A group of 56 7th Graders from Carver High School in Philadelphia engaged in inquiry-learning extending their thinking beyond the four walls of the classroom. Within the context of Social Studies and English standards students chose one H2O for Life project to investigate. After the investigation, each student developed a clear persuasive argument to encourage […]
To end the school year, 6th grade Reading classes read “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda S. Park and learned about global water scarcity. The students put what they have learned into action by sponsoring the Sabane Primary School water project. Over 200 Varsity Lakes Middle School 6th graders completed a Walk-4-Water on May […]
“It doesn’t hurt to have ice cream for sale when it’s 84 degrees and sunny, but a lot of kids were simply walking laps to earn money for this years H2O project. We had over 30 water walkers, and sold more than 160 ice cream cones. You can see by the smiles on the kids […]
This report was provided by our implementing partner, GRAVIS Water, Health & Sanitation for School Children The Thar Desert of India is an under-developed and poverty impacted area of Rajasthan State in India. The region suffers severely at the hands of frequent droughts due to extremely scanty and unpredictable rainfall. Many times in lack of […]
N’nyapule Madai of Tanzania Visits H2O for Life and White Bear Lake Special Education Teachers On April 20, 2018, H2O for Life hosted a visit from Mr. N’nyapule Madai. Mr. Madai is a Humphrey Fellow and the recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Leadership Award from the University of MN for his work in developing a […]