The Junior Wildlife Ambassador Program has gone VIRTUAL!
We have re-developed our presentations so your students can become Junior Wildlife Ambassadors through an online virtual presentation.
If you would like to receive this program, please click here to book a presentation.
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The Junior Wildlife Ambassador Program (JWAP) is an education program, whereby WILDNorth educates elementary students on the importance of wildlife in our community and empower each student to take action in their own community. WILDNorth offers free, curriculum-specific presentations for Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 in Edmonton thanks to Capital City Cleanup. There is a cost to book this presentation for schools outside of Edmonton.
Grade 3 – “Life Cycles, Wildlife & My Community”
This is a 30-minute presentation providing students with the opportunity to explore and learn about the life cycle of a local songbird. Linked directly to the Animal Life Cycles unit, this program offers a fun and tangible way for students to learn about a full life cycle while developing an awareness and appreciation for backyard nature.
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize characteristics of a local songbird
- Describe the stages of growth and development of a songbird
- Identify parental care of songbirds and recognize their food and habitat needs
- Identify how they can preserve habitat and create a clean and safe environment in their own backyard
Grade 4 – “Litter, Wildlife & My Community”
Since a clean community is a shared responsibility, WILDNorth and Capital City Clean Up have joined forces to deliver the “Litter, Wildlife & My Community” classroom program. Educational and entertaining, this 30-minute presentation directly links to the Waste and Our World unit. It illustrates how litter harms wildlife and helps students identify actions they can take to minimize litter’s impact on wildlife.
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize how human activity and the waste we produce affects wildlife
- Identify types of waste harmful or toxic to wildlife and our ecosystems
- Identify actions they can take to minimize the impact of waste on wildlife
Grade 5 – “Wetlands, Wildlife & My Community”
“Wetlands, Wildlife & My Community” takes students on a 30-minute virtual exploration through the Wetland Ecosystems and examines how human activities can threaten the survival of wildlife in these sensitive ecosystems. A clean environment is a shared responsibility; the goal of the WILDNorth and Capital City Clean Up is to empower students to do their part.
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize numerous local examples of wetland ecosystems
- Identify examples of wildlife species in local wetlands and understand the adaptations that make them suited for wetland life
- Recognize how human activities can threaten the survival of wildlife in the wetland ecosystem and identify ways to minimize those impacts
- Recognize how changes in any part of an environment affects the whole environment
- Recognize that a clean Edmonton is a shared responsibility and everyone must do their part
Grade 6 – “Trees, Wildlife & My Community”
Linking directly to the Trees and Forests unit, “Trees, Wildlife & My Community” is an interesting and enjoyable 30-minute investigation into the interactions between trees and the numerous wildlife species that students find in the boreal forest and in their own backyard. Because most of the wildlife patients WILDNorth receives each year are injured due to human-related activity, this program helps students gain the tools to make a difference and lessen their impact.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand why trees and forests are valuable
- Recognize interactions between trees and numerous species of wildlife
- Identify the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees
- Identify how human development impacts wildlife and what actions they can take to minimize our impacts on wildlife
- Identify how human development affects trees and wildlife and the actions individuals can take to minimize that impact
If you would like to receive this program, please click here to book a presentation.
For inquiries or to book a presentation, please e-mail education@wildnorth.ca
To inquire about presentations outside of JWAP in Edmonton, for presentations for other grades or community groups, or for custom presentations, please e-mail education@wildnorth.ca
