Teacher Grant Program

LWD is proud to help and support our local teachers and their projects that will educate their students about water resource management and ocean water pollution prevention. All projects will benefit over 6,000 students in the Encinitas Unified School and San Dieguito School Districts.

Each fiscal year, LWD awards up to $6,000 in grants to local schools (K-12) within our service area to help educate students about wastewater, recycled water and the importance of water conservation.   

2022/2023 School Year Recipients

• Ms. Katie Oberman from El Camino Creek Elementary School received a $800 grant to fund her project to teach students hydroponics gardening and water conservation while growing plants for food and aesthetics.
• Ms. Kristie Mahin from El Camino Creek Elementary received a $735 grant to fund her project to teach students to grow herbs and vegetables without soil while gaining water management knowledge.
• Ms. June Honsberger and Alyson Thile from La Costa Canyon High School received a $2,000 grant to fund their project to redesign gardens on campus in an effort to attract missing pollinators while fostering student environmental stewardship and awareness.
• Ms. Nancy Jois from Capri Elementary School received a $2,000 grant to fund her "Erosion and Storm Drains" project to teach her students about the water cycle and the impact of erosion on storm drains.

Check out this virtual tour for one of our Teacher Grant winners! One of the 2022-2023 grant recipients, kindergarten teacher Nancy Jois from Capri Elementary, requested a live virtual tour as part of her "Erosion and Drains" project. LWD Field Services Technicians Hugo and Mauricio showed four kindergarten classes the District's combination truck and televised van. They taught the students how the combination truck is integral in clearing out blockages in sewer lines and how the televised van is utilized to inspect underground pipes for blockages or defects.

LWD is proud to help and support our local teachers and their projects that will educate their students about water resource management and ocean water pollution prevention. All projects will benefit over 6,000 students in the Encinitas Unified School and San Dieguito School Districts.