CURRICULUM

Project SWELL teaches students in participating districts about the importance of San Diego County’s waterways and human-water interaction through a well-balanced, comprehensive, hands-on water quality and pollution prevention curriculum. This unique San Diego-based education program educates students about pollution prevention and how their participation can help to improve the health of our ocean and waterways. Curriculum is standards-based and supporting materials may be borrowed from San Diego Coastkeeper by request. 

Project SWELL is meant to be taught as a unit with all lessons included. Teachers are encouraged to download or view the entire curriculum. A hard copy of these lessons is available as part of a SWELL classroom kit. 

Explore and request the curriculum below:

Kindergarten: Clean Water in San Diego
1ST Grade: Water Everywhere
2ND GRADE: WATER AND EARTH MATERIALS IN SAN DIEGO
GRADES 3 AND 4: WATER AND SAN DIEGO ECOSYSTEMS
5TH GRADE EARTH SCIENCE: WATER IN SAN DIEGO
6TH GRADE EARTH SCIENCE: SAN DIEGO WATERSHEDS
three images of the Seaside Soiree Event

The Seaside Soirée

An unforgettable night of dinner, drinks, live music, and inspiring speakers, with proceeds fueling our work to protect San Diego’s water.

September 10, 2026