Renewable World Foundation Inc

Renewable World Foundation is attempting to bring back a balance in a youth's life.
Electricity and magnetism- learning the basics of energy, the how, why and what will happen if....? Giving youth a basic framework to add renewable energy learning to.

Renewable Energies- learning about solar, wind, and hydro power and why this is important to the world.

Hydroelectric tours of company owned dams to spark questions in student's minds about the future of renewables and how they work. We try to give them a look at real world energy solutions.

Energy camps- students set up their own solar arrays and learn how to maximize energy from the sun and conserve energy when there is no sun. Real world failures of the battery banks makes them think about energy, where it comes from, and how to use it conservatively.

Canoeing- learning how to canoe and learning lessons in cooperation while out in nature and viewing a river environment and it's plants, animals, and systems.

Water resources, Conservation and water quality- students learn about our Earth's water systems, the quality of their water, how to test water, and what we can do to keep waters safe.

Outdoor Sustainability Education Program- 7th graders learning about our conservation and sustainability while actively participating in a camping and hiking trip to a wilderness area of their choice. They learn about the ecology, ecosystems, and geology of the park or wilderness area. They learn to cooperate with other schools and do everything from camp setup to cooking and cleaning. Soft skills lessons abound when students need to problem solve, communicate, and be motivated to make camp life easier.

High Adventure Summer treks-For students who want more adventure and outdoor skills. BSA Venturing program that allows youth to investigate the natural world without their technology interfering. They do all of their own packing, cooking, sharing, camp setup and exploring nature.

Our biggest strategy is to start working with youth as early as possible, before they become set in their ways. Many of the schools we partner with use a multi-year initiative. Starting with a lower grade level for Electricity and magnetism, building on that the next year with renewable energy and dam tour, then on to Conservation and canoeing resources in a later year. Seeing the same youth over and over lets us get to know them and they want to do their best for us.
The many schools involved with Outdoor Sustainability Education program tend to have youth go on to longer trips with High Adventure in the summers after experiencing wilderness the first year.

All of our programs are experiential, letting the students find their own answers to a problem. Experiments in electricity keep them on their toes while trying to figure out the shocking truths about electrical laws and how magnets actually work. Hearing about something in a book is different than actually holding an experiment and doing it.

Renewable World Foundation's volunteer leaders and teachers give their best towards all the programs they are involved with. Renewable World Energies employees volunteer their time and are the heart and soul of the organization. They believe is teaching with real world experience and sharing their passions and expertise with the youth of today to try and mold them into tomorrow's world leaders.

With many of the Foundation's programs running for over 14 years we have been able to watch youth in 6th grade grow up, go to high school, and start college in a STEM program. Many have told us they got their "spark" from a Foundation program and have gone on to be engineers(mechanical, civil, and environmental) , linemen for utilities, park rangers, welders and pipefitters. Many still keep in touch and offer to be volunteer adults in High Adventure summer trips.

We would like to keep offering schools programming for no fees to the schools as we have done for so many years. As the energy sector and environment changes, we will add in the newest ideas and learning programs to keep up with these changes.