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Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
KIDS' SPACE

(For Ages 5 and Up)

Please Note: Additional info and features for kids will be added soon.


Welcome to the CVPS Student and Teacher Pages!

We hope you'll stop by often to see updated information, games and projects - all having to do with electric energy. Information about electricity and CVPS is available now by clicking here.

CVPS offers the following free educational opportunities:

MINI-GRANTS

In the interest of furthering energy education in elementary, middle and high schools, CVPS will award three $1,000.00 MINI-GRANTS during the 1997-98 school year. Teachers with projects involving the uses of electricity, electrical energy efficiency, energy resource planning, the production of electricity, or the marketing of electricity should apply. The grants will also provide CVPS personnel as consultants. Click here for the mini-grant information sheet and application. The deadline for the application is December 19, 1997.

SPEAKERS' BUREAU

The CVPS Speakers' Bureau offers a wide variety of speeches given by trained speakers. Especially interesting to teachers might be the following topics:

For more information on this free service or a list of speeches, or to book a speaker, please call Hilde Sparrow at 1-800-439-2182 or e-mail hsparrow@cvps.com.


ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM ENERGY AUDIT KIT

This is an interdisciplinary energy education kit using skills in mathematics, science, and language arts.

The Classroom Energy Audit Kit is designed to teach children the value of energy conservation as they conduct an energy audit of their classroom. You will find 11 lessons /experiments to choose from to help students to become aware of energy use in their classroom, wasted energy, and to identify ways to save energy.