Several schools in Denver Water receive recycled water to irrigate their fields and landscaping. Why not teach students at those schools — and others — about the benefits to using recycled water?
Denver Water’s Youth Education program, housed within the Community Relations section, focuses on outreach and educational support to kindergarten through 12th grade students, their teachers and school district. Since the program’s rebirth in 2008, the program has steadily established itself as the key water education resource for Denver Public Schools.
Every sixth-grade Earth science classroom in Denver Public Schools receives a copy of Denver Water’s Teacher Resource Packet, full of water curriculum-supporting materials.
For schools that receive recycled water for irrigation, Denver Water supplements the resource packet with literature about recycled water. Denver Water also offers education-based tours at the recycled water plant; in 2010, more than 730 people toured the plant. And staff members have visited several schools to talk to students about recycled water.
For more information about the youth education program, email Matt Bond or call 303-628-6553.