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Energy in Schools – Energy education and projects for reducing energy demand in schools
     

WISIONS-brochure No. 6 focuses on energy projects at school.

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Good Practice-Projects

BEACON – BUILDING ENERGY AWARENESS ON CONSERVATION
Recognising the importance of raising awareness among school children and teachers about the need to use energy responsible, TERI implemented this project in Delhi, India. The project focuses on the development of a national curriculum of energy conservation and its efficient use, and the implementation of a series of events and competitions with the aim of raising awareness and developing an understanding of energy-related issues.
Contact: TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute, Ms. Krishna Bharali, Ms. Livleen Kahlon
e-mail: kbharali@teri.res.in
URL: http://www.teriin.org

FAMOS – MOBILE SOLAR WORKSHOP
famos aims to provide professional educational support for schools to integrate the topics of renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy saving measures into lessons. The project trailer is equipped with basic materials and media for lessons and school projects related to the topics of renewable energy.
Contact: ISES – International Solar Energy Society, Mr. Rolf Behringer
e-mail: behringer@ises.org
URL: http://www.ises.org
Contact: Förderverein für angewandte Solartechnik, Mr. Reinhard Schmitt
e-mail: reinhard.schmitt@freenet.de
FROM THE HEART OF THE HEDGE TO HEATING THE SCHOOL
Ecole Ste Marie de Quelaines is a small, rural private school in France with 82 children. Three gas boilers were replaced by a single wood boiler, which is fuelled by small pieces of wood. The children were involved from the outset in considering the pros and cons of the different choices and in understanding the reasons for the decisions taken.
Contact: Ecole Ste Marie, Ms. Béatrice Bordeau
e-mail: ste.marie.quelaines@wanadoo.fr


WAGGA WAGGA PRIMARY SCHOOL – CONSTRUCTION OF A BIOGAS PLANT OPERATING WITH COW DUNG
Wagga Wagga Primary School, a rural school in Mbarara District, Uganda, used to prepare the food for the children with three traditional cooking stoves of which the source of energy was firewood. That was not only inefficient but also very expensive. These circumstances led to the conception of the project and now a biogas plant is used to prepare the food.
Contact: Wagga Wagga Primary School, Mr. Patrick Mwesigye
e-mail: waggaps@yahoo.com


SOLAR&SAVE – RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR SCHOOLS THROUGH CITIZEN CONTRACTING
The aim of the Solar&Save project is to demonstrate that the high energy efficiency potential within state schools can be economically developed. The principle of Solar&Save is to allocate the predicted energy cost savings as investment for the installation of large photovoltaic plants. Energy efficiency measures are transformed into “green investment” opportunities, available to the public.
Contact: Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy, Dr. Kurt Berlo, Mr. Oliver Wagner, Mr. Dieter Seifried
e-mail: kurt.berlo@wupperinst.org
URL: http://www.wupperinst.org
Additional Good Practice-Projects

SPARE – SCHOOL PROJECT ON APPLICATION OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY
SPARE includes a network of NGOs working actively on establishing and implementing education on energy. The project involves pupils and teachers in theoretical and practical work on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Contact: Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, Mr. Dag Hoystad
e-mail: dah@naturvern.no
URL: http://www.naturvern.no/spare


RESOURCE
RESOURCE is the Renewable Energy SOURCE newsletter for English studying schools in India. It disseminates information on clean energy and environment conservation towards capacity building and awareness creation in schools.
Contact: Winrock Int. India, Ms. Anita Khuller and Mr. B Anil Kumar
e-mail: akhuller@winrockindia.org
URL: http://www.winrockindida.org

MISSION URE
The objectives of the Belgian Mission Ure project are to create awareness among students of energy topics in general and to discover possibilities for reducing energy consumption at school.
Contact: Empreintes asbl, Mr. Gilles Domange
e-mail: gilles@empreintesasbl.be
URL: http://www.empreintesasbl.be

ILMARI – THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY INFORMATION PROJECT
The objective of this project in Finland is to inform students and teachers about climate change. In class, information and discussions about climate change and energy are taking place.
Contact: Friends of the Earth Finland, Ms. Riitta Savikko
e-mail: riitta.savikko@maanystavat.fi
URL: http://www.maanystavat.fi/ilmari

ECOLE JULES FERRY
The objective of the project in this French school is to become an “ECO-School”, getting labelled by the FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education).
Contact: Ecole Jules Ferry, Ms. Hélène Braquet
e-mail: helena.monteco@wanadoo.fr
URL: http://www.ac-nice.fr/iencagnes/ferry/ecoecole

BULL AND PEDAL POWER IN ECOLOGICAL LIVING
Students and faculty of the Indian St. Peter’s School are taken on 3 days eco-camps that introduce them to a sustainable lifestyle. Amongst others bull power is used for producing electricity.
Contact: St. Peter’s School, Mr. Asha Martin
e-mail: stpeters@pn3.vsnl.net.in
URL: http://www.st.peterspanchgani.org