Who
Third- and fourth-grade Wildwood Elementary School students; Louise Ross, Director of Elementary Education for the Sumter County School Board; and Southwest Florida Water Management District Youth Education staff
What
District Youth Education staff will visit a third- and fourth-grade class at Wildwood Elementary School to observe water education projects funded through its Splash! mini-grant program.
Ms. Benachoice Caruthers third-grade students will demonstrate their project, Water, Our Precious Resource. As part of their water education project, the students will present puppet shows about watershed education and a watershed lesson, which they wrote.
Mr. Christopher Wrights fourth-grade students will demonstrate their project, Bridging the Water Gap, and explain what they have learned about water systems. Exhibit their artwork and knowledge of water conservation gained as a result of their field trips funded by the Splash! mini-grant.
When
Friday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m.
Where
Wildwood Elementary School
300 Huey Street
Wildwood, FL 34785
Phone: (352) 748-3353
Why
The Districts sharing days give Splash! mini-grant recipients an opportunity to demonstrate their projects to District staff.
Splash! mini-grant projects offer students the opportunity to study water resources through experiential learning projects. This grant program supports the Districts overriding goal of advancing superior stewardship of Floridas precious water resources.
This is the eleventh year that Splash! mini-grants have been offered to public, private and homeschool teachers in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 within the Districts 16-county area. The grant program offers up to $5,000 per school. This school year there were 137 projects funded throughout the District, totaling approximately $322,000 and involving 94,000 students. A total of six Splash! mini-grants were awarded in Sumter County.
District Contact
Mary Margaret Hull, 800-423-1476, ext. 4774
More about our mini-grants program
For more information about the Districts Splash! mini-grants program, visitWaterMatters.org/education/minigrants. You can also view alist of featured grants.