Watts Next is designed to deliver energy savings to your school while educating students about energy and providing multiple opportunities for STEM-based projects in the process.
Hands-on, interactive lessons are delivered by a team of energy experts who make learning about energy fun. Students analyse baseline data to determine how your school consumes energy and where the opportunities are to become more energy efficient.
Programs offered by our team include:
- Class Term Program – an eight-week program for a dedicated class of students that provides knowledge, support, and tools to identify energy saving opportunities and create strategies for change. A shortened 5 week course suited to term 4 is also available.
- Know Your Solar – technical support from our solar experts to assess the school’s solar system performance, as well as a workshop for teachers on how to integrate solar energy education and data into lesson plans.
- Teacher Workshops – workshops that address a variety of energy and sustainability topics to help teachers integrate these important themes into the classroom.
The value of our programs goes well beyond energy savings; students discover the impact that our current energy system is having on the environment and what they can do – at school and at home – to reduce their impact.
Check out this video from our time with Blair Athol North B-7 School to find out more!
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Today’s students are our future leaders and innovators. Watts Next provides opportunities for students to champion energy education and reduction within your school.
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Watts Next provides an opportunity to demonstrate environmental stewardship, setting an example for students, teachers, and the wider community.
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As students and staff become aware of how they use energy, the savings begin. Through education and behaviour change alone you can reduce your energy consumption by about 10%.