Energy Solutions

CAMPUS Examples

• Entry: Assess the Facility's energy-use and efficiency.

• Mid Level: Improve the Facility's energy efficiency and analyze alternative energy sources to determine the most cost effective and sustainable choice for your school.

• Full Integration: Create a comprehensive and integrated plan with the goal of achieving Zero Carbon Energy.

CURRICULUM Examples

• Entry: Provide students with supplemental information on energy.

• Mid Level: Create lessons for students to examine the energy system from multiple lenses and identify economic, social, and environmental issues. Students then apply this learning by collecting data from their campuses, developing awareness campaigns and setting up action plans for their school. 

• Full Integration: Deliver an energy curriculum to every student in the school. Ongoing education paired with campus events and facilities affords students a comprehensive understanding of the energy system.

COMMUNITY AND CULTURE Examples

• Entry: Host a one-off school and/or community-wide event about the importance of energy conservation.

• Mid Level: Participate in a short-term awareness or action campaign focusing on energy conservation with 20-50% participation in the school community.

• Full Integration: Implement an ongoing awareness or action campaign focusing on energy conservation with over 50% participation in the school community.

A community impact project (CIP) is service work done by a person or group of people that benefits a local community (school, neighborhood, city, etc.).

• Student-Led Projects: Leading solutionary community impact projects allow student voices to be heard and incorporated into local policy, provides an opportunity for youth to develop leadership skills and career training, and can make lasting impacts that improve the health and wellbeing of a community. This resource provides a framework for student-led projects, as well as examples. 

• Teacher and Administrator-Led Projects: Leading solutionary projects provides an opportunity for administrators and teachers to make lasting impacts that improve the health and wellbeing of a school community. This resource provides a framework for administrator and teacher-led projects, as well as examples.