Earth Energy Education is born from a passion to educate and empower our children to embrace a greener future

Providing inspirational learning experiences

6,000 children

and students (4-20 year olds) have visited solar and wind farms through our work

Our primary objective is to get children out of the classroom to renewable energy sites. 

We support visits for all ages and stages from pre-school to University and community groups.

Our visits last an average of two hours and they are all hands-on, experiential and fun. We work closely with schools to ensure that each visit is tailored to their learning.

We organize all aspects of the visit from risk assessment, education consultant, bus, toilets, curriculum links, activity planning and resources.

5,700 children

(4-18 year olds) have had one of our school workshops

To support our site visits and to explore topics in greater depth we deliver hands-on, experiential workshops, webinars and projects covering the topics of renewable energy, climate change and biodiversity. Our most popular are:

  • Carbon Footprint

  • Biodiversity Studies

  • Solar Investigations and Toy Modeling

  • Solar Car Make and Race Challenge

  • Power Your School – Renewable Investigations

81 industry professionals

have supported our mission by encouraging and speaking to children about pursuing a career in green STEM jobs which will benefit the environment

We work directly with the renewable energy asset managers and see this as a great opportunity to share their knowledge, skills and career advice with young people.

We encourage engineers at renewable energy sites to not only share their in-depth knowledge of the site but also a little about their wider role and career. We also run Live STEM webinars with professionals sharing their time to talk about their careers. And we are building a video library of professionals exploring their role in Green STEM jobs.

 
“At Greencoat Capital we are always looking for ways to support and give back to the local community and this includes inviting local school children to visit our sites. ”
— Adriano Tortano, Greencoat Capital
 

Follow our journey

 
The Big Garden Birdwatch is coming up on the 28th-30th of January. Wherever you are watching from, and however experienced you are in birdwatching, we hope you will join us in taking part! Click here for the RSPB’s sign-up (it’s free!)-
On a dull and overcast day in June, Louise led a workshop exploring renewable energy. The children found that the motors and buzzers would only work if they directed the solar cell at the window; one child commented, “even if you can not see
We are ready!! We cannot wait to share our knowledge on the importance of soil for our future on earth. This photo was taken during a session with Lancaster University at a solar farm in Leicestershire. We are in the process of making a film whic
Do you remember the fun of a pin wheel? A simple demonstration of the power of wind for littlies. #pinwheels #windpower #earthenergyeducation
Before Covid arrived we created a project with two scientists from the University of Cambridge. We were able to run a few workshops this summer and look forward to running more next year. Children get the opportunity to measure light levels and pl
Check out the solar toy designs made by children in Dorset this summer! #solartoys #junkmodelling #earthenergyeducation
On Friday we took our first school visit to a solar farm for such a very long time! It was a bit windy and a bit rainy but everyone had an amazing time exploring how solar farms generate electricity AND how solar farm sites can be managed to improve
We believe you cannot protect what you don’t love. With younger children we don’t talk about climate change, we concentrate on giving experiences of nature. 🌳🌿🐝🐞 There is a lot to love. 🌞😍 #solarappreciationday #solar power #biodiv
Today is Solar Appreciation Day 2021 and our team are thinking about solar energy and why we love the sun. Tracy lives on the South Coast of England where there are an amazing 1,762 hours of sunshine each year. Her favourite workshop with children
🔊💚🌍💚 February #EcoLockdown Challenge First challenge: go meat free for a day this week. The theme is food, farming and forests. Follow #EcoLockdown for more ideas. Lots of great lessons and webinars on the Transform Our World hub. Link in b
#rspbschoolsbirdwatch #rspbbiggardenbirdwatch How many garden birds can you name? Can you recognise their songs/calls? Is there anything for them to eat/drink in your garden? This is the time of year birds need food. #ecolockdown 💚🌍💚#thelostwo
Thinking of small daily challenges for #ecolockdown. Please share any ideas for #nature #climateaction #outdoorlearning with #ecolockdown 💚🌍💚 Here's an easy one - have a picnic. 😀 Remember lots of layers and 'eating gloves' if its very cold.
What a wonderful day we had with #hillsidefirstschool at Verwood Solar Farm. Our first visit since lockdown and so exciting to be out with a group of children again. The children enjoyed finding out abouhow solar energy is made, how electricity gets
How fantastic are these solar powered toys! We have been providing resources to schools throughout lockdown in the UK. Here are some solar toys made from junk modelling. A very simple circuit made of a solar panel, motor and blades. #solartoy #ju
How many children does it take to wrap around a wind turbine? Moving on from thoughts about biodiversity to sustainability. What will you be thinking about next term? #windturbine #windpowereducation #energyeducation #sustainablelearning #sustain
Over half way through National Insect Week and our 2nd easy way to learn about insects is to build a bug hotel. This can be SO easy - a pile of sticks, a bug door (lay a piece of wood on the floor) or something a bit more impressive like this one bu
Our new blog post for #nationalinsectweek Link in bio 5 Easy Ways to Learn about Insects Number 1 - Go on a Bug Hunt This is so much fun for children and grown ups. You just need to head outside and have a look - in leaves, in grass, in walls, on
Welcome to our new Instagram account! 😀 We would normally be out an about on solar and wind farms across the UK educating schools and Universities. Our 'new normal' is supporting learning remotely. Next week we will be looking at #nationalinsectwe

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