Mark Broses, PE, vividly remembers his first trip to the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. “It was shocking to see people in outer ring communities using old industrial barrels to store drinking water,” recalls Broses, SEH Co-Director of Energy and Sustainability.

Clean, pure, and abundant water—it’s something that many of us in the United States take for granted. But in the relatively small country of El Salvador, 24% of the rural population does not have reliable access to safe drinking water, causing large-scale health problems.

In middle school, math and science don’t always have a reputation for being the most exciting classes. However, teachers at Roosevelt Elementary in Plover, Wisconsin found a way to engage their students through a different form of math and science: an engineering competition called The Wisconsin Tower Challenge.

‘April showers bring May flowers’ is more than just a saying; it’s a reality taught each year at the Middle Sauk River Water Festival. Hundreds of fourth graders gather each May to learn about water resources and how to protect them. Interactive stations offer hands-on lessons where youngsters have the chance to get their hands dirty and their brains running—by re-creating erosion, uncovering water habitats, and collecting water specimens.