Harwich Community Learning Center

Harwich Port, MA

Project Title: Adventures in Energy

Project Adviser: Sally Andreola

The Adventure Seekers Energy Club is based out of Harwich, Massachusetts.  We are a group of middle school students that enjoy helping the community in ways that are energy related.  We particularly enjoy teaching students who are either our own age or younger, because you can never start energy awareness too soon!

Through our many activities in the past year, our Energy Club members have learned a lot about energy science and conservation issues; and we are spreading our knowledge and enthusiasm throughout our town.  We sold compact fluorescent light bulbs in order for people to start using more efficient lights.  This resulted in replacing close to 1,000 inefficient incandescent bulbs, reducing both energy use and carbon dioxide emissions.  We taught over 300 younger kids in grades one, two and three, by putting on an Energy Carnival at Harwich Elementary School that consisted of making an apple battery, Energy Bingo and much more!  In March our club visited a local power plant that burns garbage to create electrical energy. This experience has fueled our determination to begin a recycling program at our school.  The Adventure Seekers Energy Club continues to educate our community about energy every day!