Vermont Drinking Water Week
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Some of the most plentiful and cleanest drinking water on the planet can be found here in Vermont. Our health and well-being are supported by safe and reliable drinking water supplies—and the water professionals working at water treatment facilities across the state. Think about what life would be like without safe and reliable water.
Each year, Vermont Drinking Water Week provides engaging educational opportunities for students in grades 4-6 during Drinking Water Week (the first full week of May).
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Drinking Water Week Fair
The Drinking Water Week Fair is a field trip for upper elementary students. The 2025 fair will be held Friday, May 9 at Veterans Memorial Park in South Burlington. Stay tuned for more details!
Each year we welcome over 200 students, plus their teachers, aides, parents and volunteers. The fair has been held all over the state, but most recently at Norwich University in Northfield. At the fair, students visit stations with activities designed to stimulate thought and conversation about drinking water, its role in our lives, and the impact our actions have on it. Students are kept active and moving during the entire day—this is not a classroom, sitting type of event. Students spend approximately 20-25 minutes at each activity and get to visit as many as seven stations.
If you are interested in receiving information about the 2025 fair, email vermontdrinkingwaterweek@gmail.com
Poster Contest
Each spring, students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade are invited to submit artwork that reflects the years’ theme. This is an opportunity for students to think creatively about the importance of water in their lives and our world.
There will be a winner and honorable mention(s) for each grade level. Winners will receive a prize and be recognized at the Drinking Water Week Fair.
If you are interested in receiving information about the 2025 poster contest, email vermontdrinkingwaterweek@gmail.com
Poster Contest Winners
2024 Poster Contest Winners
The theme was Magic of Water. Congrats to the winners!
4th grade winner from Fletcher Elementary School
5th grade winner from Pownal Elementary School
6th grade winner from Northfield Middle & High School
2023 Poster Contest Winners
The theme was Captain Water Drop.
4th grade winner from Fayston Elementary School
5th grade winner (three-way tie) from Pownal Elementary School
5th grade winner (three-way tie) from Pownal Elementary School
5th grade winner (three-way tie) from Fayston Elementary School
6th grade winner, a homeschooled student
2022 Poster Contest Winners
The theme was Water to the Rescue.
4th grade winner from Ludlow Elementary School
5th grade winner from Ludlow Elementary School
6th grade winner from Shelburne Community School
2021 Poster Contest Winners
The 2021 theme was Water Is Essential.
4th Grade Winner
5th Grade Winner
6th Grade Winner
2020 Poster Contest Winners
The theme was “Water Sustains…”
4th Grade Winner
5th Grade Winner
6th Grade Winner
PSA
Since Vermont Drinking Water Week couldn’t hold their usual fair in 2020, they put together this fun PSA. Check it out!
