To extend water conservation education to pre-primary levels, Water Supplies Department (WSD) has launched the "Cherish Water Campus" Integrated Education Programme – Kindergarten (the Programme) in the 2018/19 school year to all kindergartens in Hong Kong. The target group of the Programme is children aged 5 to 6 from upper kindergarten class. To provide a pleasant and relaxing environment for children to learn about the preciousness of water and the importance of cherishing it, we have developed a set of teaching kit, comprising a storybook, a booklet of suggested activities and a teacher resource book for kindergarten teachers to educate children in class, to help them develop water saving habits in daily life and improve children’s basic understanding of water related concepts.
In this school year, WSD will organise a drawing competition, namely the "Fin-tastic Journey" Parent-child Creative Colouring Competition, and the "Cherish Water Booklet" activity. For more details please visit the link below. We also encourage all kindergartens in Hong Kong to organize their own "Cherish Water Campus" Water Saving Week in alignment with their curriculum, fostering a deeper understanding and practice of water conservation among students through their active participation. Schools are encouraged to leverage the diverse teaching materials and resources available on our dedicated water conservation website. Teachers may begin with the storybook to introduce the theme and spark students' interest, and then use the worksheets and extended activities in the Activity Book to further strengthen their students' awareness on water conservation.
