Online Teachers' Workshop

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Festival Overview
Planning Your Day
Activities and Outcomes
Festival Checklist


Tips & Tricks to help plan the perfect day
  1. Find out if there is a teacher in your school that has previously been to the festival to offer personal tips and read the Teacher Planning Guide
  2. Dress for the weather - The festival goes rain or shine. Layers, warm socks, rain coats
  3. Read the description of Activities to have an activity description and determine learning expectations
  4. Decide on the key areas you would like your students to focus on and select the activities
  5. Using the Festival Scheduler, organize each group's day - begin in different locations to avoid congestion
  6. Put leader info in water proof sleeve in case of rainy weather
  7. Advise group leaders if an activity is busy, move on to the next - remember each activity will take approx 15 minutes to complete
  8. Bring a camera
  9. Don't schedule a group for yourself that way you will be able to float from group to group as needed
  10. Gear Up for a Great Day of Fun and Learning

A Division of the Grey Bruce Children's Water Education Council