PUPILS at a Dorset school learnt about the importance of being 'waterwise' in a special interactive session.
Life Education Wessex (LEW) visited Christchurch Infants School on behalf of Bournemouth Water which supplies drinking water to approximately half a million people.
Four separate 45-minute sessions were held with LEW educator Donna Hill highlighting the importance of treating water as a precious resource.
The children also learned about the water cycle as well as the ways water is collected and cleaned and how it is delivered to homes and businesses.
A glove puppet called Otto the Otter played a starring role, personalising the message that if too much water is taken out of local rivers then Otto and his friends will have nowhere to live.
Bob Taylor, managing director of Bournemouth Water said: "Getting children to understand that water is a valuable resource is very rewarding. Parents have told us that their children take what they’ve learnt home, and this can influence the family’s attitude towards water.”
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