Teaching Students about Public Works

Prior to National Public Works Week (NPWW) which is May 20-26, the APWA K-12 Outreach Committee visited two elementary schools in an effort to promote public works and help students understand it. GBA employees Waldo Margheim, Cory Clark, and Heidi Thummel were a part of the visits.

The activities included coloring pages from the P.W. Paws Works for Our City book, a video produced by American Public Works Association (APWA) titled “Everday Heroes”, and completing exercises in Discovering the World of Public Works workbook. The students also created the centerpieces used at the NPWW Luncheon on May 23.

Waldo Margheim teaching the
students about Public Works.

One student from Prairie Ridge wrote a thank you letter that said, "Yesterday I learned about public works. I learned about Mr. Margheim's job, he makes water clean. If we didn't have him we wouldn't have clean water. If we didn't have him we might be sick. I could think of a lot more - that is why public works is so important."