2008 MD/DE Children's Water Festival
Question: Where can you find 2,000 4th and 5th graders gathered in one place, all eager to learn about water and water related topics? Answer: The 2008 Maryland/Delaware Children's Water Festival scheduled for May 8th in Dover, DE at Delaware Tech Community College! This is the second such festival of its kind. The first, held in 2006 at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland was a tremendous success. With your help, we can make sure that the 2008 Festival is even better. So far, over 1,500 students from counties across Maryland and Delaware have signed up to attend the 2008 festival and registration is still open! Here's how you can help: We would like to invite members of your organization to attend this event as presenters. Each presenter will be assigned to a classroom and should prepare a 25 minute hands-on, academically challenging presentation that addresses some aspect of water or water quality. Presentations can range from the scientific to the historical/cultural - so long as it is connected to water. Each presenter can expect to teach approximately 7-8 sessions throughout the day to groups of 20-30 students who rotate through the seminars with their teachers. Lunch is provided. I hope you will consider joining us for this unique opportunity and will pass the invitation along to your colleagues in the environmental industry. If you have any questions or would like to receive a presenter registration form, please contact me by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by phone at (410)745-9620. Though May 8th seems far off, planning for this festival is well underway and time always moves faster than we anticipate. Prompt commitments are greatly appreciated. Thank you, Carrie Fredland AmeriCorps Volunteer Environmental Concern P.O. Box P St. Michael's, MD 21663 <http://www.wetland.org/> www.wetland.org ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Chesapeake College, Performing Arts *DEL TECH Community College * Delaware Geological Survey* Delaware Department of Education* Delaware Project WET * Environmental Concern Inc. * Maryland/Delaware Water Well Association * Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Project WET * Maryland State Department of Education * Department of Environmental Education * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water * Water Systems Council
