Education Program Offerings
Innovative K-12 Education Programs!
- K-12 Programs – Solar One offers innovative programming to K-12 students throughout all 5 boroughs of New York City.
- Time and Location - Our enrichment programs are 1-1.5 hours long on-site here at the Solar One education center or at your school. Solar One offers anywhere from 1-3 sessions to schools – at school and on site at the education center. These sessions are adaptable in terms of location and time. Please specify preferences.
- Cost - Solar One is a vendor for the NYC Department of Education. Please contact us to receive more information about our education programs.
- Program Topics - We offer programs that discuss – Renewable Energy, Sustainable Design, Estuary Ecology and Environmental Art. (Education Brochure)
- How to Sign Up - Please fill out an Pre-Visit Form to schedule a class. We cannot process inquiries without this application form first. More info below.
NOTE: We are now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Program Topics:
- Education Brochure - Download our Education Brochure to learn more about our programs.
- Program Outlines – Complete program outlines and details ready to print and view can be found here. Information specific to each program can be found here!
- Standards Alignment – Solar One’s programs meet NYC Science, Math and Language Arts standards. Click here to download a standards rubric.
How to Schedule a Class:
Solar One is open for classes Monday- Friday from 10am – 5pm.
- To schedule a class fill out a quick Pre-Visit Form (PDF) that tells us about your school, which program you would like to be involved with and dates that are available for in-classroom and on-site sessions!
- Fill in your availability and program preference (energy, design, art or estuary ecology) and email it to us at: education[at]solar1.org.
- Please include your contact information and several dates and times for in-school and on-site sessions in all inquiries to our Education Team.
How to Contact Us:
- Phone: Call Solar One at (212) 505-6050
- Email (education[at]solar1.org) to learn more today!
- Fax: 212-253-1813
Curriculum & Special Projects
Visit the Green Innovator website to order a curriculum: www.greeninnovator.org
Our Mission
The mission of Solar One’s education program is to facilitate applied experiential Learning opportunities through science, design, art and entrepreneurship. Our programs explore relationships between the natural and built environment using the urban ecology of New York City as a focal point to investigate renewable energy, sustainable design, estuary ecology, and environmental art.
- Education Report – Download our Report on Sustainability Education – Sustainability Education: Trends and Benefits here
- Our Partners – Explore our partner organizations here
- Educator Resources – Browse our educator resource page here
- Green Jobs and Internship Resources - Browse our internship resource page here
Solar One Education Programming around NYC!
Check out our CommunityWalk page to see what schools and organizations have already participated in a Solar One education program during the 2009-2010 school year. Also check out our partners list!
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