Energy Company Collaboration Gives 15,000 Students a Leg Up on STEM Education
October 25 2016 - 3:47PM
Business Wire
Energizing Student Potential program to expand
to 84 schools and educate over 15,000 students in northern Illinois
and northwest Indiana in its second year
The Energizing Student Potential (ESP) program, an initiative
focused on bringing STEM education to students in northern Illinois
and northwest Indiana, has expanded to serve students and educators
in over 49 new schools and 35 returning schools after its
successful inaugural implementation last year. The education
initiative was formed through the collaboration between six major
energy companies that serve the area.
ESP provides a suite of programs designed to enhance STEM
education for 5th-8th grade students and empower them to explore
STEM careers. The students in the ESP program attend public,
private and charter schools across the region, many of which are
located in historically underserved communities.
Participating teachers receive a 30-day curriculum focused on
teaching the science and sources of energy, electricity generation
and transmission, transportation, efficiency, conservation and
careers in energy. Schools receive materials to host an energy
fair, free energy school audits, field trips to partner facilities
and three days of professional development for teachers.
“ESP has truly energized our students' explorations and
investigations into the importance of energy in our daily lives at
the local level and also from a global perspective,” said Gerard
Kovach, a teacher at McCutheon Elementary in Chicago. “The
highlight of our participation in the ESP program was our school's
first ever energy fair, which culminated with what our 8th grade
students learned through the ESP and NEED curriculum, and it
empowered our students to take the lead, thus transforming from
students to teachers.”
The ESP program is made possible through a partnership between
the Exelon Foundation, ComEd, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, North Shore
Gas and BP America who also work alongside the National Energy
Education Development Project (NEED).
“Today’s energy workforce has an increasing need for
highly-trained individuals with a background in STEM,” said Steve
Solomon, president of the Exelon Foundation. “By investing in this
program, we are providing thousands of students with the tools they
need to be the next generation of successful innovators.”
Currently, ESP educates 15,000 students and plans to expand the
program to 21,000 students by the 2017-2018 school year.
About the Exelon Foundation
The Exelon Foundation is an independent, non-profit
philanthropic organization funded solely by Exelon Corporation, an
energy company, through shareholder dollars. The organization
supports non-profit, tax exempt organizations primarily within the
service territory of Exelon and its operating companies.
About Energizing Student Potential
Energizing Student Potential (ESP) is an unprecedented
collaboration of six energy companies serving northern Illinois and
northwest Indiana to engage and encourage the future scientists and
engineers who will make up the energy workforce of tomorrow.
Working with the National Energy Education Development (NEED)
project, ESP provides a full suite of programs that foster passion
for science, technology, engineering and math in 5th through 8th
grade students and provide teachers the tools they need to reach
this goal. ESP will serve 120 diverse schools throughout the region
within three years and produce measurable outcomes in advancing
STEM. The collaboration includes the Exelon Foundation, ComEd,
Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas and BP America.
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