Guerilla Educators

Horace Mann Elementary School Earth Day

This video was taken at the Horace Mann Elementary School's first Earth Day celebration in Washington, DC.  Throughout the school year, 6th grade students at Mann have been conducting energy audits at their school and making recommendations to conserve energy based on the data they have gathered.  Take a look...

Principal Interview at Horace Mann Elementary School

The Alliance to Save Energy's Saving Energy in DC Schools Team caught up with Principal Liz Whisnant at Horace Mann Elementary School in Washington, DC during Earth Day activities there. Ms Whisnant spoke about many of the sustainable and green programs going on with the students at Mann, including their gardening, recycling, and energy conservation projects. Very inspiring that Ms Whisnant is integrating sustainability activities directly into the school day at Mann to help achieve curricular objectives while teaching students the importance of being good stewards of the environment.  Take a look...

Saving Energy in DC Schools (SEDS) Teacher Training

This video documents the Saving Energy in DC Schools kick off in mid-October, 2008, with the teacher training session at Wilson High School. The Alliance to Save Energy's education team worked with teachers to explain the program, use energy tools, and plan the year's SEDS based activities.  Take a look...

Saving Energy in DC Schools Projects

...at Horace Mann Elementary School

The Saving Energy in DC Schools (SEDS) project continues.  Fifteen DC schools are participating in this year long project through the Alliance to Save Energy and the District Department of the Environment, with support from Guerilla Educators and other Community Partners.  After taking their Student Energy Audit Trainings (SEAT), the students then devise energy conservation strategies specific to their school.  In this video, students at Horace Mann Elementary School demonstrate project activities and discuss their energy saving strategies.  Powerful!  Take a look...

 

After taking their Student Energy Audit Trainings (SEAT), the students then devise energy conservation strategies specific to their school.  In this video, students at Horace Mann Elementary School demonstrate project activities and discuss their energy saving strategies.  Powerful!  Take a look...

... at Center City Public Charter School

These interviews took place outside of Center City Public Charter School. First, Teacher Vanessa McCrea explains the various aspects of the energy conservation initiatives taking place at Center City Charter, then 2 participating students describe the experience from the student's point of view.  Take a look...

...at Francis Scott Key Elementary School

Students at Francis Scott Key Elementary School in Washington, DC explain their energy conservation strategies as part of the Alliance to Save Energy's, Saving Energy in DC Schools Program. The Key students show how to use energy tools to gather data from which they will recommend an action plan for the school. Great project!

...at Gonzaga College High School

In this video, students from Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC explain the projects they are conducting at their school as part of their Saving Energy in DC Schools Program.

Click the links to see the SEDS Student Energy Audit Training and the Mid-Year Meeting videos.