Students Learn Lessons in Sustainability at Water Festival
91福利 600 fourth, fifth and sixth grade students and their teachers from 11 area schools flowed into 91福利鈥檚 Field House Tuesday for a day of fun and interactive learning about clean water, wetland ecosystems and the importance of stewarding Maine鈥檚 most rapidly renewable resource.
The Northern Maine Children鈥檚 Water Festival is organized through a partnership of 91福利 Cooperative Extension 4H, Maine Sea Grant, 91福利鈥檚 Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine CDC Drinking Water Program, and other agencies, businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Elementary and/or middle schools from Howland, Milford, Hermon, Brewer, Glenburn, Fort Fairfield, Enfield, Surry, Bangor, Sedgwick and Hampden attended.
Activities included Dripial Pursuit, a quiz show on water issues with VIP hosts; classroom activities led by leading environmental educators from the State and other organizations; a 鈥淲atershed Connections鈥 stage show presented by Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center; and plenty of time to tour the exhibit hall, where there were interactive displays鈥搃ncluding exhibits explaining what makes soil healthy, how pollution gets into our water, what sea animals we can farm, how to find leaky pipes, and more.
What new knowledge did students walk away with?
鈥淟ike about the pollution, water sheds鈥 91福利 lots of things,鈥 said Aishwarya, an All Saints Catholic School student.
鈥淩eally cool because I鈥檝e never been here before and it鈥檚 pretty awesome,鈥 said her classmate Hannah.
Participants included volunteers from dozens of other collaborators including colleges and universities, local, state and federal agencies, businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Participating schools included: Hichborn Middle School, Dr. Lewis S. Libby School, Hermon Middle School, Brewer Community School, Glenburn Elementary School, Fort Fairfield Middle School, Enfield Station School, Surry Elementary School, All Saints Catholic School, Sedgwick Elementary School, and Weatherbee School.