About our Workshops:
Workshops are designed to help prepare participants for a successful experience in leading middle school kids through Junior Solar Sprint, where middle school kids design, build and compete with model solar electric cars. Over 15,000 teachers and over 100,000 students are estimated to have participated in this exciting and highly engaging program since it began in the early 1990's. Workshops are FREE of charge to teachers and youth mentors, thanks to funding from the U.S. Army and materials from Pitsco.
At a JSS Workshop, Educators and Youth Leaders:
- Learn how to lead students to design, build, and race model cars powered by solar energy.
- Build a model sprint car and review lesson plans that will help students do the same.
- Receive tips, lesson plans and curriculum resources to engage students in engineering design, teamwork, craftsmanship, problem solving, and studies of carbon cycle, global warming, fossil fuel issues, solar energy, simple machines, transportation technology, renewable energy and more.
Most workshops are offered FREE of charge unless connected with a conference. Registration prior to the workshop is required. Also, you will have a chance to win the door prize -- a Free JSS solar panel!
Note: The Montshire Museum workshop for Sat. April 26, 2008 has been cancelled. It will be held Sat. Oct 18, 2008, as part of our Fall 2008 workshop season, which will better enable participants to plan for their Spring 2009 Junior Solar Sprint programs.
Fall 2008 Workshop Summary:
| State |
City |
Date |
Time |
| NY |
New York City
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Thursday,
Sept. 25, 2008 |
4pm to 7pm
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| NY |
Somers
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Tuesday,
Oct. 7, 2008
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4pm to 7pm |
| NH-VT |
Norwich (Hanover Area)
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Saturday,
Oct.18, 2008
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1pm to 4pm |
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Though workshops are free of charge, registration is required. A simple meal is provided for evening workshops. Where space is limited, participation is on a first come, first served basis, but if the workshop is approaching, feel free to call or email to check on availability. Confirmation of registration and a directions link will be emailed to registrants prior to the workshop. In the event of weather cancellation and rescheduling, you will be notified via email or phone. Please email sreyes@nesea.org or call 413-774-6051 x27 prior to the event if you are unable to attend so we can give your space to another educator if there is a wait list.
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Workshop Details: |
Click here for a Registration Form
Coming in FALL 2008:
New York City, NY, Thursday, September 25, 2008, 4pm-7pm
MS 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne Junior High School, Bayside, NY
Somers, NY, Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 4pm-7pm
Somers Middle School, Somers, NY
Norwich, VT, Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Montshire Museum http://www.montshire.net/visit.html |
This past Winter and Last Fall we offered workshops at these sites:
New Haven, CT, Tuesday, April 1, 2008
At the Sheridan Communications and Technology Magnet School |
Buffalo, NY, Tuesday, March 4, 2008
At the Buffalo Museum of Science |
Ithaca, NY, Monday, March 3, 2008
At the DeWitt Middle School Tech Ed Department |
Pittsfield, MA, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008
At the Reid Middle School |
Philadelphia, PA, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008
At the Wissahickon Charter School |
Coventry, RI (Providence, RI Area) Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008
At the Apeiron Institute for Environmental Living
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Hancock, New Hampshire (Monadnock Region–southern NH), Wed. Oct. 24, 2007
At the Harris Center for Conservation Education
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Essex, Vermont (Burlington VT Area) Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
At the Vermont–National Education Association (VT-NEA)Educators’ Convention.VERMONT-NEA conference site |
Worcester, Massachusetts, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007
At the New England Association of Technology Teachers (NEATT) 70th Teacher Conference. www.neatt.org |
Bring a Junior Solar Sprint Workshop to your Community:
Museums, environment centers, colleges, conference centers, clean energy businesses, science classrooms, and technology education labs all can make great sites. Contact us for more information by emailing sreyes@nesea.org or acollins@nesea.org.
Looking for a New York City Area Event Coordinator:
Though we have a site host for the JSS Educator Workshop in NYC, NESEA is requesting an individual to come forward to be an Area Event Coordinator. Experience in coordinating district-wide events and a strong enthusiasm for the Junior Solar Sprint is desirable. Please contact NESEA for more information regarding this opportunity. sreyes@nesea.org or acollins@nesea.org.
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