Water Rocks!, the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach youth water education program, recently published its 2023-24 Water Rocks! Evaluation Report, which details its activities and programs, summarizes encounters with youth across the state and includes feedback from teachers, conservation educators and students who have participated in programming including summit workshops, in-school visits and virtual classroom visits. The report also highlights visits to community fairs and events with the organization’s signature fleet of Conservation Station trailers. “This was a watershed year that saw growth in the number of students and community members we reached, expansion of our professional development programs and progress toward our goal of delivering content to every public school district in Iowa,” said Jacqueline Comito, Water Rocks! executive director. https://lnkd.in/gzT6g3VD
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