Toormina Public School is Waterwise

The Waterwise Schools Program is an innovative educational program available to primary schools on the North Coast of NSW.

The program takes a whole school approach to looking at issues of water conservation and water in the local environment.  The Waterwise program was presented to our school by specialist water educators working for Cascade Environmental Education Centre.

There are six steps we had to follow to become a Waterwise School.

Firstly a Waterwise educator came to the school to run lessons for students from Kindergarten to Year 6, then classroom teachers did follow up work in class to ensure that the school is following and promoting Waterwise practices.  At Toormina we have committed to keep the program ongoing by promoting Waterwise principles within our school community.  Then we held a whole school accreditation assembly to share our learning and promote Waterwise practices.  This assembly was attended by the Mayor of Coffs Harbour, Councillor Denise Knight and a representative of the Environmental Education Centre, Ryan Minchinon.  Students made a short movie to highlight their understanding about water.  Finally, we agreed to celebrate National Water Week every year.

Students have enjoyed being a part of this hands on learning and are now more aware about where water comes from and how important it is to save this precious resource.

Mrs Harmonie Ricketts