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Salmon Release by Pear Tree Education

On Saturday 20th April, Pear Tree students finally released 52 Coho salmon fry into Beaver Creek at Stanley Park. It was the final field trip after the 3 month Salmon-in-the-Classroom course at Pear Tree Education. Check out these photos of the release! There are plenty more on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PearTreeEducation

Paul Romani

Videos: Pear Tree's Film Studios Camp

Here are some of the amazing videos produced during Pear Tree’s ‘Film Studios’ camp! It was great to see teamwork in action, which was essential to the production of the following videos. There was a lot of individual talent, but that talent was combined to produce great results. One of the toughest concepts for the…

Paul Romani

B.C. Money Changes

If you’re not already aware, there are a couple of changes in money that affect all of us in British Columbia. Firstly, Canada is phasing out the penny. This means that total amounts will be rounded up or down to the nearest 5c/nickel. This affects cash transactions only. All electronic payments will be charged at…

Paul Romani

Pear Tree Education's 1st Year Anniversary!

Pear Tree is celebrating it’s 1st year anniversary! So much has happened in one year that it seems longer After our March 2012 Open House, we launched with our first Pear Tree Spring Break Camp. Considering we were a completely new educational company, we had a surprisingly good turn out, and some of those customers…

Paul Romani

Alexis meets Oliver Jeffers!

On Saturday I had the opportunity to hear the picturebook author, Oliver Jeffers. I am a big fan of his books and I found him to be a fascinating speaker. There are 3 ideas he commented on that I walked away with. Jeffers has a picturebook app for his book, The Heart and the Bottle. I…

Paul Romani

53 Salmon Alevin Hatched!

Pear Tree Education is happy to announce that 53 salmon eggs have hatched successfully! Fisheries and Oceans Canada provided Pear Tree with 55 salmon eggs in the middle of January. Sadly, two eggs didn’t survive. However, so far, 96% of the salmon are okay! Check out the photo below of the salmon in their alevin…

Paul Romani

Local Water Testing

Students of Pear Tree’s salmon course decided to test water with potential pollutants they found around our buildings In the summer, some students from Pear Tree’s Go Green Eco Team course did drain marking to create awareness about harmful items contaminating our salmon streams. Yesterday, we collected garbage around the drain and tested the water’s…

Paul Romani

The eggs are here!

Pear Tree is delighted to announce the arrival of its batch of 55 Coho salmon eggs! It’s exciting to be part of any sustainability project. However, being part of the Salmon in the Classroom project run by Fisheries and Oceans Canada is one of the greatest things any British Columbian can get involved in! The project,…

Paul Romani

Snow & Crystals Theme for our 1st Pro-D Day Camp!

Pear Tree’s first Pro-D Day Camp was a great success! Based on the theme of Snow & Crystals, students carried out various hands-on science experiments with different kinds of common crystals. They created their own winter scenes, and gave the design a crystal glaze using an Epsom salt solution. (More below pictures) Four read alouds…

Paul Romani

Salmon in the Classroom Underway

Pear Tree’s Salmon in the Classroom project is underway! Students at Pear Tree Education have commenced their salmon course, which covers the basic set-up of the tank. Now, the students are awaiting the arrival of the salmon eggs – scheduled to arrive on the 24th January. The picture above shows the basic set-up of the…

Paul Romani