RiverXchange

For the 2011-2012 school year SSCAFCA is sponsoring 22 classrooms with RiverXchange. This educational program integrates water resource topics with computer technology, student writing and a hands-on curriculum to meet specific measurable outcomes for fifth grade classes.

What is RiverXChange? RiverXChange is a curriculum developed in New Mexico to help students understand: watersheds, water in our society and river ecosystems.

The SSCAFCA sponsored fifth graders are partnered with “high tech pen pals” in another part of the U.S. or world.  The students share with their pen pals throughout the school year things they are learning related to their local river.  Awareness of local water issues helps empower students to make decisions regarding their local water resources. Students experience the program with classroom guest speakers and the field trip to the local river, tributary or important watershed feature.  For more information, visit:  http://www.riverxchange.com/.

Here is a list of the of SSCAFCA sponsored participating schools:

Vista Grande Elementary
MLK Elementary
Sandia Vista Elementary
Rio Rancho Elementary
Puesta del Sol Elementary
Maggie Cordova Elementary
Ernest Stapleton Elementary