Thank you to Chapter members Aaron Floyd and Lisa Benish who, at the February 25th METU meeting, gave an interesting program about their work with the National Fishing in Schools Program (NFSP) described briefly below (from NFSP website www.fishinginschools.org).  If you are interested learning more about NFSP, please be in touch with Aaron or Lisa for more information at metuchapter.org

"Fishing in Schools"

The National Fishing in Schools Program is a nationwide, in school program, that teaches the positive lifetime activity of fishing to students in elementary schools, middle schools and high schools.  NFSP educates students about fish, insects, aquatic environment, resource stewardship and conservation using fishing, and learning the skill of casting, as the instructional tool. 

NFSP works in cooperation with state education and fish and wildlife agencies and a network of groups interested in teaching our youth how to fish in schools.  The NFSP current curriculum,"Cast A Fly, Catch A Student", using fly rods, was specifically created to address a broad and inclusive framework of National Academic Standards.  Its sequel, "Cast A Lure, Catch A Student", using spincast rods, will do the same.  The foundation lesson plans are designed to be taught over 10 days and meet 4 standards: Language Arts, Physical Education, Science and Technology.