Private-Nonprofit Partnership to Develop Energy Education Curriculum and Community

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Energy companies Brightergy and Women In Solar Energy are teaming up to develop KidSun! KidSun! is a medium for students and teachers to have real conversations about energy. Combining techniques, such as practical activities displaying the underlying principles of energy consumption, as well as showing students the data directly, in order to create a comprehensive understanding of the material.

Hopefully, by the end of the year the program will be rolled out. Every level from professionals to teachers to students will be able to work in real time to bring energy education to a new generation. These two companies, working with schools and experts, are looking to change the geography of tomorrows energy perceptions. Only the next twelve months will tell!

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