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Project ReCharge

An academic program designed to supplement the K-12 STEM curriculum, including lesson plans, materials for hands-on activities, teachers’ professional development, teachers’ stipends, and student-led projects. Project ReCharge serves Title I schools that are severely underfunded. Level 1 Sponsorship: $2,500 Level 2 Sponsorship: $5,000 Level 3 Sponsorship: $10, 000 Level 4 Sponsorship: $15,000

09.03.2024Project ReCharge

Project ReCharge Recognized as Top STEM Curriculum!

Project ReCharge was recently selected as a Model High Quality STEM Curriculum by the Nevada Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT). In its State Strategic Plan for STEM, the Nevada STEM Advisory Council established priorities and goals to ensure that all of Nevada’s students have access and opportunities to gain a high-quality STEM […]

09.10.2023Newsletter, Project ReCharge

Project ReCharge Refresh Recap

From July 24-26 veteran Project ReCharge teachers and master teachers gathered to ReFresh their learning on new lessons to the Project ReCharge curriculum, and for the first time, paired with Career Quest community events. New lessons included Transportation, Geothermal, Food Sustainability, Climate Scene Investigation, and Biomimicry/ Reverse Engineering! The Career Quest events allowed educators to […]

14.08.2023Newsletter, Project ReCharge

Project ReCharge Update July 2023

Thank You Laura! This month, we say goodbye to Laura Scarselli, our wonderful Project ReCharge manager. Her passion and dedication have greatly contributed to our growth and success. While we are sad to see her go, we are so excited for a new chapter in her career, bringing her incredible teaching skills back to the […]

17.07.2023Newsletter, Project ReCharge

Student projects in action

Empire Green Biz Kidz On February 10th, students from Empire Elementary school in Carson City got to see their ideas put into action. Last year the Green Biz Kids designed educational posters for their school as part of the certification process to become Nevada’s first Green Business School. The posters were printed and laminated thanks to funding from the NV Energy […]

21.02.2023Project ReCharge

Sneak Peek

Participate in a few of our favorite innovative sustainability and energy efficiency lessons from our STEAM curriculum.Spots are limited and filling fast! This year’s lessons are A Sustainability Introduction, Passive Cooling, Electrical Generation, and Wind Energy. For more information, check out our website or sign up below! https://envirolution.org/prc-pl-sneak-peek/ Sign up for our Sneak Peek!

21.02.2023Project ReCharge

Student-Driven Projects Completed

Dayton E.S. Lighting Retrofit – On November 21st, Envirolution and volunteers from McKinstry and NV Energy came out to Dayton Elementary school in Lyon County to help us finish the 2021 5th grade Project ReCharge student project. During 3 volunteer events over the year, over 1,700 fluorescent lamps were replaced with energy-saving LED lamps, resulting in yearly cost savings of $7,500 […]

21.12.2022Education, Education and Outreach, Project ReCharge

Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek training is professional learning where participants will get to choose 1 – 4 sessions that they would like to join us for. Sessions are a virtual two-hour hands-on overview of a Project ReCharge lesson. You can earn hours for professional learning! Participate in a few of our favorite innovative sustainability and energy efficiency lessons from […]

22.11.2022Project ReCharge

2021/2022 Annual Report

On behalf of Envirolution staff and the Board of Directors, we are excited to share our accomplishments for this 2021/2022 annual report. The theme for this past year was sustainable growth! As the world started opening up after the pandemic, we experienced an influx of requests for events and resources for our community partners. We saw this growth […]

22.11.2022board, Introduce a Girl to Engineering, Newsletter, Partners, Project EDGE2, Project ReCharge, Sustainability Tour

Project ReCharge wins $50k Global Prize

Envirolution was selected by Pratt & Whitney and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) as a winner of the first-ever Pratt & Whitney Global E-STEM Awards. Envirolution was the only organization in the United States selected for the E-STEM excellence prize! Each group demonstrated a remarkable commitment to advancing environmental, science, technology, engineering, and math (E-STEM) education programs for underrepresented […]

18.10.2022Partners, Press, Prize, Project ReCharge