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By rdnewsNOW staff

Starting in Sept.

Central Alberta schools receive grants for energy education

Jun 5, 2025 | 3:16 PM

Three central Alberta schools were selected to take part in the A+ for Energy Grant Program for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.

Mamawi Atosketan Native School in Ponoka, Visions West Outreach School in Rocky Mountain House, and École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School were among 20 schools from across Alberta selected.

The program awards Kindergarten to Grade 12 teachers with grants up to $5,000 that go towards funding learning initiatives that get students excited about energy education.

More specifically, the funds will be used to kick start their energy education projects including Tiny Homes, Big Learning: A Cross-Grade 3D Energy Project; Cultivating Success: Optimizing Energy Capture; and AgriVoltaics.

Collectively, more than 3,000 students in 14 communities will begin working on their projects in September.

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“Students will design and build model tiny houses as a vehicle to learn about energy efficiency, sustainable building, and community well-being,” explained Mamawi Atosketan Native School Lead Teacher Roland Scalliet in the school’s A+ for Energy application. “This context is locally and culturally relevant: many Indigenous communities, including Maskwacîs, face housing challenges. By exploring how a well-insulated, energy-efficient small home retains heat and uses power, students connect classroom science to real-world issues of housing quality and energy use in their community.”

The A+ for Energy Grant Program was created in 2007 by Inside Education to bring energy education ideas to life.

Since then, the program has provided nearly $5 million in funding to support energy education in schools. Funding has come from BP Canada, Pembina Pipeline, TC Energy, Enbridge and Cenovus Energy.

“We received a number of applications from schools all across the province that showcased the creativity, innovation, and passion on display in Alberta K-12 classrooms,” said Kathryn Wagner, Executive Director of Inside Education in a media release. “Teachers are always looking for new ways to bring energy education to life in their classrooms through hands-on, experiential learning, and we are proud to provide multiple avenues of support through the A+ for Energy program to make this happen.”