School Programs
Youth Energy Summit
This training program prepares students to facilitate hands-on energy activities while learning leadership, presentation and teamwork skills. These student leaders are prepared to conduct Energy Workshops, Energy Fairs, or School Programs.
Energy Workshops and Fairs
Energy Workshop-Up to 12 students with their teacher
Energy Fair-Up to 30 students with their teacher
These day long programs for grades 4-7 provide a variety of hands-on activities about the sources and transformations of energy, energy efficiency and heat, light and sound. Students are challenged to be the energy leaders of their school by facilitating activities back in their classroom.
NEW in 2012-T-Shirt Logo Contest
OEP is conducting a t-shirt logo contest. The winning design will be printed on OEP’s program t-shirts for the 2012-13 school year. Click below for all the t-shirt contest guidelines. Questions? Email Shauni Nix.
T Shirt Logo Contest Guidelines
Youth Energy Celebration-Ohio State University Ohio Union
Celebrating schools’ accomplishments is the goal of this annual event. Every participating school is recognized for excellence in energy education. Energy Portfolios are due to the OEP office on April 16.
2012 Energy Portfolio Guidelines
Merrels Scholarship
OEP presents the Andrew S. Merrels Leadership Award to a different graduating senior each year. A $1,000 award will be granted for college tuition to a deserving student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to energy education during his or her association with the Ohio Energy Project. Applications due April 15.
Bookmark Contest
Due to funding cuts at the state level, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel is no longer able to sponsor the bookmark contest during the 2011-2012 school year. For other opportunities for students, check out OEP’s t-shirt logo contest.