School Programs
About the Watershed Education Program
The Watershed Education Program (WEP) is a model for district-wide environmental education currently used in Westport Public Schools. WEP complements school programs and helps teachers address science standards in their classrooms. It is WRWA's goal to expand lessons into other towns within the Westport Watershed. All lessons are designed to meet learning standards identified in the 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks. The main emphasis of WEP programs fall under life sciences.
PreK: Animal Groups in the Watershed
Kindergarten: Plants & Pollinators
Grade 1: Watershed Habitats
Grade 2: Coastal Creatures
Grades 3: A Feathery Focus
Grade 4: All About Estuaries
Grade 5: Climate and Coastal Resilience
Grade 6: * On hold at this time
Grade 7: Horseshoe Crabs: Ecosystem Interactions
Grade 8: Plankton
High School: Service Projects and Mentorship Programs with Environmental Club plus Community and Clo,ate Focused Environmental Education with Environmental Science Class​​​​​
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WRWA offers classroom and field trip experiences for schools located within the watershed towns of Westport, Dartmouth, Fall River, and Freetown in Massachusetts, and Tiverton and Little Compton in Rhode Island.
For questions and to schedule your program, please contact:
Kim Botelho, Education Director
508-636-3016 ext. 1006, WEP@WRWA.com