“The Bounty of the Sea” Collaborative Project

Abbotsford Christian Students work together to promote sustainable sea-food practices.

The biology and foods students at Abbotsford Christian Secondary School have been working together to focus public attention on some important issues in the area of seafood sustainability.  ACS has been emphasizing Project Based Learning and collaborative inter-disciplinary experiences with their students in recent years.  Inspired by the work of “Ocean Wise”, a non-profit program associated with the Vancouver Aquarium, the students have researched various sustainability-related issues.  Students and teachers have worked together to develop both a fantastic sea-food feast of sustainable species and a series of presentations that focus on current issues that threaten the future of certain food resources.

One of our goals in this project was to explore our role as environmental stewards in light of our Christian worldview.  Many current harvesting practises are unsustainable and unless we change the way we utilize ocean food resources, we may find that one of our greatest hopes for providing food in the future is compromised.  How should we respond?  Students have worked to explore various avenues that may preserve our ocean’s resources and provide food for years to come.

Parents, staff, and all interested parties are invited to spend the evening of Thursday, January 26 at Abbotsford Christian Middle School (in the gymnasium) to enjoy some expertly prepared (by the students of the Foods 11 class) sustainable sea-food and take in the student presentations.  We are hoping to showcase another effective example of authentic, collaborative and engaging education at ACS. 

Tickets are $15 and will be sold at the secondary school office.