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A photo of school busses circling at the base of the wind turbine.

The dedication of the 900-kW Americas Wind Energy wind turbine installed in Wray, Colorado by the Wray School District RD-2. February 2008.

Learn about the Wind for Schools project, higher education and training programs, teaching materials, and links to wind energy information resources.

Wind for Schools Project

Learn more about Wind Powering America's Wind for Schools project, which works to promote wind industry workforce development by focusing on K-12 and university educators and students to counter the trend of reduced numbers of U.S. students entering science and engineering fields. The Wind for Schools project also raises awareness in rural America about the benefits of wind energy through implementing and supporting wind energy curricula and by augmenting these curricula with on-site wind energy projects.

School Wind Project Locations

Find locations of installed and planned school wind energy projects in the United States for K-12, community colleges, universities, and more.

Education and Training Programs

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Curricula and Teaching Materials

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Learn about Wind

Learn about wind energy and wind turbines, where wind power is located, how much wind energy is being produced, and how you can get wind power.

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Wind Powering America's Wind for Schools Project: Summary Report