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Advancing Education About New Energy Sources

Students in Sturgis, Michigan, learn the physics, ecology and economics of alternative energy, thanks to a pioneering energy education program developed by the Abbott Fund and the Sturgis Public Schools.

Advancing Education About New Energy Sources

The two wind turbines we’ve installed – one at the high school and one at the middle school – supply up to 10 percent of the school district’s energy needs and can even light the high school football field during Friday night games. We’ve also installed solar panels at the town’s four elementary schools.

Advancing Education About New Energy Sources

Every public school in Sturgis is integrating renewable energy instruction into its curriculum and exploring the exciting field of alternative energy, with input from some of Abbott’s top experts in science, engineering and technology.

Advancing Education About New Energy Sources

One of the goals of this program is to expose Sturgis students to Abbott’s passion for science – because we hope some of those students will be among the inventors and innovators of tomorrow. Another goal of this program is to encourage Sturgis students to safeguard the environment.

Advancing Education About New Energy Sources

Our program helps students understand the impact that renewable energy can have on the health of the environment.

Advancing Education About New Energy Sources

It’s also teaching them about the impact alternative energy resources can have on school, business and family budgets – and perhaps even future careers.

Advancing Education About New Energy Sources

While the alternative energy industry is still in its infancy, we’re showing the young people of Sturgis why the potential career opportunities are limitless.

Advancing Education About New Energy Sources

RESULTS
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Overview
In Sturgis, Michigan, a windmill has been installed at the high school and another at the middle school, as well as solar panels at the town’s four elementary schools – all through the support of Abbott volunteers and the Abbott Fund. Together, these alternative energy installations supply up to 10 percent of the school district’s energy needs and can even light the high school football field for Friday night games. More importantly, the equipment provides focus for the school district’s new curriculum on alternative energy, teaching kids both the science and the economics behind alternative energy. Some of Abbott’s energy experts regularly volunteer at the schools to teach classes, sharing their passion for science and technology in the hope that some of Sturgis’s students will be among the inventors and innovators of tomorrow. Wind and solar energy technologies are still in their infancy, but, as Sturgis students are learning, the potential of these new industries is virtually limitless, as are the career opportunities.
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Results to Date

07/05/2011
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