SC Project WET

Updates and Introductions

Greetings, SC Project WET Educators, Facilitators, and everyone interested in water education!

Abbi Greer has recently moved on from SC Project WET and we wish her well in her new endeavors. Our new SC Project WET Coordinator is Kendall Juell, who also serves as the Stormwater Programs Coordinator for Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District.

There are a few updates to note:

• Project WET has made the transition from the Guide 2.0 to new, more focused Guides: Foundations of Water Education; Climate, Water, and Resilience; and Getting Little Feet WET
• Facilitators will host workshops using these guides moving forward
• If you are interested in facilitating a hybrid online and in-person workshop or would like to inquire about hosting a remote workshop for online higher education students, please contact Kendall
• Project WET Academy is a wonderful option for those who would like to become certified educators but cannot make it to an in-person workshop
• There are new changes to this website, so be sure to peruse each tab to see what’s new
• Certified Educators and Facilitators will receive a passcode to access the “SC WET Facilitator” and “SC WET Educators” pages at workshops
  • These pages contain helpful educator and workshop documents and other resources to print and explore, so you can be prepared to lead participants through the curriculum

Please reach out if you have any questions as an Educator or Facilitator, or if you would like to know more about what Project WET has to offer. I look forward to working with you to build a network of passionate water educators.

Kendall Juell

Updates and Introductions:

Hi everyone! Abbi Greer of Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District here. I wanted to hop on here and share some updates about SC Project WET and Project WET USA.

First and foremost, I am saddened to share with our network that Lynn Pilewski, SC Project WET State Coordinator, passed away in mid-May of this year. We here at Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District as well as the Project WET State Coordinator network are deeply saddened by this loss. We’re thankful for your patience and support during this time.

I have accepted the position of SC Project WET State Coordinator and hope to meet everyone in the facilitator network that Lynn worked so hard to build. As I familiarize myself with our network, I am also working to get the word out about some new Project WET USA updates!

The Project WET 2.0 guide is being replaced by a newer, pared down guide called Foundations of Water Education. For those who are certified to teach or facilitate using WET 1.0 or 2.0, have no fear! This guide contains the same activities as WET 2.0 with some cool updates such as career connections and callouts focusing on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. These guides are available to facilitators for $20 each. If you are interested in more information on these guides, stay tuned for a Zoom meeting date where I’ll share in-depth updates about the guide and Project WET USA website updates as well!

Don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly if you have questions about these changes! Looking forward to connecting with you all soon,

Abbi Greer

Welcome to the home of ProjectWET® in South Carolina! As we grow, we’ll be adding workshops to our calendar and a list of facilitators throughout the state.

Project WET’s mission is 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.