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Kidwind Expo and Tunnel Testing- January 11th, 2025
10am-2pm (Tunnel Testing 9am-10am, 2pm-3pm)
Festival Conference and Student Center, JMU
Join us at our free Kidwind Expo and Tunnel Testing on January 11th, 2025 10am-2pm at James Madison University Festival Conference and Student Center. Tunnel testing will take place for the hour before and after the event (9am-10am, 2pm-3pm). Students will have the opportunity to learn new skills that can be applied to their solar or wind project such as airfoil design, microcontrollers, gears, solar tracking, generator building, and more. Coaches can attend sessions on Whitebox Learning's Kidwind Simulator, Microcontrollers, and 3D printing/Cricut Design. This is a fabulous opportunity for teams to learn how to take their project to the next level. If your students would be interested in sharing their project and presentation/experience, or if you are interested in helping lead any session- please email us!
Tri State Coach Training- October 12th, 2025
8:30am to 1pm
Shenandoah University, Winchester VA
Angela Stoltz, Diane Painter, and Kim Ward will lead educators in how to coach students participating in wind and solar KidWind Challenges. Attendees will explore renewable energy activities, generate electricity using wind and solar energy, and discuss rules and expectations for the annual regional KidWind Challenge.
Tunnel Testing Days
Tunnel testing days serve as a non-scored day for wind teams to get a chance to test their turbine in the full sized wind tunnel used in competition. CASE and Kidwind Regional Teacher Trainers plan to host tunnel testing days across the state. Find confirmed tunnel testing days on Kidwind's list of workshops.
Eastern Virginia
TBD
Charlottesville Region
TBD
Northern Virginia
March 14th, 2025
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
Western Virginia
March 4th, 2025
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Richmond Region
TBD
Lynchburg Region
March 30th, 2025
Randolph College
Lynchburg, VA
2025 State Challenge
The top three teams from each division at Regional Challenges will be invited to the State Challenge at JMU.
April 12th, 2025
James Madison University
King Hall
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