Grants Available for School Fishing Programs
The Future Fisherman Foundation and The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation are partnering to sponsor the Physical Education Grants Initiative.
These grants provide up to $2,500 to certified physical education teachers to help establish a fishing and/or boating education program in their school. The grant recipient will attend a 5-day training workshop. Grant funds can be used for transportation to and from the training workshop. Room and board will be covered by the Future Fisherman Foundation and does not come out of the grant award. The grant is open to all K-12 PE teachers who are members of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Applications for the 2008-2009 school year are due January 21, 2008. Information is available on the Future Fisherman Foundation's website at
http://www.futurefisherman.org/programs/pegrants.php or on the Division's web site at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com.Meet Physical Education Standards
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) developed a set of standards for physical education that discusses what a student should know and be able to do as a result of a quality physical education program. All standards can be met by a fishing and/or boating program. Some of the standards that can be met include the following:
-- Understand that physical activity provides opportunity for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.
-- Demonstrate competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.
-- Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.
-- Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.
-- Preparing for a fishing education program
Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center is a great place to learn about our aquatic resources and how to fish. Pequest offers video and tours of the hatchery year-round. We also offer fishing education classes from April through October.
Visit us on the web at
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com for a list of programs or to learn how to schedule a program. Once your students have learned the basic skills necessary for fishing and have gained knowledge about aquatic resources, schedule a trip to Pequest for a hands-on fishing experience they will never forget! All of the Pequest programs are free of charge! 
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