ENPS achieves GOLD Accreditation for the the Water – Learn it! Live it! Program
Submitted by David F on Tue, 06/10/2009 - 10:56.
ENPS achieves GOLD Accreditation for the Water – Learn it! Live it! Program which is a comprehensive water education and accreditation program developed by Melbourne’s State Government owned water providers (City West Water, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water and Melbourne Water).
The program helps schools actively implement water conservation and water education across the curriculum, with the aim of making a positive change in students’ and teachers’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards water. Correlated to the objectives of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards, the Water – Learn it! Live it! program is easily integrated into the classroom. It enables schools to tailor and develop the program to engage students and the school community in water conservation and education. Congratulations to all our students and teachers. To achieve GOLD status we had to develop water units of learning, host and present at seminars, maintain an effective water conservation program and keep our school community informed via web site and newsletters, students continue to learn about water saving measures through school based experiences as part of our commitment to saving WATER.
To achieve each milestone schools must complete each of the sections in the Water Learn it! Live it! program in the Bronze, Silver or Gold category.
| Criteria | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commitment | Commitment letter from principal or school council | Commitment letter from principal or school council | Commitment letter from principal or school council |
| Curriculum Focus | Enrich or create units of work that integrate water education/conservation as a topic in one year level | Enrich or create units of work that integrate water education/conservation as a topic in more than one year level | Enrich or create units of work that integrate water education/conservation as a topic in every year level |
| Communicate Learnings | Communicate learnings to the school community through the school newsletter or website | Students communicate learnings from one year level to another | Students communicate learnings from one school to another |
| National Water Week or World Water Day | Participate in National Water Week or World Water Day (at least one year level) | Participate in National Water Week or World Water Day (Whole school focus) | Students and/or teachers organise and host a National Water Week or World Water Day event |
| Professional Development Sessions | Minimum of one teacher attends one Water - Learn it! Live it! professional development session each year | Minimum of one teacher presents at one Water - Learn it! Live it! professional development session each year | School hosts a professional development session for teachers from other schools each year |
| Consumption | Knowledge of the Schools Water Efficiency Program | Monitor water consumption and begin to make changes | Submit a Water Management Action Plan with your local water retailer |
To learn more about the Water LiLi program download the .pdf flyer here....... Water Learn It ! Live It brochure
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