General K12 Challenge Volunteering

“The Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world every day because they share a core belief - to serve their community.” This is a group of passionate, engaged NDSU students eager to spend time in schools helping out in the K12 Challenge and meeting additional assistance needs. Volunteering can be adjusted to specific school and program. 20-25 students available, times may be limited. Contact Challenge Coordinator for more information.

General K12 Challenge Volunteering

“...We have a large focus on outreach with various programs and events geared to reach younger girls and get them interested in math, science, and engineering... In SWE we learn more than we can imagine, make a multitude of connections, and grow as individuals to become the best engineers we can be.” This group leads the highly successful Tech Gyrls outreach project and are excited to volunteer in schools with the K12 Challenge. They are knowledgeable in the engineering problem-solving process and some members have experience working in the energy profession. Contact Challenge Coordinator for more information.

“The United States Green Building Council Chapter [at NDSU] recruits, connects, and equips the next generation of green building leaders by empowering them to transform their campuses, communities and careers.” Their members, many of which study Architecture, will lead 30-60 minute workshops exploring with students a process of ideation for implementing sustainable measures into the design of a school. They will ask questions, draw ideas for design solutions, and lead a brief pin-up presentation and discussion. Limited to four grade-appropriate workshops. Contact Challenge Coordinator for more information: Spaces Filled

As Director of Maintenance & Operations, Jim Freu is responsible for managing school building facilities district-wide. This includes overseeing energy use, daily operations, investments and planning. In his position he imagines and implements ways to save energy on a daily basis. In a 30-60 minute lecture presentation and discussion, Jim will share his experience working with the school building stock, challenges to balancing energy-use with comfort and safety, and different sustainable features adopted in schools. Contact Challenge Coordinator for more information.

An effective way to test a buildings energy performance is to use a blower door to measure how well the building retains warm or cool air. This workshop demonstrates a method for evaluating energy efficiency in your classroom. Led by Russell Shell who is an enthusiastic, knowledgeable energy efficiency professional. Contact Challenge Coordinator for more information, limited to one classroom demonstration per school.

Cass County Electric Coop has an energy bike that provides an opportunity to demonstrate an energy concept in a visual way. It allows riders energy to be transformed into light. The bike promotes energy conservation and teaches lighting technology as it compares LED (light emitting diode) and CFL (compact fluorescent) light bulbs to incandescent light bulbs. It takes more pedal power to run the incandescent light bulbs than it takes to run one of the bulbs that uses less energy. Hands-on demonstration and presentations available that last 30-60 minutes. Contact Challenge Coordinator for more information.

Ryan Watson is an Architect with more than six years of experience in the design and construction of K12 Schools in North Dakota. He will share his experiences in Architecture, specifics about energy efficiency in school design, and a comprehensive construction document set full of drawings. Availability may be limited, as he works every other week in Western North Dakota. Contact Challenge Coordinator for more information: Spaces may be filled