Teachers
Registration will be open from January 15 to 24, 2025.​
If you are interested in bringing your class to the Festival, please fill in the "Expression of Interest" form. ONE FORM PER SCHOOL. The Festival is a very popular learning opportunity and spaces are limited. Filling in the expression of interest form does not guarantee your class a spot at the Festival. Priority will be given to schools in Woodstock and Oxford County. The Water Festival Coordinator will contact schools at the end of January to confirm registration. ​
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Registration is $12/student (teachers and supervisors are free of charge).
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The TVDSB and LDCSB will cover a portion of the registration fee ($7) and the cost of busing for their respective schools. TVDSB and LDCSB schools will be required to pay the remaining $5 per student. Because this opportunity is already subsidized by Outdoor Education Funding, the $5 charge is not eligible for further Outdoor Education Funding.
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Buses
All busing will be organized by the Festival Coordinator.​
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Teacher Orientation Sessions
Teachers who have not attended the Festival in the past will be expected to attend a virtual 30 minute Teacher Orientation Session prior to the Festival. ​
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Activity Stations
The Children's Water Festival will feature over 45 activity stations based around 5 themes: water conservation, water protection, water attitude, water science and water technology.​​
ALL STATIONS ARE LINKED TO THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM (coming soon).
Sample Itinerary
All Activities
• Are connected to the grade 2, 3, 4 or 5 curriculum in ways that help students to achieve the desired expectation (Science & Technology, Social Studies, Physical Education);
• Are designed to be as hands-on and experiential as possible in order to enhance and personalize the learning;
• Provide for holistic learning in an environment that demonstrates the integration of people, phenomena and ideas;
• Are geared to the interests, abilities and special needs of learners; and,
• Reflect the beliefs that guide education – accountability, quality, equity, partnerships and a safe environment.
The Festival is outdoors, with some activity stations under tents, and will be held ‘rain or shine’.
Students will move around the site in small groups of 6 students with a teacher or supervisor, visiting whichever stations they choose. Each group will typically visit 10 – 12 activity stations during their daily visit. The capacity of the Festival is set at 800 students per day. Students are encouraged to bring a litterless lunch. Please note that all activity stations will end at 1:30 pm and all buses will leave the festival by 1:45pm.
How the Festival works:
