The Illinois Wind for Schools program is incorporating wind energy into classrooms across Illinois.The Program combines curriculum, instruction, design and experimentation activities with data collection on school grounds.
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Illinois Wind for Schools Teacher Workshop
June 13, 2013 at WIU-Macomb campus
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
FREE registration and lunch provided
Grade Level: STEM Teachers grades 6-12; all grades welcome
CPDU credits available
IL Wind for Schools Selects Six Districts for 2013-14 Partners
April 24, 2013
MACOMB, IL -- The Illinois Wind for Schools (ILWFS) program has selected the schools that will participate during the 2013-2014 school year.
WIU Installs Small Wind Turbine
MACOMB, IL -- A small wind turbine was installed Dec. 6 at Western Illinois University to serve as a curriculum resource, while addressing sustainability goals of the University as part of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs' (IIRA) Illinois Wind for Schools project.
Illinois Wind for Schools Program: Wind Powering America Lessons Learned
The U.S. Energy Department's Wind for Schools project works to promote wind industry workforce development by focusing on K-12 and university educators and students to counter the trend of reduced numbers of U.S. students entering science and engineering fields.
DOE Announces Energy Literacy Webinar
January 17, 2013
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts.
Who We Are
The Illinois Wind for Schools team is comprised of expert personnel from the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University, the College of Business and Technology at Western Illinois University, the Center for Renewable Energy at Illinois State University, and the College of Education at Illinois State University. Find out more about this program.
Current Schools
Schools selected for the 2012 - 2013 school year are Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, Chicago Public Schools #299, Cook County; Southwestern Middle and High School, Southwestern Community Unit School District (CUSD) #9, Macoupin County; Riverview Grade School, Riverview Community Consolidated School District (CCSD) #2, Woodford County; Galva High School, Galva School District #224, Henry County; Astoria Junior High School, Astoria CUSD #1, Fulton County; and Plano High School, Plano CUSD #88, Kendall County. For more information please read the press release on the Western Illinois Unversity website.
Curriculum
Curriculum resources are now available in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format. If you do not have Excel a free viewer is available from Microsoft
Download it now here.
Training Videos for Teachers.
Illinois Wind for Schools Weather Station Links
2011-2012 Schools
KILCOLFA2 – Colfax, IL – Ridgeview HS:
KILELMWO4 – Elmwood, IL – Elmwood HS:
KILCUBA2 – Cuba, IL – Cuba HS:
2012-2013 Schools
KILGALVA2 – Galva, IL – Galva HS:
KILPLANO4 – Plano, IL – Plano HS:
KILASTOR2 – Astoria, IL – Astoria HS:
KILPIASA2 – Piasa, IL – Southwestern HS:
KILEASTP5 – East Peoria, IL – Riverview Grade School:
CHAS is separate – Weatherbug Station Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
You can access the CHAS real-time station data here:
ILWFS Grant Application
The application period is now closed for the 2013-2014 school year. For more information about the program email: contact@ilwfs.org or telephone 800.526.6643.
Other Grant Opportunities
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation exists to improve energy efficiency, advance the development of renewable energy resources and protect natural areas for people in communities all across Illinois.
The following grants provide funding for small solar and wind installations at K-12 schools in Illinois.
Applications Due March 25, 2013
Applications Due February 21, 2013
