Next school year CLHS will be welcoming a new curriculum, the Water Academy.
This new curriculum will teach students about the Florida ecosystem with a focus on water quality and the balance and connection between the living and built environment. Students will take classes focusing on water conservation and reclamation, sustainability, pollution, marine biology, tourism, and much more. Its goal is to inform students about the place they live and inspire them to help it thrive. Students will even get a step ahead academically and professionally, earning college credits and real-world experience, which will prepare them for college or careers in the water reclamation field locally.
Assistant Principal Liam Farrell, a beach kid himself, is spearheading the initiative, and is excited about the opportunities that the program will offer students. The program will be funded by grants from the state, and will involve working with a variety of community partners, including Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Lee County Wastewater Treatment Centers, the Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce, and Captains for Clean Water, just to name a few.
There are four subcategories of the curriculum:
–industry: how water is used in goods,
-economy: how water impacts tourism and other commercial factors
–science: how water reclamation works and how it affects the environment
-civic engagement: how the people can help take care of the water and marine ecosystem.
Students taking part can look forward to action-packed real-life learning experiences and learning practical hands-on skills.
