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..WATER FESTIVALS..

What is a Water Festival?

Water festivals are an interactive method of teaching students the fundamentals of water. In small groups, students progress through a series of hands-on stations exploring and learning. They take home a strong message about how water impacts their daily lives.

All activities fit Massachusetts curriculum frameworks and are best suited to grades 4-6

Click here to see a short video of Festival Activites.

  • Since 1999 sixty water festivals have been held on Cape Cod.
  • Over 12,000 students in grades K-6 have participated in Water Festivals.
  • Water festival activites have been featured at local community events such as:
    • "River Day" in Marstons Mills,
    • "Windmill Weekend" in Eastham
    • "Watershed Block Party" in Falmouth.

WET & WILD the FUNdamentals of Water applications for
2010-2011 school year will be available begining in April
.


The Cape Cod Groundwater Guardian Team and Year XI AmeriCorp Cape Cod are teaming up once again to offer festivals to Cape Cod Schools, grade 4-6.

2009-010 Wet & Wild Fundamentals of Water Festival Dates
SCHOOL
Grade
TOWN
Scheduled Date
Training
October 1
Mullen Hall
4th
Falmouth
October 2
Chatham Middle

Chaham Elementary

5th

4th

Chatham November 6

Orleans Elementary

Provincetown

Harwich Elementary

4th,5th

4th,5th,6th

4th

Orleans
November 20

Wixon Middle
4th,5th
Dennis
December 11
Wixon Middle
6th
Dennis
December 14
Hyannis West

Centerville Elementary

3rd
Barnstable
January 8
Oakridge
5th
Sandwich
January 11
HT Wing

Forestdale

4th

5th

Sandwich
February 1
Quashnet
5th
Mashpee
February 12
Eddy Elementary
4th,5th
February 26
Mattacheese Middle
6th
Yarmouth
March 12

Comments from Students and Teachers.
From students: 
“I learned to turn the water off when brushing your teeth.”
“I did not know that pollution could spread so fast and fertilizer was that bad. Now, I know why my mom buys
organic food.”
“ I learned that if fertilizer gets in the pond. It will make the plants grow and the plants will take up all of the
oxygen so the fish dies.” 
“An aquifer is the thing that holds all our drinking water.”
“I think learning about water is important because you know not to litter and clean up after your dogs.”
From teachers:
“Fantastic job! Americorps volunteers showed expertise and amazing professionalism. All the activities were
excellent. The activities that addressed the aquifer were particularly relevant to our situation on Cape Cod.”
“This was fantastic! We’d love to have it again next year .” 
“The students in our school will be able to carry the information they learned into their everyday lives.” 
Cape Cod Groundwater Guardian Team
P.O. Box 226
Barnstable, MA 02630
508-362-3828
www.capecodgroundwater.org
Email: water@capecodcommission.org
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