BP's A+ for Energy Grant Program Awards $2 Million to 1,075 California Teachers
LA PALMA, Calif., Sep 14, 2004 PRNewswire
California schools will be buzzing with extra energy this school year thanks to BP's first-ever A+ for Energy grant program. BP, a global energy provider, today announced that 1,075 California K-12 teachers will receive $2 million in grants to teach energy and energy conservation in the classroom. A celebratory awards event will be held on Tuesday, October 5 at Universal Studios' Globe Theatre in Los Angeles.
"We had an excellent response with approximately 5,163 teachers from 49 counties applying for an A+ for Energy grant," said Irene Brown, director of California Community Relations for BP America, Inc. "The creativity presented in the applications was very impressive and our judging panel found it challenging to choose the winners from such a spectacular talent pool. It's wonderful to see such great enthusiasm from educators who want to teach their students about energy and conservation."
Applicants were encouraged to think outside of the box. Winning applications proposed educational programs in subject areas such as science, math, reading and language arts.
"With the help of talented California teachers, it is our hope that these grants will serve as a spring board for a life-long educational journey that will inspire today's youth to become responsible, energy conscious adults," said Ross Pillari, president of BP America, Inc.
Applications were reviewed and selected by an independent panel of 20 judges comprised of California state educational and environmental non-governmental-organization leaders. A judging rubric was devised by Science Educator William Tarr Jr., to ensure a fair process. Applications were judged for originality, energy content and opportunities for the students to assume a leadership role in the project.
BP is partnering with the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project to provide compelling curriculum content that is aligned with California Department of Education Curriculum Standards for the core subject areas of science, math, and social studies throughout all grade levels. NEED provides energy education training and curriculum to K-12 teachers and students throughout the United States.
As part of its A+ for Energy grant program, BP will also award grant recipients with a scholarship to attend a five-day training conference hosted by the NEED Project to be held in Long Beach in July 2005. The all-inclusive scholarship will cover travel, meals and lodging expenses as well as a NEED Science of Energy Kit valued at $500. The kit includes classroom tools and materials to help educators teach energy.
"The A+ for Energy grant program is giving many teachers the opportunity to boost their energy curriculum to a whole new level," said Mary Spruill, program director for the NEED Project. "The training and tools that these teachers are now able to obtain will enhance the students' learning experience, making it something they will remember well into their adulthood."
About BP
BP is the single, global brand formed by the combination of the former British Petroleum, Amoco Corporation, Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) and Burmah Castrol. BP is a global producer, manufacturer and marketer of oil, gas, chemicals and renewable energy sources. Everyday, BP provides energy solutions to approximately 13 million customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.bp.com.
About NEED
NEED provides energy education training and curriculum to K-12 teachers and students throughout the United States. NEED programs encourage a "KIDS TEACHING KIDS" approach to education, and provide teachers with the background and content knowledge they need to teach energy in a fun an energizing way. NEED materials are correlated to the National Science Education Standards and to the California Department of Education standards for science, language arts and social studies. NEED provides workshops and classroom materials to interested teachers and school districts in California. For more information about NEED, visit www.need.org.
BP A+ for Energy Winning Schools by County - Page 2 Alameda County -- Alameda High School, Alameda Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley, Berkeley H.A. Snow Elementary School, Newark St. Elizabeth High School, Oakland Calaveras County -- Bret Hart Union High School, Altaville Contra Costa County -- Deer Valley High School, Antioch Dover Elementary, San Pablo El Dorado County -- Union Mine High School, El Dorado Fresno County -- Mountain View Elementary School, Fresno Humboldt County -- Arcata High School, Arcata Imperial County -- Central Union High School, El Centro Kern County -- Bear Mountain Elementary School, Arvin Roosevelt Elementary School, Taft Kings County -- Hanford West High School, Hanford Lake County -- East Lake Elementary School, Clearlake Oaks Los Angeles County -- Alhambra High School, Alhambra Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra Avalon High School, Avalon Corona Avenue Elementary School, Bell Stephen M. White Middle School, Carson Carson Senior High School, Carson Sumner Elementary School, Claremont Longfellow Elementary School, Compton Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, Compton Eggleston RCEC School, Covina Arroyo High School, El Monte El Segundo Middle School, El Segundo Lanai Road Elementary School, Encino Holy Family High School, Glendale Holy Family High School, Glendale El Oro Way, Granada Hills Los Altos High School, Hacienda Heights Dana Middle School, Hawthorne La Mirada High School, La Mirada Bonita High School, La Verne Roosevelt Elementary School, Lawndale Florence Bixby Elementary, Long Beach William Cullen Bryant Elementary School, Long Beach William F. Prisk Elementary School, Long Beach Luther Burbank Elementary School, Long Beach Robert A. Millikan High School, Long Beach Woodrow Wilson Classical High School, Long Beach Zinsmeyer Academy, Long Beach Charles F. Kettering Elementary School, Long Beach Dahlia Heights Elementary School, Los Angeles La Fayette Park Primary School, Los Angeles San Pedro Street Elementary School, Los Angeles Synergy Charter Academy, Los Angeles Cahuenga Elementary School, Los Angeles Leo Politi Elementary School, Los Angeles Edwin Markham Middle School, Los Angeles Mark Twain Middle School, Los Angeles Alexander Hamilton High School, Los Angeles Benjamin Franklin High School, Los Angeles Downtown Magnets High School, Los Angeles Franklin Senior High School, Los Angeles Hollywood High School, Los Angeles Jordan Senior High School, Los Angeles Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies, Los Angeles Los Angeles Elementary School, Los Angeles Palms Middle School, Los Angeles Widney Special Education Center, Los Angeles Lynwood High School 9th West Academy, Lynwood Our Lady of Malibu School, Malibu Schurr High School, Montebello James Madison Middle School, North Hollywood The Wesley School, North Hollywood Grant High School - Communications/Technology Magnet, North Hollywood Haddon Avenue School, Pacoima Westridge School, Pasadena Arroyo Elementary School, Pomona Melvin Avenue Elementary School, Reseda Shirley Avenue Elementary School, Reseda Melvin Avenue Elementary School, Reseda Killian Elementary School, Rowland Heights Glenn Rockey High School, San Dimas Gabrielind High School, San Gabriel James Fenimore Cooper Community Day School, San Pedro San Pedro High School, San Pedro Valley Community Charter School, Studio City Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall School, Sylmar South Torrance High School, Torrance Colfax Avenue Elementary School, Valley Village Lowell Joint School District, Whittier Hawaiian Avenue Elementary School, Wilmington Calvert Street School, Woodland Hills Madera County -- Chawanakee Academy, Coarsegold Mendocino County -- Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School, Boonville Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School, Boonville Spyrock School, Laytonville Mendocino High School, Mendocino Oak Manor Elementary School, Ukiah Modoc County -- Modoc Charter School, Redding Monterey County -- Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas Orange County -- Don Juan Avila Elementary School, Aliso Viejo Dr. Jonas Salk Elementary School, Anaheim Orange Coast Middle College High School, Costa Mesa The Green Education Project/Newport Mesa Unified School District, Fullerton Edison High School, Huntington Beach Washington Middle School, La Habra Laguna Beach High School, Laguna Beach Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo Santiago Charter Middle School, Orange Yorba Academy of the Arts Middle School, Orange West Orange Elementary School, Orange Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana Century High School, Santa Ana Tustin High School, Tustin Youth & Family Resource Center, Westminster Placer County -- Glen Edwards Middle School, Lincoln Rocklin High School, Rocklin Riverside County -- Santiago High School, Corona Arlington High School, Riverside La Sierra High School, Riverside Norte Vista High School, Riverside Rubidoux High School, Riverside Las Palmitas Elementary School, Thermal David A. Brown Middle School, Wildomar Sacramento County -- Jesuit High School, Carmichael Arlington Heights Elementary School, Citrus Heights Sutter Middle School, Folsom W.E. Mitchell Middle School, Rancho Cordova Rio Linda Junior High School, Rio Linda Natomas Park Elementary School, Sacramento Community Day High School, Sacramento A.M. Winn Elementary School, Sacramento Sheldon High School, Sacramento San Bernardino County -- Baker Valley Elementary School, Baker Hesperia High School, Hesperia Lucerne Valley High School, Lucerne Valley Ontario High School, Ontario J.C. Boyd Elementary School, Rialto Urbita Elementary School, San Bernardino Oasis Elementary School, Twentynine Palms Ridgeview Elementary School, Yucaipa San Diego County -- Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad San Onofre School, San Clemente Ocean Beach Elementary School, San Diego University City High School, San Diego San Diego City Schools - Energy/Utility Management Section, San Diego Torrey Hills School, San Diego Richland Elementary School, San Marcos Rincon Indian Education Center, Valley Center San Francisco County -- Mission Science Workshop, San Francisco Gateway High School, San Francisco Thurgood Marshall High School, San Francisco Xcel Academy (Cross Cultural Environmental Leadership), San Francisco San Joaquin County -- "The Camp" School, French Camp John Adams Elementary School, Stockton Bear Creek High School, Stockton Venture Academy Charter School, Stockton Art Freiler School, Tracy H.A. Clover Middle School, Tracy Santa Barbara County -- Ellwood Elementary School, Goleta Lompoc High School, Lompoc Midland School, Los Olivos Alice Shaw Elementary School, Orcutt Santa Clara County -- Central High School, Morgan Hill Seven Trees Elementary School, San Jose Union Middle School, San Jose Vargas Elementary School, Sunnyvale Santa Cruz County -- Watsonville High School, Watsonville Mission Hill Middle School, Santa Cruz Ark Alternative High School, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz Mission Springs Outdoor Education, Scotts Valley Shasta County -- North Valley School, Redding Solano County -- Vanden High School, Fairfield Sonoma County -- Healdsburg Junior High School, Healdsburg Casa Grande High School, Petaluma Cali Calmecac Charter School, Windsor Windsor High School, Windsor Stanislaus County -- Denair Middle School, Denair Norman Glick Middle School, Modesto Ventura County -- Las Colinas Middle School, Camarillo Fillmore High School, Fillmore Moorpark High School, Moorpark Ramona Elementary School, Oxnard Buena High School, Ventura Yolo County -- Winters High School, Winters Plainfield Elementary School, Woodland Yuba County -- Little Oak School, Dobbins
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Dan Cummings, +1-714.228.6719, or Irene Brown, +1-714-228-6718, both of BP America, Inc.
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