Educating Young People About Water (EYPAW) guides and water curricula
database provide assistance for developing a community-based, youth water education program. These resources target
youth and link educators to key community members to build partnerships to meet common water education goals. The
EYPAW resources are full of ideas, checklists, references, partner lists, and community action education materials
that will help you:
Find and select water education curricula.
Use the Educating Young People About Water database to find a curriculum that is appropriate for learners. Curricula listings include education topics and goals, and other unique resources useful in creating a water education opportunity or event.
Work in partnership with local experts.
See A Guide to Program Planning and Evaluation. Use this guide to create a water education program that directly related information and skills to community water issues and inspires personal action to address community needs. Learn to forge links with community partners and identify community or school-ground natural settings where students can practices and reinforces skills taught in the classroom.
Develop a program strategy appropriate to your situation.
See A Guide to Unique Program Strategies. This guide provides brief case studies of 30 unique water education programs that have occurred around the country in a variety of settings including after-school clubs, summer programs, museums, nature center, festivals, and campaigns.
Set goals and find materials to match your program plan.
See A Guide to Goals and Resources-With an Emphasis on Nonformal and School Enrichment Settings. This guide offers a checklist of goals for youth programs that will lead to their understanding of key water concepts.
Train others to design community-based, youth water programs.
Order the video, Program Leadership Workshop Guide and Planning for Fun and Success! These resources showcases eight youth water education programs and highlights why they were successful. See the Program Leadership Workshop Guide. This guide will show you how to get started in a local planning process.