Birding isn’t just a hobby, or for Scientists or just for a career! Taking up birding can be a huge benefit to students across the spectrum from Elementary and High School classrooms through to College and University! For Elementary School students, birding gets them outdoors, and helps them develop a relationship with nature. Bird watching keeps students outside and active, it promotes their curiosity; it develops their practical skills and fosters creativity and innovation. All of which have indirect benefits for a range of other academic subjects. In addition, birding and Citizen Science projects such as Feederwatch , the Great Backyard Bird Count, and CBC4Kids serve to focus the online time of young students leading to a more balanced means of personal development between nature, online activities, textbook learning, and practical experiences. For High School students Birding continues to be a means to stay active, to ensure a healthy lifestyle, and ...