Scottish Water's Generation H2O programme has now reached more than 112,000 pupils across Scotland, in over 1,000 schools from cities to island communities. Launched three years ago, the initiative provides lesson content for teachers on how to care for water, with a goal of being delivered in half of the country's schools by next year.
Growing Appetite for Water Education
Teachers in both urban and rural communities have downloaded the educational materials, which have reached students of all ages. Alex Plant, Scottish Water chief executive, said: “There is a quiet but profound revolution taking place in our classrooms in terms of how young people think about our country’s water. They increasingly recognise it as a very precious natural resource and growing up in an era when the environment we depend on is under extreme pressure from a changed climate realise that we need to look after it carefully.”
Impact Across Communities
The programme aims to expand its reach, with appetite for the lessons growing every month. Plant added: “We are excited to see so many teachers downloading the content to engage their pupils on how to be brilliant custodians of our nation’s water - not just now but well into the years ahead. The fact that these lessons are being delivered and enjoyed in schools in our biggest cities and our smallest island communities indicates a growing understanding that we can all make a difference.”
