Project WET is Water Education for K-12 Teachers! The goal is to facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of water resources through K-12 educator workshops and classroom resources. Our Mission is to bring WATER EDUCATION to the world!
Our core beliefs are:
- Water connects us all: Water moves through living and nonliving systems and binds them together in a complex web of life.
- Water for all water users: Water of sufficient quality and quantity is vital for all water users (energy producers, farmers and ranchers, fish and wildlife, manufacturers, recreationists, rural and urban dwellers).
- Managing water sustainably: Water resources management is crucial for providing tomorrow’s children with social and economic stability in a healthy and sustainable environment.
- Personal responsibility for water resources: Awareness of and respect for water resources can encourage a personal, lifelong commitment of responsibility and positive community participation.
How does Project WET work?
It is a Program designed for formal and non-formal educators of K-12 students grounded in well-defined beliefs that are reflected in the curriculum and teaching techniques.
It is a Curriculum of activities developed, field-tested, and reviewed by educators and resource managers working with thousands of students nationwide and correlated to the current South Carolina Standards Correlations and the National Core Standards.
And it is an Instruction and Delivery Network offering:
Educator Workshops that include training, the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide, and additional water education resources for certification to teach students
and Facilitator Workshops that train interested individuals to hold Educator Workshops providing a link between the Project WET organization and the classroom.
VISIT Project WET.org for more details on the National and International programs of Project WET.