Rising Waters Art Project at BCPS

Broward County Public Schools, through its STEM+Computer Science, Applied Learning Department, partnered with Rising Waters to showcase unique art installations at 19 schools throughout the District and the District office. Rising Waters is a conceptual art project that raises awareness about the impact of climate change to local communities by highlighting future possible flood levels resulting from sea-level rise and storm conditions. The colorful installation artwork provides a visual representation of the potential future by highlighting water at ankle, knee, hip, or eye level. 

In addition to installing the sea-level rise artwork, students also placed hand-made fish flags on campus with their action steps for helping mitigate the impact of climate change. A picture of students adding their fish flags is shown here. See other school pictures from the accordion tabs below.

The art installations and placement of fish flags coincided with the King Tide and the United Nations climate change summit (COP26). The initiative also supports the ongoing efforts of the District’s Youth Climate Summit to engage students in the issue of sea-level rise and the effects of climate change.