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The 2024 Clean Energy Olympics was once again a hybrid event. Thirteen teams competed in-person on March 23rd at Begich Middle School and another ten teams presented their projects virtually in the week before the competition. Teams representing Anchorage, Wasilla, Girdwood,...
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On an unseasonably warm day in February, I flew up to Fairbanks to meet with families at the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) Head Start program. Angi Thomas, FNA’s Head Start family wellness coordinator, had reached out to REAP the prior November to see what education we...
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To expand the energy literacy and skills of teens from the Lower Yukon, REAP led a collaboration of cross-disciplinary educators to teach a Home Energy Basics course at Kusilvak Career Academy this fall.
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The Clean Energy Olympics (CEO) is a design competition that engages students in the engineering process through the lens of wind and solar energy. Throughout the Spring semester, students in grades 4-12 will build model wind turbines and solar devices with the support of...
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The Alaska Network for Energy Education and Employment regularly partners with Kusilvak Career Academy to promote clean energy career pathways to students from the Lower Yukon School District. Our recent energy efficiency day at KCA not only taught students about how to...
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Gunalcheesh for Wooch.een. (Thank You for Working Together!)
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Charting a Brighter Energy Future The trip to McGrath showcased the power of education in the realm of renewable energy and sustainability. By engaging community members of all ages in interactive and informative activities, the initiative laid a solid foundation for informed...
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Two teams from Gambell participated in the 2023 Clean Energy Olympics, the statewide wind turbine design competition hosted by REAP. Gambell’s middle school team, Qughsatkut Wind Blazers, was named after the school’s mascot: a legendary king polar bear of Sivuqaq Island....
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The 2023 Clean Energy Olympics was once again a hybrid event. Five teams competed in-person on April 1st at Palmer High School and another eight teams presented their projects virtually in the first week of April. Teams representing Anchorage, Wasilla, Galena, and Gambell...
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What: An in-depth discussion about the energy challenges facing Cook Inlet, the renewable energy solutions available to us, and the roadblocks that are slowing that renewable energy development. Where: The Anchorage Museum (625 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99501). Who: Alaskan...
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The Clean Energy Olympics (CEO) is a design competition that engages students in the engineering process through the lens of wind energy. Throughout the Spring semester, students in grades 4-12 will build model wind turbines with the help of their teacher/coach. In April, the...
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