Last week, SA Water and Makers Empire celebrated an exciting new partnership delivering education in sustainable water management, with an expo-style showcase at Lot Fourteen involving 12 South Australian schools sharing their projects with each other.
The Water Warriors program, being delivered in terms two and three this year, helps students learn more about water as a precious and renewable resource, and explores cultural knowledge of Aboriginal people, water management, and ways to build more excellent, healthier communities. More than 400 students have collaborated on design thinking projects in response to various challenges, identifying solutions for a water-related problem within their school or community, or proposing a local response to a global problem.
From the city to the state’s hills and regions, the 12 participating schools included Moorook Primary School, Hawthorndene Primary School, Wallaroo Primary School, St Thomas School, Marryatville High School, Southport Primary School, St Patrick’s School, and Allendale East Area School. Cobdogla Primary School, Monash Primary School and Glossop Primary School joined Berri Primary School in the Riverland, who were connected to the showcase at Lot Fourteen via live stream.