Five Educators Win REcharge Labs Teacher Training Scholarships from Pattern Energy

Scholarships will help educators and sustainability advocates attend the REcharge Academy July 17-21, 2017 at Colorado State University  

(Minneapolis, MN) July 13, 2017 – Every year, REcharge Labs®, the creators of hands-on renewable energy activities, kits and comprehensive teacher training, hosts a week-long teacher training called the REcharge Academy. The training blends lectures from industry experts, tours of energy facilities, and replicable hands-on K-12 lessons to help participants teach renewable energy concepts in their classroom or community. Pattern Energy Group Inc. (“Pattern Energy”) is helping five educators and renewable energy advocates attend the REcharge Academy next week. The five scholarship winners are: 

  • Alison Spear, a Montessori teacher at School District #59 Peace River South in Chetwynd, B.C.
  • Josiane Bethune, a French immersion teacher at School District #59 Peace River South in Chetwynd, B.C. 
  • Samuel Hindi, a high school science teacher at Corona Public Schools in Corona, N.M. 
  • Sarah Pomykala, a high school teacher at Tri Point Consolidated Unit School District #6J in Kempton, Ill.
  • Terri Wallace, founder and director of Earth Healing Foundation in Stratford, Okla. 

“We are excited be a part of educating these teachers about wind energy so they can make a positive impact on their students,” said Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy. “Completing the REcharge Academy will help these educators lead engaging renewable energy activities with children in their communities back home, which will further spread awareness about the importance and positive impact of renewable energy.” 

REcharge Labs partnered with the Department of Energy’s Wind for Schools Program, the Powerhouse Energy Institute at CSU and a variety of other wind developers to create this year’s REcharge Academy programming. After completing the Academy, attendees become REcharge Instructors and are certified to teach REcharge Labs programming locally. Since 2008, the REcharge Instructor Network has grown to include more than 350 REcharge Instructors who have trained more than 20,000 teachers across the U.S.

“At REcharge Labs, we seek to engage and inspire today’s students to become the innovative renewable energy leaders of tomorrow,” said Asia Ward, co-Director of REcharge Labs. “Our mission is to provide effective hands-on learning resources that bring renewable energy education to teachers and their students worldwide.”

For a detailed program guide for this year’s REcharge Academy, click here.

About Pattern Energy
Pattern Energy Group Inc. (Pattern Energy) is an independent power company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and Toronto Stock Exchange. Pattern Energy has a portfolio of 20 wind power facilities, including two projects it has agreed to acquire, with a total owned interest of 2,736 MW in the United States, Canada and Chile that use proven, best-in-class technology. Pattern Energy’s wind power facilities generate stable long-term cash flows in attractive markets and provide a solid foundation for the continued growth of the business. For more information, visit www.patternenergy.com.

About REcharge Labs
REcharge Labs generates resources for learners to creatively explore wind and solar power. The company seeks to engage and inspire today’s K-12 students, educators, makers and tinkerers to become the innovative renewable energy leaders of tomorrow by offering effective hands-on learning activities and kits, educator professional development, online engineering design challenges, and lessons. REcharge Labs also provides community outreach to partnering companies, energy developers, museums, state agencies, and more. For more information, visit rechargelabs.org.

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