Teacher Information for Niagara Children's Water Festival

Festival guide

A guide will be emailed to all registered teachers by the beginning of April. Your guide includes:

  • Personalized activity schedule
  • Transportation and parking information
  • Map of the activity centres

A paper copy of your festival guide will be provided to you upon arrival.

Registration

Registration for the 2024 Niagara Children's Water Festival is full. Join the online festival.

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Transportation

All transportation is arranged for by the Niagara Children's Water Festival.

  • District School Board of Niagara
    50 per cent of bussing costs will be paid for by your board. Teachers are responsible for the remaining 50 per cent, unless a request for additional support was noted. Teachers are to pay their invoice in full and then submit them internally to the board for reimbursement. Niagara Children's Water Festival will manage invoices for teachers who requested additional support.
  • Niagara Catholic District School Board
    100 per cent of bussing costs will be paid directly by your board.
  • French and private schools
    Teachers are responsible for paying their bus invoice unless a request for additional support was noted.

Teachers will receive a confirmation letter confirming their date of attendance and bus pick-up time.

  • If the bus does not arrive in the morning, check the transportation contact sheet provided in your festival guide
  • If the bus does not arrive for pick-up in the afternoon, speak with our transportation coordinator at the bus zone for help
  • If you arrive late at the festival and it is in the middle of an activity, wait and proceed to your next scheduled activity. Festival staff will be on hand to help.

Parent volunteers

In most cases, there will be room for parent volunteers to ride the bus. Make sure that at least one adult supervisor from each school drives separately to the festival in case a student needs to be transported back to the school.

Daily schedule

Time Agenda Activity
9:30 - 10 a.m. Arrival
  • School groups are dropped off at the designated bus zone and asked to proceed to the lunch area (Ian Beddis Gym)
  • Festival greeters will be available to help
10:05 - 11:35 a.m. Morning activity
  • Fun and exciting water messaging is delivered to students, teachers and parent volunteers
  • Each activity is 15 or 30 minutes long
  • An air horn will sound when it's time for students to switch centres
11:35 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Lunch break
  • We ask that all students, parent volunteers and teachers bring a litter-free lunch
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Afternoon activity
  • Fun and exciting water messaging is delivered to students, teachers and parent volunteers
  • Each activity is 15 or 30 minutes long
  • An air horn will sound when it's time for students to switch centres
1:15 p.m. Departure
  • School groups return to the designated bus zone for departure

The festival runs rain or shine and is outside. Wear comfortable shoes, appropriate for an outdoor environment. The grass is always wet in the morning.

Risk and injury

St. John Ambulance Medical First Responders will be on site throughout the festival.

If a student needs first aid care, bring them to the first aid station located in Lot P, near the Water Wagon. If it is a more serious injury, call 911 immediately and notify a member of the steering committee (wearing a yellow vest).

Teachers must make sure each student has written permission from their parent / guardian to attend. We request teachers note the potential risks of our event as included in the informed consent letter (standard trip form). Risks include slips, trips, falls, sun exposure, insect bites, personal injury from running, rolling and participating in activities over wet grass.

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