Question 1

What is the Smart Energy Academy?

Accepted Answer

The Smart Energy Academy is a FREE educational program for primary schools in Queensland developed to teach P-6 students and their families easy ways to use energy wisely in their homes.

Question 2

How much does the program cost?

Accepted Answer

The Smart Energy Academy is provided FREE for Queensland primary schools with an ICSEA ranking below 1000 due to funding by the Queensland Department of Energy and Climate under the Enable Grants program.

Question 3

What is included with the Smart Energy Academy program?

Accepted Answer

The Smart Energy Academy includes a live-in-school educational theatre performance, supplemental curriculum-aligned teacher toolkits, student workbooks and other print and digital educational materials to support classroom teachers. Each school in the program receives a number of energy efficiency kits to be distributed to all students in Grade 6 for students to use in their homes.  The kit includes energy-saving products that will help students and their families implement classroom lessons at home.

Question 4

What is included in the take-home Energy Efficiency kits?

Accepted Answer

Each participating school will receive Energy Efficiency kits to distribute to each of their Grade 6 students for use in their homes. These kits are filled with easy to install energy saving measures alongside educational materials focused on home energy strategies and instructions on installation for students and their families.

Exact contents of the kit may vary by region, but a sample kit may include:
2 x 11W LED GLOBE
2 x 13W LED GLOBE
1 x BATHROOM AERATOR (LIGHT GREEN) - 4 litre per minute
1 x KITCHEN AERATOR (LIGHT BLUE) - 6 litre per minute
1 x 4-MINUTE SHOWER TIMER
1 x REDUCTION REVOLUTION POWER METER

Question 5

How can my school join the program?

Accepted Answer

To join the Smart Energy Academy simply fill out the sign up request form on our website and a member of our team will be in contact shortly.

Question 6

Is my school eligible to join?

Accepted Answer

To be eligible to join the Smart Energy Academy your primary school must be located in Queensland and have an ICSEA ranking below 1000. If you are unsure if your school is eligible please contact us on 1300 652 470 or contact@energyacademy.com.au

Question 7

Is this program curriculum aligned?

Accepted Answer

Yes! The Smart Energy Academy aligns with the Australian Curriculum in Queensland (ACiQ) and pairs excellently with what students are learning in class. You can view the program's curriculum connections HERE.

Question 8

What are the participation requirements?

Accepted Answer

As part of the program, each school must schedule the live-in-school performance and distribute the curriculum resources to all P-6 teachers.

We ask that each grade 4-6 student complete a pre-performance and post-performance student survey. The survey form helps us gauge the knowledge gained by students during the program. It also helps us track how much energy is being saved by the program overall.

In addition, Grade 6 teachers will be sent printed educational materials and will receive the energy-savings kits at their school. We ask that all participating Grade 6 teachers distribute the print material to students, send home the kits with each student and collect the students’ Home Energy Survey after their families install the kit measures.

The Home Energy Survey is vital to measure the implementation of the free energy saving devices in Queensland households and calculate the community energy savings as a result of the program. Schools are required to return at-least 15 Home Energy Surveys from Year 6 students to the Smart Energy Academy as part of the school's participation in the free program.

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