The magic of learning
Students of all ages throughout Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson and Washington Counties benefit from electricity education, safety programs and support West Florida Electric Cooperative provides their schools. WFEC’s efforts on behalf of local youth are just one way of demonstrating commitment to community, a core value – along with integrity, accountability and innovation – of all Touchstone Energy® cooperatives.
One of WFEC’s newest programs in area schools, "Making Accidents Disappear," is designed to combat the leading cause of childhood deaths. Magician Scott Davis uses audience participation, comedy and illusion to convey important safety tips to elementary school-aged children.
WFEC also joins other Touchstone Energy® cooperatives in sponsoring the National Child Identification Program, designed to help law enforcement agencies locate missing children. As a local sponsor, WFEC is distributing fingerprinting kits that include all the materials needed for recording a child’s fingerprints, physical description and other distinguishing characteristics.
Through a partnership with Discovery Channel School, Touchstone Energy® cooperatives are providing a new educational initiative, called Get Charged!, to teach middle school students about the electricity they use in their everyday lives. WFEC has furnished local schools with materials for the curriculum, based on Discovery’s award-winning programming.
Also for middle school classrooms, WFEC offers Teen Power, an innovative program that uses music, cartoons and interactive Web pages to teach energy awareness through real-life exercises. Developed by the Electric Power Research Institute, Teen Power is "The Energy Education Neighborhood Program Offering Wise Energy-use for Real-life." A science-based but not science-specific program, Teen Power consists of six modules – energy, lighting, water, office equipment, building envelope and heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
WFEC’s upcoming Youth Tour competition offers a unique educational experience for high school juniors in the Co-op’s service area. Each year, eleventh-graders whose homes are served by WFEC are eligible to compete for a week-long, expenses-paid trip to Washington, D. C., for NRECA’s National Youth Tour. WFEC will treat all its Youth Tour competitors to a tour of the state capitol in Tallahassee March 10 and 11. The Youth Tour’s overall purpose is to provide public recognition to outstanding young people and to acquaint high school students with governmental activities on a local, state and federal level.
Another way WFEC seeks to enhance the quality of education in its communities is through its role as a Partner for Excellence in Education. As a Partner, WFEC has donated money for computer equipment, sponsored educational field trips and conducted tours of Co-op facilities. In addition, WFEC’s employees have participated in career fairs, mentored students participating in "shadow" programs and conducted classroom lessons on topics such as electrical safety, energy conservation, basic electricity and how electricity is produced and distributed. WFEC lends support , as well, by sponsoring yearbooks and athletic programs and events such as math tournaments and Veterans’ Day programs, as well as Project Graduation, a drug- and alcohol-free, all-night party for high school seniors.
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