Celebrate Water Month with educational activities

To mark Water Month this year, the Organisme de bassin versant de la Yamaska (OBV Yamaska) will offer school activities related to water in 43 classes in the region, totaling more than 1,000 students, from kindergarten to secondary five.

The 43 classes are distributed among schools in the municipalities of Cowansville, Ange-gardien, Saintcésaire, Saint-hyacinthe, Saint-pie and Roxton Pond.

Three animators with scientific experience will provide activities in the schools throughout the month of June. According to the press release, these activities will take place in compliance with health measures and will be adapted according to the school level and the length of the periods. These sessions come from the water educational program Project WET of the Association canadienne des ressources hydriques (ACRH).

“We have around 15 activities of varying duration and complexity related to water in our database, allowing us to educate children from kindergarten to secondary five,” explained project manager Lou Paris.

The initiative is a part of the Plan d’action 2018-2023 de la Stratégie québécoise de l’eau which deploys concrete measures to protect, use and manage water and aquatic environments responsibly, integrated and sustainable.

It is supported by the Government of Quebec through the Regroupement des organizations de bassins versants du Québec (ROBVQ) and is sponsored by ACRH. Additional financial support has been requested from the MRCS and municipalities where the school classes are located (pending response).