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2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> MAY 2026/FINAL DRAFT/CAROLLO <br /> K-20 Water Education Initiatives and K-12 School Programs <br /> The City collaborates with MWDOC to provide educational programs and activities for the City's youngest <br /> water users. Through this collaboration, the City has supplied its K-12 students with water-focused <br /> learning experiences for nearly five decades. Interactive, grade-specific lessons invite students to connect <br /> with, and learn from, their local ecosystems, guiding them to identify and solve local water-related <br /> environmental challenges affecting their communities.The school programs are aligned with state <br /> standards, and participation includes a dynamic in-class or virtual presentation, and pre- and <br /> post-activities that encourage and support science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics <br /> (STEAM)-based learning and good water stewardship. <br /> Over the past several years, MWDOC's investment in K-20 water education has significantly grown, <br /> evolving to include programs and activities that support environmental literacy for all Orange County <br /> students.The effort has expanded beyond K-12 water education programs to include career and <br /> workforce development initiatives in higher education through the Water Energy Education Alliance <br /> (WEEA) described in more detail later in this section. <br /> Water Awareness Poster Contest <br /> The City's Annual Youth Water Poster Contest is an annual activity developed to encourage City's K-12 <br /> students to investigate and explore their relationship to water, connect the importance of good water <br /> stewardship to their daily lives, and express their conclusions creatively through art. Each year, the City <br /> receives hundreds of entries, and 12 winners from across the City are invited to attend a special awards <br /> ceremony with their parents and teachers. <br /> Landscape Training Classes <br /> Landscape training classes provide the City's residents with an opportunity to learn about rainwater <br /> capture, gardening practices that build a healthy soil, and proper plant selection that are consistent with <br /> our local environment.These classes educate City's customers to conserve water in their landscapes <br /> through sound practices and water-wise choices. <br /> OC Scouts Boy Scouts of America and OC Girl Scouts Programs <br /> The City, in partnership with MWDOC, hosts water education workshops each year to help Scouts BSA <br /> earn the Soil& Water Conservation Merit Badge and Girl Scouts earn the MWDOC Water Resources& <br /> Conservation Patch.These hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) clinics <br /> teach children of all ages where their water comes from, how to use water more efficiently, and how all life <br /> depends on the health and security of our natural resources, fostering water awareness and responsibility <br /> through fun, activity-based learning. <br /> Water Energy Education Alliance <br /> The WEEA unites over 260 water, energy, and education leaders across the state to build and strengthen <br /> career pathways for all California students.Administered and led by the MWDOC, WEEA is comprised of a <br /> powerful statewide coalition of education leaders,workforce advocates, and industry experts to raise <br /> student awareness, forge strong partnerships, and cultivate a diverse, highly skilled talent pipeline. By <br /> connecting students with high-impact opportunities, WEEA is shaping a workforce that fuels industry <br /> success, enhances worker well-being, and ensures a resilient, thriving California. <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />