You're sure to be impressed when you visit one of our Education Partners!

Education Partners

Coming together for more young learners.

We’re currently working with four key organisations – The Hereford Waterworks Museum, The national Botanic Garden of Wales, WWT National Wetland Centre Wales and Techniquest. Our goal is simple: to develop a range of new experiences that bring a world of water learning to even more pupils. DCWW have recently appointed a Peripatetic Education Officer to work alongside our education partners to offer practical and interactive science based activities around the theme of water for visiting school groups.

Introducing our Education Partners

Hereford Waterworks Museum – a visit to this newly extended and refurbished museum is a fascinating trip back in time. Children will discover the history of the water industry through innovative educational facilities and working engines, such as a beam engine, the largest triple expansion steam engine in Britain, and modern multi-stage electric turbines.

Welsh Water’s Peripatetic Education Officer runs educational activities at the museum and currently offers a newly developed programme Water and the Waterworks for visiting school groups. The programme lasts a full day and includes practical activities such making a water filter, pond dipping, an outdoor water efficiency trail and a tour of the museum.

For further information about the education programme, contact Mary Watkins at mary.watkins@dwrcymru.com

The National Botanical Garden of Wales – the Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water Discovery Centre at the Gardens runs a range of curriculum-linked programmes. Each one helps children aged 3-19 understand the relationships between water and plants. The gardens also offers a full programme of courses for teachers. The newly appointed Welsh Water Peripatetic Education Officer has developed a new lesson called 'Water Matters' which explains the importance of water efficiency at school and at home in a practical and interactive way. This programme is particularly useful for schools wishing to implement the water element of the Eco schools programme.

For further information about the DCWW educational activities on offer at the Gardens please contact mary.watkins@dwrcymru.com.

The National Wetlands Centre – children visiting the popular WWT National Wetland Centre Wales can now explore different ways we use water in our everyday lives. The indoor 'Water for Life Discovery Centre', which we developed with the NWCW, is full of fun activities, exhibits and models. Tailored programmes are available for children from nursery to sixth form, including special needs pupils. Our peripatetic Education Officer also runs activities weeks throughout the year at the Centre.

The latest programme to be developed is 'Wetland Waters' which is an in depth look at how the Millennium Wetlands were created in partnership with Welsh Water. Pupils learn about how dirty water is cleaned and make their own water filter. They spend time in the Welsh Water Herons wing hideidentifying the birds using binoculars and ID guides. A water efficiency trail around the water for Life house delivers the vital message of water efficiency in a fun and interactive way.

For further details about the educational facilities provided by Welsh Water at the NWCW, please contact Mary Watkins at mary.watkins@dwrcymru.com.

Techniquest – a new interactive water efficiency display awaits children who come to Techniquest! As do 160 hands-on exhibits, a science theatre, planetarium, lab and discovery room. Techniquest runs 60 different school workshops and presentations during term time for early learners to 16+.

Welsh Water’s Peripatetic Education Officer works in conjunction with Techniquest staff on certain dates throughout the year. This academic year the education officer will be working alongside Techniquest staff during World Water Week in March to share practical lessons with pupils on the vital role of water and how to use water sensibly.

For further details about this please contact Mary Watkins at mary.watkins@dwrcymru.com.