That's My Water!

Educating the next generation is key to ensuring we have enough water for our future.

Since 2016, Power and Water has partnered with the Department of Education to deliver That’s My Water! – providing schools and students with water sustainability learning programs aligned to the Australian Curriculum.

A range of programs are available, tailored to different year levels (Years 3 to 8) and locations. By taking part you can engage your students and position your school as a leader in sustainability.

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Real-world water sustainability learning

More than 6500 students and 40 schools have participated in That’s My Water! since 2016. The program invites students and schools to work alongside Power and Water’s STEM professionals to address the issue of water sustainability in the Northern Territory. It offers students an outstanding educational experience, tailored to age and location.

Learning areas across science, geography, and art are brought to life with real-world challenges that empower students to participate actively and enthusiastically in developing solutions for the future.

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Benefits for students

  • Engaging STEM and Geography program
  • Exposure to real-world issues around water sustainability
  • Hands on Social Action Project that inspires students to problem solve

Benefits for teachers

  • Curriculum aligned Inquiry unit with supporting resources
  • In-person experiences delivered by STEM professionals
  • Innovative culminating projects that inspire career pathways

That’s My Water! 2025 programs

Program Year level Term
That’s My Water! Darwin 3 to 6 3
That’s My Water! Bush schools 2-10 All year
Darwin Water Challenge 7-8 2 or 3

Our 2025 programs

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Middle years challenge

This is a four week mini unit.

The Darwin Water Challenge investigates the importance of water from different perspectives. The unit is aligned to key learning areas in science and geography and promotes integrated learning in the middle years.

Power and Water staff introduce the unit that also features online presentations from local and national STEM professionals from industry, research and Government.

Students are challenged to create and share their ideas around water sustainability through social action projects.

  • Delivery: Term 2 or 3
  • Year level: 7/8
  • Location: Darwin region
  • Format: Teacher delivery with presentations and support from Power and Water staff
  • Duration: over a 4 week period

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Upper primary

That’s My Water! for upper primary is built around an inquiry model of teaching.

This unit empowers students to learn first-hand from STEM professionals before proposing solutions to directly influence the issue of sustainable water use in Darwin.

Students are challenged to create and share their ideas around water sustainability through social action projects.

  • Delivery: Term 3
  • Year level: 5/6
  • Location: Darwin region
  • Format: Teacher delivery with presentations and support from Power and Water staff
  • Duration: 10 weeks / 1 term

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Bush Schools

This program includes a range of engaging activities and resources that are designed specifically for schools in remote communities.

The program includes videos and activities featuring Baker Boy.

  • Delivery: All year
  • Year level: 2 to 10
  • Location: Remote schools
  • Format: Teacher delivery with optional presentations and support from Power and Water staff
  • Duration: Flexible, determined by schools

That's My Water! News and testimonials

Darwin school students help to save more than 18 million litres of water thanks to That’s My Water!

Tuesday 5 November 2024

Students from schools taking part in Power and Water’s 2024 That’s My Water! program have been putting their new knowledge to good use, identifying leaks at their schools that helped save a staggering 18 million litres of water over Term 3 alone.

Among the participating schools, students from Leanyer, Larrakeyah and Alawa primary schools as well as Dripstone Middle School, have become water-saving super sleuths – uncovering everything from leaking toilets to a major irrigation pipe failure and resulting in their combined efforts totalling 18 million litres of water saved.

Read the full media release here

Power and Water hosts That’s My Water! Expo for Darwin students

Monday 28 October 2024

Power and Water’s 2024 That’s My Water! initiative has seen 600 students from eight schools in Darwin find out more about the Top End’s water story.

Designed to promote water usage awareness, inspire career interest in STEM and challenge students to think about a more sustainable water future, the That’s My Water! Program features an Expo where students share their projects.

This year’s Expo took place on the first day of National Water Week at the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens earlier this week, celebrating the conclusion of the 2024 program.

Read the full media release here

That's my water! Upper primary

Year 5/6 students at Malak School were engaged, empowered and full of ideas during their That’s My Water! experience. Hear first-hand about the benefits from their teachers.

Duration 1:05 minutes

That's My Water! Millner Primary School

Millner Primary School recently took part in That’s My Water! and together we achieved some incredible results. The school has almost halved their water use while students had a wonderful experience exploring STEM and water sustainability concepts with our experts. Hear what the principal and a student had to say about the experience!

Duration 2:09 minutes