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Blue School Program Registration

To register for the Blue School program, please complete and submit the following online registration form.

Remember to register past ocean projects, as you may already qualify as a Blue School. Groups that have received funding in previous years may register new or continuing projects.

To apply for FUNDS, you MUST download and complete the Registration/Request for Funds Form (PDF Format 208 KB) and mail or fax it to WILD Education. WILD Education does not accept funding requests electronically.

NOTE: To view the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat. You may download a copy of Adobe Acrobat here:

Blue School Registration Form

All fields are required.

1.
Name of school:
Number and street:
City:
Province / Territory:
Postal Code:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
2.
Full name of teacher(s) supervising project(s):

3.
Grade level(s):
Total number of students:
Identify organizations / agencies that will be involved in the project:

4.
Date project will begin:
Anticipated project completion date:
5.
"Blueprint for Ocean Action" summary: (Please check off the "Blue School" criteria that your students will meet through the project.)
	Raise awareness about ocean conservation issues in your school and/or community at any time of the year by organizing an ocean-related event, such as a festival, exhibit, assembly, workshop, film showing, and so on.	Conserve Canada's aquatic heritage, protecting freshwater or marine ecosystems, for their ecological, historical, economic, cultural and social value.
	Collaborate with people or organizations in your community to ensure the success of your ocean project.	Do a habitat project to benefit any aquatic wildlife species or improve shorelines or coasts.
	Investigate all the ways in which you and your school are interconnected with the ocean no matter where you live.	Take conservation action on behalf of Canada's three oceans — the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific.
	Participate in Ocean Links — a National Blue School Project, which gives students a voice in ocean conservation.	Boost biodiversity by conserving aquatic habitats with a rich variety of life or by discouraging human actions that could result in species loss
	Prevent ocean pollution by cutting marine debris off at its source and turning off the tap on land-based contaminants	Other (specify):
	Link up with a school anywhere in canada or the world to collaborate on an ocean awareness activity or action project.

Title of action plan:
Briefly describe the goal of your plan and what ecological concepts will be covered:

Briefly describe how your plan will help to promote ocean health and improve its quality:

Describe how students will be involved in the plan:

Describe what learning objectives will be achieved by doing this project:

6.

Species of wildlife primarily affected by project: ( if applicable)
Birds Fish Native Plants		Insects Reptiles Amphibians	Mammals Other (please specify)

Check off the best description of your project:

a) Location

School
Wetland
Freshwater

Community
Saltwater
Other (please specify)

b) Setting:

Urban
Saltwater coastal
Other (specify):

Rural
Freshwater coastal

Check off the applicable response(s) and indicate total number(s) where known and if applicable:

Plantings:

Trees

Shrubs

Other (please specify)

Structures:

Nest boxes

Feeders

Other (please specify)

Signs/plaques:

Signs

Award plaques


9.

Area/dimensions of project, in metres or kilometres (if applicable):

Please provide further information:

10.

Have you received an Oceans Day kit before?
Yes No

11.

How was this information provided to you?
By the Principal By the librarian In the mail
Other (please specify)

12.

Are you planning to tie this project in with other programs, such as Project WILD?
Yes No
If yes, which programs?

13.

What is the name and address of the community/daily newspaper in your area?

14.

Comments:

If you are applying for FUNDS, you MUST download and complete the Request for Funds Form in PDF format (208 KB) and mail or fax it to WILD Education. WILD Education does not accept Request for Funds Forms electronically.

NOTE: To view the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat. You may download a copy of Adobe Acrobat here:

If you experience any difficulties in submitting your Registration Form or any other form on this site, please print the complete form and mail or fax it to WILD Education OR download the PDF and mail it or fax it to Wild Education.

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