![A girl in a blue t-shirt and red undershirt, holds a test strip in a cup of water, similar cups with experiment tools nearby and other students out of focus. Over the top left, Time is Running Out to Apply for a $500 Water Smart Grant [Logo]. Text reads: Early Application Deadline 21 Nov. Brought to you by [Cal Water logo][DoGoodery logo]](/sites/default/files/promotions/WaterSmartGrants_1Month_Large_2025.jpg)
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![A view of a Southern California cliffside over the Pacific Ocean, blue skies and wispy white clouds above. Text reads: Compete in the 5th Annual Splash of Creativity. An art opportunity for students in grades K-12! Submit your water-related art an compete for over $1500 in potential prizes and a chance to have your art featured on the Tap Into Learning site! Art Submissions Wanted. Brought to you by [Cal Water logo] [DoGoodery Logo]](/sites/default/files/promotions/SplashofCreativity_2025-26_Large.jpg)
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An environmentally-focused offering for classrooms, grades 4-6. Teachers, enter your classroom for a chance at 1 of 12 annual field trips!
An art competition for individual students, grades K-12, in a Cal Water service area. Submit your water-themed art!
Project grants for classroom water projects in a Cal Water service area. Available year round while funds last.
An online offering providing the opportunity for students to make pledges around caring for water at home and in their communities.
Our Team
Cal Water's Tap Into Learning is proud of the dedicated work of its team members and partners and all that they bring to the program each and every year.
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About Cal Water's
Tap Into Learning Program
Welcome to Tap Into Learning, an environmental education program brought to you by Cal Water in collaboration with DoGoodery!
Formerly known as the Cal Water H2O Challenge, Tap Into Learning is currently in its eleventh year of programming. It began as a classroom competition in 2014 and in 2021 expanded to offer multiple routes to participate including classroom grants and an art competition. The program continues to evolve its offerings, today, which now include: Aqua Adventures, A Splash of Creativity, Water Smart Grants, and H2Oath.
Aqua Adventures offers free water and nature-based field trips for upper elementary classrooms, grades 4-6, in Cal Water service areas. Teachers simply enter their classroom online by November 21st, 2025 for a chance at one of twelve annual field trips.
A Splash of Creativity is an art competition in which students submit original artwork focused on caring for water. This competition is open to individual students in grades K-12 living in a Cal Water service area, and offers multiple tiers of competition.
Water Smart Grants offers $250 grants to teachers proposing classroom water projects. Applications are open year round to teachers in grades 4-6 teaching in a Cal Water service area. Teachers who apply by November 21, 2025 are eligible for a $500 grant.
H2Oath allows individual students and classrooms to make pledges and learn more about water conservation.