Deborah Rannfeldt provides hands on activities for children in elementary schools serviced by Woodinville Water District. Second graders enjoy a program on the water cycle where they make terrariums they get to take home. Fourth grade students learn how the choices we make affect our entire water environment and natural habitat. District staff also participates in the Sammamish Watershed Festival each year, offering numerous 4th grade students in the Northshore and Lake Washington school districts hands on environmental activities. This Festival is a celebration offered to teachers who have completed and submitted a water project with their class.
Students participate with their families to survey their own personal use of natural resources.
They input the data into computers and receive a detailed report showing how they are currently using resources and what they can do to be more efficient. Woodinville Water District has written and administered grants for educational programs in two schools in the Northshore School District. The District received a King County Watershed Action Grant and a King County Water Quality Block Grant to fund these projects. Staff works with Seattle Public Utility staff and other water utility education staff to design programs to ensure students receive consistent information about our region's water supply. Coordination is also done on web page content to ensure web page content production efficiency.