About
About Energy Safe Kids
Energy Safe Kids is a program of the National Energy Foundation with funds provided by DEC Energy Safe Kids.
The mission of Energy Safe Kids is to cultivate energy literacy by promoting the safe and wise use of electricity and natural gas. Energy Safe Kids will Think! about energy issues, Talk! to adults about those issues and Take Action! when needed.
In the spirit of our mission of promoting energy related education and awareness in our communities, the National Energy Foundation (NEF), in partnership with DEC Energy Safe Kids, is pleased to provide the Energy Safe Kids program and this collection of outstanding instructional materials. This program and its materials continually improve to further the many exciting advances in energy safety education and technology.
About the sponsor
DEC Energy Safe Kids
Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC) is a member-owned, not-for-profit utility serving 116,000 homes, farms and businesses in Kent and Sussex counties. DEC was formed in 1936 by a group of farmers in southern Delaware and is currently the second largest electric utility in Delaware and the only not-for-profit electric cooperative. About 7% of DEC’s power comes from renewable resources.
Community
Serving the Community
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Testimonials
What Others Are Saying About Us
Students will greatly benefit from being energy-safe kids, and all the information they learn can be shared with their family as well. I will link some of the activities to our classroom portal.
Elementary Teacher
We have used the poster, online games, and the challenge booklet. It is an excellent way to inform students about energy, specifically Natural gas. It covers 4th grade science standards too. Thank you for doing this and making it very simple to implement in school. The students love it!
Elementary Teacher
This is an excellent program for both curriculum and safety.
Classroom Educator
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Please contact us for more information or questions about this program.
