More than 2,000 students and teachers attended the recent performance of The Magic School Bus – The Climate Challenge in Loeb Playhouse on the Purdue campus. The program helped students understand global concerns about climate change and how conservation, recycling and alternative energy can make a difference.
Duke Energy partnered with the Bay Area Children’s Theatre and Oregon Children’s Theatre in providing support for the national tour. Locally, Duke Energy partnered with Purdue Convocations to help make our local presentation of the performance possible. The energy firm saw the Magic School Bus program as an effective tool to teach energy-related concepts in a memorable way, District Manager Kevin Johnston, said.
“Duke Energy supports the use of a variety of teaching methods, including the arts, to help students learn important concepts about the safe and effective use of electricity,” Johnston said. “[We] are committed to the concept of sustainable energy use, which means using energy in ways that are good for people, the planet and profits. Children and adults should make every effort to learn how to use energy wisely and responsibly.”
In our state, Duke Energy is a participating utility in “Energizing Indiana,” a united effort by participating utilities, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, and consumer organizations to offer comprehensive energy efficiency programs that bring savings to communities across the state. These programs include K-12 education programs. Click on this link: Http://energizingindiana.com/programs/school-programs/ for more information on these programs, or call 800-722-2231.
For a comprehensive look at Duke Energy’s position on climate change, click on this link: http://www.duke-energy.com/environment/climate-change/doing.asp Duke Energy also maintains a website that encourages your participation in the ongoing conversation about global climate change, called Shedding a Light, at https://www.sheddingalight.com
