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     keep him busy, Tim also 
     
     wears another hat. He 
     
     . has managed to intro— 
     
     duce a project into the 
     
     N.B. school system that 
     
     may find its way to 
     
     Prince Edward Island 
     
     before too long. 
     
     V Operation Lifeline, 
     
     ‘sponsored by the World 
     
     Wildlife Fund, the 
     
     Canadian Nature Fed- 
     
     _\ eration and Canada 
     
     . 'Life, helps students 
     
     a. g, ,t ‘ * ‘ , learn about conserva- 
     
     l.‘ - ‘ tion. The main thrust 
     
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     suitable for anywhere from grade 1 to 10, 
     
     used primarily in grades 4, 5 and 6. It is not just used 
     
     in science class, but also English, mathematics, geography, etc. 
     
     The heart of the project is the Operation Lifeline Kit, available in 
     
     both English and French, which costs $15. A teacher would use one kit — 
     
     that is the only investment, and in N.B. groups such as the New Brunswick 
     
     Naturalists and 4—H have purchased them for schools in their areas. 
     
     Representatives from the Natural History Society, Island Nature 
     
     Trust, Conservation Strategy and the School Board talked with Tim about 
     
     what the project involved, and how it has worked for him. In N.B., 245 
     
     classes use the kit and each teacher has a person in the area (for example 
     
     someone from a local naturalists club) to act as resource person, so that 
     
     a teacher is not just given the kit and forced to find all the answers 
     
     to questions that may arise. Some kits are already available here, and 
     
     the NHS has decided to purchase six more (two in French) and give them to 
     
     teachers who have an interest already in conservation. Their feedback 
     
    
   
   
    
     will help determine if it is worthwhile to introduce them into the system 
     
     as a whole. 
     
    
   
   
    
           
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
          
     
          
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
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