powering cape cod & martha's vineyard
| Cape Light Compact Energy Education Program |
ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS! Participate in Cape Light Compact's first annual Cape & Vineyard Energy & Sustainability High School Film Festival. Entries due by March 12, 2010. All submitted films shown at a special event at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster on Friday, March 26, 2010. Click here for guidelines and registration information. Sat, March 27 2010 from 10am to 3pm - Cape Cod Youth Energy & Sustainability Day at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. What Does This Program Offer Me? •Ongoing teacher workshops are held throughout the year using curriculum materials from the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) with topics including: • All workshops and materials are free to teachers on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard! • We offer easy-to-use, interactive NEED kits on various energy topics. These are aligned with the Massachusetts frameworks and are free for use at your school. • Energy curriculum, ideas, and support • A network of teachers interested in science education on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard • Participation in the nationally recognized NEED Project Available Kits Include: Primary Science of Energy Wonders of Wind and KidWind materials (www.kidwind.org) Energy Efficiency: Monitoring and Mentoring, Learning and Conserving and Building Buddies
All materials, workshops, and support are provided by the Cape Light Compact’s energy efficiency program, so there is no cost to you or your school! Ask us about bringing an "Energy Carnival" to your school and our "Kids Teaching Kids" program through the energy club program!
Our Sponsors and Partners Barnstable County is the fiscal agent for the Compact and provides administrative oversight and supervision. The Cape Light Compact is a regional services organization made up of all 21 towns of Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, and Barnstable and Dukes counties. The purpose of the Compact is to represent and protect consumer interests in a restructured utility industry. As authorized by each town, the Compact operates the regional energy efficiency program and works with the combined buying power of the region’s 197,000 electric consumers to negotiate for lower cost electricity and other public benefits. The Compact began the energy education program for Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard in August 2002 in partnership with the County's Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) The National Energy Education Development Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educaiton association located in Manassas, VA and affiliated with the Department of Energy's Energy Information Service. The mission of NEED is to promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating networks of students, educatoors, and business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sited energy education programs. Established by a Presidential Proclamation in 1980, NEED is used throughout the county and now Cape and Vineyard schools. All materials are correlated to meet the National Science Educaiton Content Standards as well as the MA State Science and Technology Standards. To sign-up or receive more information, contact: Deborah Shiflett-Fitton |
