VEEP/NHEEP collaborates with teachers to help them and their students design and implement action projects. Action planning support can include equipment rentals, in-class workshops, ongoing project planning, connections to community resources, and more. Projects can vary in length depending on teacher and student needs.
Students taking charge in their community
| Task | VEEP/NHEEP Offerings |
| Identify a problem to work on/area of interest | Taking Action Workshop |
| Explore: Gather and use relevant tools and resources to inform your understanding of the problem (and potential solutions) | Classroom Tools: Kits/equipment, content workshops, curricula, V/NHEEP educator consultation Community Resources: Meet with V/NHEEP project advisor to connect with community resources/energy consultants |
| Build a Team | Meet with a project advisor, get help identifying and reaching out to project stakeholders and allies |
| Plan: Apply new learning to identify your energy project i.e. solution to the identified problem | Project advisor can facilitate and consult, connect with community resources |
| Plan: Make a plan to address the problem | Project advisor can facilitate, connect with community resources |
| Act: Implement your plan | Project advisor can support in various roles and capacities |
| Impact: Report on your solution/progress to an authentic audience | Project advisor can help plan and identify audience, venues, funds and other needed support |
| Reflect: what might you do differently? | Project advisor can support |