Teaching Energy | Green Energy News

May 9, 2004 – Vol.9 No.7

TEACHING ENERGY.

The things we learn in our youth are often remembered for life. Environmental studies and ecology have been taught in schools for decades but now maybe energy can and should come to the head of the classroom. Energy is, after all, what keeps modern economies working, while the sources of energy can also be the cause of many of the world’s problems.

Thanks to a grant program now being offered by BP, K-12 students in California will be learning more about energy and energy conservation.

BP has set aside $2 million in a grant program know as A+ for Energy. Awards in amounts ranging from $5000 - 10,000 will be presented directly to teachers in California who submit creative classroom, after-school, extra-curricular or summer activities focused on energy education and/or energy conservation.

Teachers are encouraged to be creative - think outside the box - to bring their own ideas to the classroom, but will also receive a 5-day, all-expense-paid training conference hosted by BP’s partner in the program, the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project. The conference will take place in Long Beach, California in July 2005. Award winners, too, will receive a $500 NEED Science of Energy Kit.

Any K-12 teacher currently teaching in a private or public school in California can apply for a grant. Submission deadline is June 30, 2004 and awards will be announced by August 23, 2004. Applications are available at http://www.aplusforenergy.org/ or by calling 714-228-6760 .