Dates: June 24 - 28, 2024 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM each day

Grades: Rising 5th - 8th

Program Fee: $150.00 (Program fee includes all materials and snacks.)

Location: James Madison University

During Renewable Energy Camp, students will get a chance to harness the power of the wind and build a wind turbine as well as catch the sun and use it to power a village or even cook smores!  Over the week, we will learn about energy, renewable energy, energy conservation, wind energy, and solar energy.  At the end of the week, students will have a chance to show off what they learned to their parents and JMU faculty!

1 - 2 field trips will be taken throughout the week to an off campus location (possibly to a local solar farm). Field trips are still being planned. More info to come! 

Date: June 10-14 from 9:00am-3:00pm each day

Grades: Rising 8th-12th

Program Fee: $250.00 (Inlcudes snacks and lunch provided Monday, Wednesday and Friday, students will need to bring a packed lunch Tuesday and Thursday)

Location: Eastern Mennonite University

Help make our local community and those afar more sustainable!  Students who register, will learn about solar energy in the context of deploying a solar suitcase from We Share Solar to Africa for students who need electricity. Students will gain a better understanding of the problems surrounding energy access and the extent of the issue as well as the coexisting issue of climate change. The students will be challenged with ensuring access to electricity for the nearly one-billion people who lack it today while keeping climate change below 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. They will accomplish this through building a solar suitcase. Students will be divided into teams – assembly engineers, quality control engineers, reporters, community relations, and artists and each team will have a set of tasks and deliverables essential to the deployment of the suitcase. This camp will include field trips to local solar facilities with more details to come!