Gale Force Education

TO FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND THE PUBLIC TO EXPLORE A FUTURE POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGH MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND STUDENT-CENTERED EVENTS.

JAN - MARCH 2022 WE HELD 8 VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS OPEN TO TEACHERS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.THIS PROGRAM WAS FUNDED BY THE CREATE CONSORTIUM THAT IS BASED AT MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE. USING OUR ONLINE CHALLENGE PLATFORM WE HELD VIRTUAL KIDWIND COMPETITIONS FOR STUDENTS IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS AROUND THE US. THE LARGEST WAS HELD IN OH WITH 250 STUDENT TEAMS PARTICIPATING. WE HELD THE SECOND ANNUAL KIDWIND SIMULATION CHALLENGE WITH OUR PARTNERS AT WHITE BOX LEARNING. OVER 2000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS VIRTUAL EVENT. HELD A SECOND CLEAN ENERGY EDUCATORS WORKFORCE ALLIANCE SUMMIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH MANY PARTNERS AND HAD OVER 100 TEACHERS IN ATTENDANCE. WORKING WITH PARTNERS WE ARE WORKING ON HOW TO SUSTAIN THIS WORK OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. STARTED PLANNING THE 2022 RECHARGE ACADEMY - THE RECHARGE ACADEMY IS A ONCE A YEAR TEACHER TRAINING EVENT WHERE UP TO 50 TEACHERS LEARN ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IT PROVIDES. IT HAD TO MOVE VIRTUAL IN 2020 AND REMAINED VIRTUAL IN 2021.IN 2022 WE RETURNED TO AN IN PERSON EVENT IN SANTA FE NM. WE HAD SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FROM PATTERN ENERGY TO DO THIS WORK IN NM. STARTED PLANNING THE 2022 NATIONAL KIDWIND CHALLENGE HELD IN SAN ANTONIO, TX AT THE ACP ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 2022 COLLEGIATE WIND COMPETITION.APRIL - JUNE 2022 SUPPORTED OUR PARTNERS IN MANY STATES AS THEY EXECUTED IN PERSON OR REGIONAL KIDWIND CHALLENGE EVENTS. CONTINUED TO PLAN AND EXECUTE 2022 NATIONAL KIDWIND CHALLENGE. CONTINUED TO PLAN OUR IN PERSON 2022 RECHARGE ACADEMY. HELD THE 2022 NATIONAL KIDWIND CHALLENGE. READ THE DETAILS HERE. THIS CULMINATING EVENT FEATURED THE TOP PERFORMING TEAMS FROM 27 REGIONAL EVENTS FROM 13 STATES. THESE 53 TEAMS, IN ADDITION TO 7 TEAMS PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, BROUGHT TOGETHER 250 INSPIRING STUDENTS ALONG WITH COACHES, PARENTS AND SIBLINGS. WE LAUNCHED NEW CHALLENGES IN OFFSHORE FLOATING WIND, HYDROPOWER AND SOLAR.JULY -SEPT 2022 WE HELD THE 2022 RECHARGE ACADEMY IN SANTA FE. DETAILS HERE. OVER 50 TEACHERS FROM NM AND ALL OVER THE US WERE INVOLVED IN A WEEK-LONG TRAINING ON RENEWABLE ENERGY. STARTED PLANNING FOR THE 2022-23 KIDWIND CHALLENGE SEASON. MUCH MORE FOCUSED ON IN PERSON EVENTS AS COVID HAS STARTED TO DECREASE.OCT - DECEMBER 2022 LAUNCHED OUR 2022 VIRTUAL WORKSHOP SERIES FOR EDUCATORS FUNDED BY CREATE. CONTINUED WORK ON THE 2023 KIDWIND SIMULATION CHALLENGE. CONTINUED PLANNING ON 2023 ONLINE AND VIRTUAL KIDWIND CHALLENGES. HELD OUR SECOND KIDWIND TRAINING AND CHALLENGE IN BAJA SUL, MEXICO. RECEIVED A CONFIRMATION OF A VERY LARGE GRANT FROM NJEDA TO BEGIN WORKING ON OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY EDUCATION IN NJ IN 2023.