Teacher Toolkit
Flows To Bay invites teachers to utilize our Teacher Toolkit in their science or environmental science course curriculum, suitable for grades 3-12. Through this toolkit, we invite students to think critically about how to address local stormwater pollution issues with innovative and green solutions that can be incorporated onto their school campus.
Stormwater Toolbox
Below are additional resources for your classroom, including videos, games, activity books, lesson plans, and curriculum. If you have any questions, please contact us here.
This educational video from Flows To Bay explains what a watershed is, why preventing water pollution is important, and different actions people can take to prevent stormwater pollution.
Schoolyard Greening & Rainwater Resilient Schools
There are various ways that Flows To Bay is partnering with schools to advance their goals with respect to climate-resilient campus improvements. Read below to see how we can help!
- Site Improvements – For school site improvements, Flows To Bay installs projects that help make school campuses rainwater resilient such as rain barrels, cisterns, and/or rain gardens. If your school is interested, read the program details and see past school site improvement examples here.
- Safe Routes to School – C/CAG helps administer the Safe Routes to School program in San Mateo County (including walk-audits and program-based safe routes activities) – we also have funded Safe Routes to School and Green Streets Infrastructure Pilot projects, including 10 pilot projects in recent years! Learn about the programs and projects here.
- Flows To Bay is a network partner of the San Mateo County Sustainable and Climate Ready Schools Partnership Network, which supports school district leaders in addressing their community needs to be climate-responsive and prepare for a changing environment in a way that increases their capacity and resources. Through the network, school districts will work collaboratively with a range of organizations that will offer technical assistance to help districts transform their campus facilities and operations to be green and climate-ready. Learn more here.
How To Get Involved?
We are eager to find willing partners to advance schoolyard greening and curriculum connections – please reach out to Reid Bogert at rbogert@smcgov.org or 650-599-1433.
Classroom Presentations
Are you a teacher who would like an in-class presentation about stormwater pollution prevention? Contact us with the below form to schedule a presentation.