School Programs

School Programs Offered By West Florida Electric Cooperative

Elementary:
 
Safety City Demonstrations (K-8th grade)

• Background on Electric Cooperatives
• Hands-on activities with children, with explanation of equipment used by service men
• Hands-on activities to teach children about safety around electricity
• Demonstration on effects of poor safety habits

A Cooperative Environment (3rd and 4th grade) 

• Slide show presentation with details on various animals in our area
• Opportunity for children to handle various critters (frogs, lizards, snakes) to gain a further understanding of their environment

Discovery School Channel (5th - 9th grade)

• Kits include posters, workbooks, videos and interactive CD-ROMs to use with electricity unit for science classrooms
  

Middle School:

Safety City Demonstrations (K-8th grade)

• Background of Electric Cooperatives
• Hands-on activities with children, with explanation of equipment used by service men
• Hands-on activities to teach children about safety around electricity
• Demonstration on effects of poor safety habits
  

Discovery School Channel (5th - 9th grade)

• Kits include posters, workbooks, videos and interactive CD-ROMs to use with electricity unit for science classrooms
  

High School:

Youth Tour (11th graders)

• Counselors pick juniors to represent  each school in WFEC's service area at local Youth Tour competition
• Representative competes against other students in area for a chance to visit Washington, D.C. with winners from other areas around the country
• All contestants will participate in a banquet on competition night and visit our state's capitol in Tallahassee, FL
  

Visit www.youthtour.coop and http://photos.youthtour.org for more information about the National Rural Electric Youth Tour Program. For more information on any of these programs, contact Candace Croft at (850) 263-3231 or toll-free at 1-800-342-7400, or e-mail  ccroft@westflorida.coop