Kim Tamaoka, Kauai Department of Water What is Project WET? A - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Kim Tamaoka, Kauai Department of Water

What is Project WET?  A 501(c)(3) not ‐ for ‐ profit organization founded in 1984  Created one of the most extensive sets of water resources education materials in the world  Materials used by countless people around the world in their education programs  Project WET’s mission: To reach children, parents, teachers and community members of the world with water education that promotes awareness of water and empowers community action to solve complex water issues. www.projectwet.org

Project WET for Source Water Protection Education  Develop and implement a Statewide Project WET for Source Water Protection Education program  Work with the State DOE to correlate educational curriculum to meet education standards

Project WET for Source Water Protection Education  Train teachers to use curriculum  Conducted four consecutive workshops: Kauai, Maui, Oahu and Kona  Offered teachers free Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide 2.0; “The JUG” aquifer kits; non ‐ professional development credits and lunch

Project WET for Source Water Protection Education  Provide materials to teachers

Above: Maui Above: Kauai Workshop Workshop participants participants learning learning “8 ‐ 4 ‐ 1, “The Thunderstorm” One for All” activity activity Left: Oahu Workshop participants learning “Sum of the Parts” activity

Kona Workshop participants learning “8 ‐ 4 ‐ 1, One for All” activity

Project WET for Source Water Protection Education  “Make a Splash” with Project WET

What’s Next?  Continue to develop a curriculum for Source Water Protection Education using Project WET and other educational materials  Work with the DOE to correlate our curriculum to education standards  Schedule more statewide workshops to train teachers  Help organize MAS Festivals statewide

Mahalo!