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Andy Poarch
Virginia Energy Sense Media Contact
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Aandy@alliancegroupltd.com
– Outreach Targets Rural, and Smaller Urban, School Divisions –
(Richmond) March 25, 2019 – Virginia Energy Sense (VES), the Commonwealth’s electric energy education initiative from the State Corporation Commission, is distributing a new energy conservation curriculum to elementary school principals in rural, and smaller urban, school divisions. This new curriculum teaches students how to be energy efficient at school and at home. The goal of this targeted outreach is to get these important educational materials into the hands of those teachers who may not have access to the same resources as their peers in larger school divisions.
This curriculum was developed in a partnership between the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Department of Education, and it is designed specifically to meet third grade Standards of Learning (SOL) requirements. It will teach young children how to understand energy efficiency with lessons focusing on how to conserve energy at home and at school. VES has given teachers four complete lessons to teach to their students, and everything they need is included within the curriculum.
“Making these valuable learning tools available to teachers and students across the Commonwealth is important for VES,” said Andy Farmer, the Manager of Virginia Energy Sense. Farmer also states, “Our energy efficiency curriculum has important lessons for students living in rural, suburban and urban communities.”
The lessons will be fun, and encourage students to take an active role in conserving energy. The VES curriculum also will allow students to make smart decisions about their energy use at home, at school and in their communities. Overall, this curriculum will teach students that saving energy can save money, and ultimately make Virginia a better place to live.
The lessons are easy-to-implement and include numerous engaging activities, such as: an energy efficiency matching game, crossword puzzles, home and school energy checklists, quizzes, an interactive foldable booklet and poster design plans all focused on energy efficiency.
School divisions receiving the curriculum:
Accomack County Public Schools
Alleghany County Public Schools
Amelia County Public Schools
Appomattox County Public Schools
Bath County Public Schools
Bland County Public Schools
Bristol Public Schools
Brunswick County Public Schools
Buchanan County Public Schools
Buckingham County Public Schools
Buena Vista Public Schools
Caroline County Public Schools
Charles City County Public Schools
Charlotte County Public Schools
Clarke County Public Schools
Colonial Beach Public Schools
Colonial Heights Public Schools
Covington Public Schools
Craig County Public Schools
Cumberland County Public Schools
Dickenson County Public Schools
Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Essex County Public Schools
Falls Church Public Schools
Floyd County Public Schools
Fluvanna County Public Schools
Franklin Public Schools
Fredericksburg Public Schools
Galax Public Schools
Giles County Public Schools
Gloucester County Public Schools
Goochland County Public Schools
Grayson County Public Schools
Greene County Public Schools
Greensville County Public Schools
Highland County Public Schools
Hopewell Public Schools
Isle of Wight County Public Schools
King and Queen County Public Schools
King George County Public Schools
King William County Public Schools
Lancaster County Public Schools
Lexington Public Schools
Louisa County Public Schools
Lunenburg County Public Schools
Madison County Public Schools
Manassas Park Public Schools
Martinsville Public Schools
Mathews County Public Schools
Mecklenburg County Public Schools
Middlesex County Public Schools
Nelson County Public Schools
New Kent County Public Schools
Northampton County Public Schools
Northumberland County Public Schools
Norton Public Schools
Nottoway County Public Schools
Page County Public Schools
Petersburg Public Schools
Poquoson Public Schools
Powhatan County Public Schools
Prince Edward County Public Schools
Pulaski County Public Schools
Radford Public Schools
Rappahannock County Public Schools
Richmond County Public Schools
Rockbridge County Public Schools
Salem Public Schools
Shenandoah County Public Schools
Southampton County Public Schools
Staunton Public Schools
Surry County Public Schools
Sussex County Public Schools
Warren County Public Schools
Waynesboro Public Schools
West Point Public Schools
Westmoreland County Public Schools
Winchester Public Schools
Wise County Public Schools
About Virginia Energy Sense
Virginia Energy Sense is an integrated statewide consumer education and outreach program under the guidance of the State Corporation Commission that encourages electric energy efficiency and conservation in households, businesses and institutions. Value Your Power is the organization’s energy education initiative, with a goal to help Virginia reduce its electric energy consumption 10 percent by 2022. For more information about VES visit virginiaenergysense.org.
