This is to inform you that the Sir Wilfrid Laurier SS Science department is hosting an "Information Evening" for parents of potential Grade 11 Biology students in the 2025-2026 academic year.

We are arranging a field trip for 20 Biology students to the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St. Andrews New Brunswick the week of September 29th, 2025.  The estimated cost of the trip is $1500 per student.  This would include transportation, accommodation on site, a week of laboratory and field lab activities like a "whale and wildlife tour", and meals while on campus.

The trip is tailored to the Grade 11 Biology curriculum and this is why potential Grade 11 Biology students will have priority over Grade 12.  However, a waiting list of interested Grade 12 students will also be set-up in the event we do not reach our target of 20 Grade 11 Biology students.

A Student Information Meeting will be held on  Wednesday February 19th at lunch in Room 233.  

Parents will have an opportunity to ask questions at a PARENT Information meeting on Thursday February27th  at 6 PM in the Sir Wilfrid Laurier SS LIBRARY.

Please RSVP if you are planning to attend the  Parent Information meeting on February 20th to Mustapha Rajab, Department Head for Science/French at mustapha.rajab.jr@ocdsb.ca

Thank you.

About Huntsman Marine Science Centre…

https://www.huntsmanmarine.ca/about

Huntsman is perfectly located at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy to give access to one of the world’s most biologically productive ecosystems.Huntsman educators and naturalists will work with you to create a Single Day or Multi-Day Schedule of Activities that may include:

• R/V Fundy Spray cruise (e.g., plankton tow, benthic drag, oceanographic data collection)
• Intertidal zone exploration (e.g., rocky shore, muddy beach, mixed habitat)
• Field work (e.g., zonation, invasive species, periwinkle mark/recapture)
• Labs (e.g., plankton identification, invertebrate classification, seaweed, invertebrate behaviour)
• Presentations (e.g., lobster, whales, invasive species, deep sea, aquaculture)
• Tours (e.g., Fundy Discovery Aquarium, Aquatic Biosciences research facilities)
• Marine mammal and seabird cruise (in season)
• History and art as connections (when required)

Program fees will include Huntsman Hospitality accommodations and meals on campus, vessel time, lab fees, and admission to the Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium. Wi-Fi is also included.