and includes
hands-on activities focusing on river ecology, water quality, and how
human actions affect the watershed.
Eco-Industrial Legacy
(grades 5-12) - This multidiscipline program investigates the
development of America's Hardest Working River and first polluted
river and efforts to revitalize it. Through role-playing and activities,
students actively learn how human history and natural history are
connected. Students will also learn what they can do to help keep the
river clean.
Wetland Habitat, Flood
2005 and its Impact, Historic Preservation, Nature Journaling, Visual
pollution and its impact on the Watershed are other topics that can
be explored in the classroom setting. In addition, our educators are
also available to lead nature/historic walks within the Blackstone
Valley for a program fee of $100 per hour.
Pricing
$150 per hour - $200 for
two hours (within 25 miles of 02860). Outside of 25 mile radius,
additional travel fees may be necessary.
