Friday, September 29th, 2023. Join other NH students interested in energy and climate action. We’ll discuss our project ideas and plans, help each other troubleshoot, and build a support community of like-minded folks.
Date: December 1-2, 2023 Location: Hulbert Outdoor Center, Fairlee VT Times: 9:00 am Friday – 3:00 pm Saturday Details: All VT & NH schools welcome and encouraged to attend! Join us for a 2 day retreat where you can collaborate with your team, other schools, VEEP/NHEEP staff, and energy and climate professionals to further your action…
Youth Climate Fellows work to support VEEP/NHEEP’s Energy and Climate Action programs, including our Youth Climate Leaders Academy. They work in close coordination with the Energy Action Projects Manager to support energy and climate projects in Vermont/New Hampshire. This could mean offering support to other projects or teams, spearheading their own climate projects, or a combination…
Members from the Youth Lobby attend the Youth Climate Leaders Academy each year to gain skills, make connections, and work on planning out their actions for the coming year. In 2019 a group decided to focus on planning out the first Youth Climate Congress, from which emerged a Youth Climate Declaration. These students attended committee…
A group of high school students noticed they have a large grassy overflow parking lot that is not used. They identified that not only does grass not sequester carbon, but that it is also mowed regularly using gas-powered mowers. Members of the Earth Group attended the Youth Climate Leaders Academy in 2019 with a project…
A 7th grader student at Essex Middle School wanted to supplement the school’s rooftop solar array with a smaller scale renewable energy generator that students could see and interact with. With the help of VEEP educator Mariah Keagy, the 7th grader student embarked on a feasibility study into small scale wind energy. He learned how…
Fair Haven Unified High School received a small grant for their horticulture and local food systems study. They focused on a greenhouse, raised beds, beekeeping, and orchard maintenance. The project included purchasing beekeeping equipment to further a study of pollinators, local plants and biodiversity.
Rutland City Schools, Allen Street Campus received a small grant through VEEP/NHEEP. With this grant, they purchased a LED grow table and other energy efficient supplies for growing plants indoors during cold months, reducing waste and energy usage while addressing food insecurity and teaching students about local food systems.
The VEEP/NHEEP small grant allowed us to buy 4 wildlife cameras, which were used around our property and on adjacent property (owned by Bread and Butter Farms, and used weekly as our Forest Basecamp). We placed the cameras around our wetlands, on our playground, and in the forest. It served all 4 elementary classrooms (60…
It’s tough to walk or bike — or even carpool — to school when the street outside becomes congested with vehicles at drop-off and pick-up time and the cars that aren’t idling are driving too fast. Sixth-graders at Christ the King School in Rutland, VT, took matters into their own hands in the 2017-18 school…
