Watershed Mindfulness Comes to Viola L. Sickles School

Third graders in Fair Haven are more mindful of their Navesink watershed after finishing Mrs. June Sustick’s Watershed unit at Viola L. Sickles School.  Once a week for seven weeks, Mrs. Sustick, the  Media Specialist, engages students in important lessons that teach them about inhabitants of the watershed, how water moves through the watershed, and how water quality suffers as a result of runoff. 

COA's Volunteer & Education Coordinator, Amanda Wheeler's Enviroscape Presentation at Sickles School in Fair Haven, NJ

Students leave this unit of study with a deeper appreciation and understanding of the problems that the river faces and how they and their families can make a big difference in the health of the river.  

Clean Ocean Action is honored to be a part of this program by sharing its “Soak It Up” curriculum which helps students visualize the way water moves through a watershed and picks up contaminants.  It gives them the tools and background needed to recognize solutions to help “slow the flow”.  To find out more about COA’s educational programs, contact AWheeler@CleanOceanAction.org.

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