Our education program for schools
Barwon Water provides education services to around 130 primary and secondary schools and tertiary institutions within our service region.
Education Officer Fernando Garcia with students from Leopold Primary School on excursion at the West Barwon Reservoir.
Services include free guided tours of key sites such as reservoirs and treatment plants, in-lass activities, and a suite of educational resources for teachers and students,
Our Education Officer is available to help teachers with curriculum planning, advice on saving water, resources and services offered.
Excursions and incursions
The most popular component of our education program is the free guided tours of reservoirs, water treatment plants and water reclamation plants.
If you can't visit one of our sites, our Education Officer may be able to come to you to conduct in-class activities.
More on our excursions and incursions
Resources and downloads
Water: learn it! Live it! is a broad based, water focused educational resource for P–10 students. The resource looks at water from every angle, including the water cycle, water treatment, water conservation, sewage, stormwater, new water sources and more.
We also have a range of printed materials including colourful A2-sized posters, stickers and bookmarks.
We are continually expanding and updating our suite of schools resources, so watch this space for more.
More on our education resources
Saving water at school: Schools Water Efficiency Program (SWEP)
We support the Victorian Government's Schools Water Efficiency Program (SWEP).
Through the use of data loggers and a dedicated web portal, SWEP can help your school cut its water and energy use and save water, money and the environment.
More on the Schools Water Efficiency Program
Water bottles for preps
At the start of every school year, we provide prep students in our region with a free 500 mL water bottle to promote healthy habits in the classroom.
These are special, limited edition water bottles only available to prep students.
Prep teachers: to reserve bottles for your students, please contact the Education Officer.
Contact us to reserve your water bottles
Education e-news
Would you like to find out more about our education program? Join our mailing list to receive our quarterley e-newsletter for schools.