Discover how the Gonzaga Campus celebrated World Water Day through workshops, activities, and reflections on sustainability, the environment, and global citizenship.
On March 22, on the occasion of World Water Day, the Gonzaga Campus promoted various activities within the Global Citizenship 2026 program, involving students of all levels in significant educational experiences.
The common goal was to develop awareness of the importance of water and the role that each person can play in its protection, through a concrete, hands-on, and reflective approach.
"Infanzia": learning through experience
At the italian "infanzia" school, with the Water Day Project by the Bunnies led by teacher Samanta Ganci, the children
were the protagonists of a creative and scientific workshop.
During the activity:
• they built a small spring using recycled materials
• they explored what can pollute sea water
• they understood the importance of keeping the environment clean
Through this experience, the children learned that clean water is essential for the life of plants, animals, and all living beings, and they reflected on how even small daily gestures can contribute to the protection of nature.
The constructed spring also becomes an ongoing project: it is cared for throughout the school year, accompanying the children on a path of responsibility and attention.
Pre-Kindergarten: discovering marine animals
The Pre-Kindergarten class of the ISP, guided by teacher Molly Reithermann, participated in a project on the occasion of World Water Day focused on the importance of the sea and the life it hosts. Through stories, simple discussions, and creative activities, the children discovered various marine animals and learned that the oceans host many living beings. They also began to understand why keeping the sea clean is important for both animals and people. The project stimulated curiosity, care for the environment, and an early awareness of how we can contribute to protecting our planet.
Italian "Primaria" School: a journey through languages, creativity, and awareness
Also in the Italian Primaria school, World Water Day was experienced as a structured and interdisciplinary journey. In the first grades, the teachers dedicated several hours of lessons to raise students' awareness of the importance of water, also using the linguistic approach: in Spanish, teacher Victoria introduced the vocabulary through play and gestures, helping the children to recognize the daily uses of water.
The activities continued with songs and movement, such as "Agua va" (Lávate las manos antes de comer), and with the representation of the water cycle with simple words in Spanish, then reported in the notebooks. The children also learned a nursery rhyme with a key message: "El agua es muy importante para vivir", thus internalizing the value of water as an essential element. The classrooms were also enriched with decorations made with recycled materials, also promoting the theme of recycling.
In the second grades, the students focused on the sources of water, starting from a moment of shared brainstorming to explore knowledge and curiosities, thus developing an initial awareness of the origin of water and its use.
In the third grades, the journey began with the reading of the story "The Little Blue Drop", which guided a reflection on water as a precious asset for all. Starting from this narration, the children participated in a guided discussion and then created their own "Little Blue Drop": a drawing on cardboard in which, on one side, they illustrated the protagonists of the story and, on the other, wrote a personal commitment to saving water. The works were then shared and hung in the classroom, transforming learning into a concrete and visible sign of responsibility.
ISP Primary School: reflect and act
In the ISP Primary School, World Water Day was an opportunity for sharing and collective awareness.
During an assembly:
• the students discussed the importance of water
• they identified concrete actions to reduce consumption and waste
• they reflected on sustainable behaviors to adopt at school and at home
An educational moment that transformed knowledge into concrete commitment, making children active protagonists of change.
Italian "Medie" School: water, environment, and social justice
Water and gender equality
In the course led by Prof. Deborah Caruana (Science and Ecology), the students deepened the link between water and gender inequalities.
Through videos and activities:
• they analyzed how water scarcity impacts especially women and girls
• they reflected on the role of female leadership for a sustainable future
• they created posters with the slogan: "WHERE WATER FLOWS, EQUALITY GROWS!"
A path that connects environmental sustainability and social justice, broadening the students' view of the world.
Climate change and global water crisis
In classes 3A and 3B, with Prof. Rossella Valentina Vedda, the theme of water was addressed in relation to global phenomena such as:
• global warming
• melting glaciers
• rising sea temperatures
The activity included:
• watching a video interview
• a debate in English
• the use of new grammatical structures
An interdisciplinary approach that combines scientific content and linguistic skills.
An international perspective at ISP Middle School: the case of Malawi in M1
The students of M1 with Prof. Elise Ralph explored the theme of access to water through a documentary dedicated to the situation in Malawi, with particular attention:
• to the difficulty of water supply
• to the risks for women forced to travel long distances to collect water
An experience that made it clear that water is not only a natural resource, but also a matter of rights and dignity.
Educating for responsibility: small gestures, big impact
The activities carried out for World Water Day have a clear common thread: educating for personal and collective responsibility.
From the youngest to the oldest, the students understood that:
• water is an essential and limited resource
• daily actions can make a difference
• caring for the environment is a shared responsibility
World Water Day: a journey that continues
World Water Day is not an isolated moment, but is part of a broader educational path of global citizenship, which will continue with other anniversaries such as:
• Earth Day (April 22)
• World Biodiversity Day (May 22)
A journey that accompanies students to become aware citizens, capable of taking care of the world.
Celebrating World Water Day means educating for life, relationship, and responsibility.
Through workshops, reflections, and interdisciplinary activities, the Gonzaga Campus continues to train students capable of looking to the future with awareness and commitment, safeguarding one of the most precious assets: water.