School Energy Champion scholarship opportunity

The Garfield New Energy Communities Initiative and Solar Energy International are pleased to offer a total of six scholarships to classroom teachers in the Roaring Fork Re-1, Garfield Re-2 and Garfield District 16 school districts for either of two educator-oriented summer classes.

The scholarship covers 100 percent of the tuition for these classes. (Students are responsible for transportation, housing and meal expenses.) These are fully accredited graduate-level teacher training courses.

Renewable Energy for Educators 101:
Hands-On Energy Education for Your Classroom
This 4-day workshop is packed with hands-on projects for your classroom, including solar ovens, passive solar design, wiring photovoltaic cells for different electrical loads, solar racecars, wind turbines and more. You’ll take home a huge collection of books, lesson plans and renewable energy resources, including your own solar module. Plus it’s a great chance to network and have fun with other energy educators.
More info: solarenergy.org
June 22 to 25, 2010, Carbondale. 2 credits

Advanced Renewable Energy for Educators 201:
Bigger Hands-On Projects
This 3-day workshop delves deeper into larger projects that can be used as ongoing programs inside and outside your classroom. Build a self-contained solar suitcase lighting system bound for a medical clinic in the developing world, create a birdhouse using scalable natural building techniques, and build a model solar village complete with passive solar houses and its own renewable energy grid.
More info: solarenergy.org
June 28 to 30, 2010, Carbondale. 1.5 credits