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Ways to support
Ways to support
Each year, NGRREC’s Water Festival is flooded with hundreds of fifth grade students and their teachers for a fun-filled day of educational activities and interactive demonstrations. Hosted with the help of local partner organizations, the annual Water Festival offers over 30 hands-on activity stations promoting water resource awareness as well as canoe rides and fishing.
Participating teachers attend a one-day teacher workshop in advance of the festival, where they are introduced to concepts of water resources management and big river ecology. Teachers also receive free materials and resources to incorporate water literacy education into their classroom sessions to help prepare students for the festival.
In addition to the materials and workshops, participating schools are provided with funding for bus transportation and teacher substitutes.
Environmental Education Department
NGRREC/L&C
1 Confluence Way
East Alton, IL 62024
NGRRECEducation@lc.edu
Phone: (618) 468-2790
The 2024 Water Festival will be held on the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College on Friday, September 27th
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If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact NGRREC Education at ngrreceducation@lc.edu.
Sponsors are also needed to cover the cost of attendance for students. Donations of $50 will cover a single student’s attendance, $1000 a whole class’s attendance, and $3000 an entire school’s attendance. You can sponsor a student through the Sponsorship Form.
Water Festival was established in 2002 by former Lewis and Clark Community College faculty member, Marvin Mondy. In celebration of over 20 years of educating students about freshwater through Water Festival, educators at National Great Rivers sat down with Professor Mondy to talk about his vision for Water Festival and what he thinks of Water Festival now.
2023 was our largest Water Festival yet, with over 900 5th grade students attending and learning about freshwater from over 25 exhibitors.
