Water Education Website

The Secondary Schools Regional Water Education Program
Public schools are required to look at their water management and education with students under the NSW Schools Environmental Education Policy through School Environmental Management Plans (SEMPs).

Gosford City and Wyong Shire Councils are jointly involved in the Secondary Schools Regional Water Education Program. The aim of the project is to

• Educate students from Stage 4 – 6 (Yr 7 – 12) about water consumption, conservation and management
• Educate schools and their communities on catchments and sustainability
• Help reduce schools water consumption
• Provide professional development opportunities for teaching staff
• Provide resources and support in teaching materials

As a part of this program an interactive water education website is being developed with the help of Central Coast teachers and students.

Water Education Website
The new website provides curriculum relevant information on water and the environment for secondary students on the Central Coast.

It contains an interactive section that allows students and other users to upload their own data on topics like rainfall, water consumption and results of monitoring of schools consumption through water audits. A wide range of water experiments, educational games, crosswords and puzzles and flash movies showing how the water cycle works will also be available.