Register Your School for the 2024 Water Festival

 

The Cities of Northglenn, Thornton and Westminster, are pleased to invite your class to our annual Water Festival! This science conference focuses on water in our world and other sustainability topics. While planned for fifth grade classes, fourth grade classes may attend if the festival curriculum is appropriate.  Only one grade per school can attend, please.

The Water Festival is a fun, educational experience for students, teachers, and parents. The Water Festival is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Front Range Community College in Westminster. The partner Cities are covering the cost of the Water Festival and bus transportation, making it easy to attend! We would welcome your participation if this date doesn’t conflict with other end-of-year activities.

The Water Festival will engage students with topics including water conservation, history of Colorado water law, water chemistry, the water cycle, local water systems, weather, music, aquatic wildlife, and ecology. Students will have fun with hands-on activities while learning about local and global water issues.  

Space is limited and early registration is recommended. 

To register online, click here.

Make sure to subscribe to the Water Festival blog for the latest info about the festival. 

Due to the popularity of the Water Festival, participating schools will be selected from all those who register, and we can only accommodate 1,000 students. Selected schools will receive a confirmation email by winter break in December. 

We look forward to spending this day with you!  Water resources are of vital importance to our region and the future of our children. 

Register Your School for the 2023 Water Festival

The Cities of Northglenn, Thornton and Westminster, are pleased to ‘Welcome Back’ the annual Water Festival! After two years off, we are excited to offer your class an in-person Water Festival for 2023.  This science conference focuses on water in our world and other sustainability topics. While planned for fifth grade classes, fourth grade classes may attend if the festival curriculum is appropriate.  Only one grade per school can attend, please.

The Water Festival is a fun, educational experience for students, teachers, and parents. The Water Festival is scheduled for Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Front Range Community College in Westminster. The partner Cities are covering the cost of the Water Festival and bus transportation, making it easy to attend! We would welcome your participation if this date doesn’t conflict with other end-of-year activities.

The Water Festival will engage students with topics including water conservation, history of Colorado water law, water chemistry, the water cycle, local water systems, weather, music, aquatic wildlife, and ecology. Students will have fun with hands-on activities while learning about local and global water issues.  

Space is limited and early registration is recommended. 

To register online, click here.

Make sure to subscribe to the Water Festival blog for the latest info about the festival. 

Please register online by December 9, 2022.  Due to the popularity of the Water Festival, participating schools will be selected from all those who register, and we can only accommodate 1,000 students. Selected schools will receive a confirmation email by winter break in December. 

We look forward to spending this day with you!  Water resources are of vital importance to our region and the future of our children. 

 

Water Festival is back and in person!

 

The 2023 Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster Water Festival will take place on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Invitations will be sent to local schools in the middle of November!

Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster are pleased to offer the first ever virtual Water festival in the time of COVID-19.

The Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster Water Festival is usually celebrated the second week of May and is a precious time of the year for the water festival committee, teachers, students, and volunteers. Unfortunately, the in-person festival at Front Range Community College has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, teachers and students are now invited to attend the Water Festival whenever it is convenient to them through a virtual platform! Teachers and 4^th/5^th grade students may still participate in many of the same learning stations as before, through various formats including google slideshow, pre-recorded videos, and lesson plans.

We are looking for some feedback from teachers on what platform and lessons you would enjoy the most. We want to provide place-based water content that is MOST USEFUL TO YOU AND YOUR CLASS. Let us know your interest and capacity to incorporate these resources. 

Please register here for our virtual water festival. We have also added some survey questions to help us better understand what presentations to include. 

2020 Water Festival Canceled

We are sorry to announce that the Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster Water Festival will no longer take place this year. The health and safety of our presenters, students, teachers, staff, and volunteers are always our top priority. 

Teachers, please download our worksheets, videos and share with your students. Please let us know if you have any questions. 

See you next year. 

Register Your School for the 2019 Water Festival

The Cities of Westminster, Northglenn and Thornton are pleased to offer the 15th Annual Northglenn-Thornton-Westminster Water Festival. It’s a science conference that focuses on water in our world. While planned for fifth grade classes, fourth grade classes may attend if the water festival is curriculum appropriate. Only one grade per school can attend. 

The Water Festival is a fun, educational experience for students, teacher and parents. The Water Festival has been scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Front Range Community College in Westminster. The Cities are covering the cost of the Water Festival and bus transportation, making it easy to participate! Please check to make sure this date doesn’t coincide with end of the year activities such as field day or other field trips.

The Water Festival will engage students with topics such as water conservation, the history of Colorado water law, water chemistry, the water cycle, local water systems, weather, music aquatic wildlife and ecology. Students will have fun with hands on activities while learning about local and global water issues. 

Click here to complete a registration - http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kwud54gab&oeidk=a07eftzy0dk0eeb71df

Please register online by December 7, 2018. Due to the popularity of the Water Festival, participating schools will be selected from all those who register. We can only accommodate 1,000 students. Selected schools will receive a confirmation email in December.

Date Selected for 2019

The 2019 Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster Water Festival will take place on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Invitations will be sent to local schools in the middle of October!