Honeywell has selected 40 middle school teachers to receive scholarships to attend the third annual Green Boot Camp, a five-day, interactive workshop focused on best-practice instruction methods for teaching energy, sustainability and environmental concepts.
The workshop will take place July 18-22 at Union County Vocational-Technical Schools (UCVTS) in Scotch Plains, N.J. It is sponsored by Honeywell, and was created as part of a “green partnership” between the company and UCVTS.
During the week, teachers will explore the roots of green technology, sustainable living and environmental awareness by using the Union County campus as a hands-on laboratory. Projects include designing and building a solar house and wind turbine, and mastering new approaches for delivering lessons to students.
Honeywell and UCVTS launched Green Boot Camp in 2009 for teachers in the Union County, N.J. area. The workshop now welcomes teachers from across North America. Honeywell received more than double the applications from last year, and the 2011 class includes attendees from 21 states and one Canadian province.
For more information, read the press release.
