Flood Status
Low Water Response
Lake Superior Level

The LRCA is pleased to offer several free programming options during certain weeks throughout the school year.

Limited spots are available for each complimentary program, and registration typically opens two weeks before it runs.  Our information flyer with registration link goes out to Superintendents for distribution to Educators, so watch your inbox – it is first come first served and spots fill fast!

Interested in a program, and want us to send you an information flyer directly?  Let us know, and we’ll put your on the distribution list. If you missed the program window, reach out and we can discuss options.

education@lakeheadca.com

Grades K - 6

Spring Water Awareness Program in March

Curriculum connections:  injury prevention, seasonal change, science of water

This safety program creates awareness about spring water runoff, teaches students to recognize seasonal changes in ice and water, and promotes the message “Stay Away, Stay Safe!”  We focus on age-appropriate preventive actions, what to do in an emergency, and how to stay safe around dams.  And all students get the chance to experience what happens to their body when they fall into icy water during our science experiment!

Grades 7 and 8

Watershed Connections in April

Curriculum connections: Water Science and Geography

What is a watershed?  Meet your watershed’s rivers! Discover the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway.  In this interactive presentation, students discover how the LRCA protects watershed residents from flooding, then learn what actions they can take to help prevent flooding and protect the health of their watershed.  Then students apply what they’ve learned by making one!  Will their city flood?

Grade 4

Celebrate Arbor Week in September

Curriculum connections: global citizenship, sustainability, habitats and communities

Celebrate the beauty, diversity and many gifts of trees!  Learn how to identify our boreal forest trees by name.  Which trees live at your school?  Explore the importance of trees to their habitats, and to our planet’s well-being.

Grade 3 and 4

The Lakehead Children’s Water Festival in June

In partnership with the City of Thunder Bay and Ontario Power Generation, along with many volunteers from local government, industry and organizations, the LRCA has offered this hands-on activity station celebration of water for over 15 years!  Students learn about water conservation, water science and technology, cultural significances of water, water systems like our municipal water treatment plant and power generation stations and more!