Education

WindEurope's educational resources for everyone interested in learning about wind energy!

Inspire and empower young minds for a sustainable future! This project brings primary and secondary schools together to connect students and educators with clean energy professionals, through real-world examples and experience backed up with educational materials. As the EU ramps up its green transition, tackling climate change will involve a collective action across all sectors.

WindEurope is fostering collaboration between education, policy, business, and non-profits. The wind industry is growing rapidly and the demand for skilled workers is soaring.

Strong STEM education and closer industry-education partnerships are essential to equip students with the skills needed for the jobs of tomorrow.

Are you an educator or part of a school network?

Explore step by step actions to enable hands on renewable energy education programmes

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Access our ready-made resources and tools:

Teacher toolkit for primary school

The WindEurope Teacher Toolkit for Primary Schools is an educational resource designed to help primary school teachers introduce students to the fundamentals of wind energy. The toolkit includes a variety of materials—such as lesson plans, interactive activities, and supplementary educational resources—all aimed at making learning about wind power engaging and accessible for young learners.

It is intended for educators who wish to incorporate renewable energy topics into their teaching, providing them with the tools needed to effectively communicate both the environmental importance and the mechanics of wind energy in a fun and educational way. The toolkit is structured to cover topics across multiple disciplines.

Get the toolkit in different languages below:

English Spanish

Teacher toolkit for secondary school

This toolkit connects the subjects of science and technology, mathematics, history, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering with wind energy topics. It is designed to suit any school and any teacher who wishes to educate their students about wind energy. The teaching methods central to this curriculum include technological literacy, practical expertise, engineering, and innovation. While the curriculum can be implemented in a traditional classroom setting, the use of a Makerspace is recommended.

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When I grow up:
Inspiring stories from people working in clean energy

To help save the world, you don’t have to be a super hero. Simply by deciding to do certain jobs, we can all help look after our planet, our environment and our future generations. This is a book about 21 people who are working in clean energy; what they all have in common is that they are passionate about their job, and work on tackling the climate crisis. Meet Vanessa who ensures our 'Teams' calls are as green as possible, Swarna who studies the wind to put her turbines in the best locations; Nicolas who flies drones to check for cracks in the blades; and Jos who builds playgrounds from old wind turbines. There are people from all continents who will tell you about their clean energy jobs, what subjects they studied and the skills they needed to be able to do what they do now.

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If you are interested in translating or distributing
this book, please contact Malgosia Bartosik

Let the wind blow

Our fully-illustrated children’s book on wind energy, released in 2019 and now available in 38 languages!

Inspired by a chat between two mums and a young Iranian artist, this is an ideal introduction to wind for any children you know! Visit the website to get the book in your language, download illustrations to colour in, and even listen to videos of the story being read aloud!

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Lesson plans for technical
secondary schools

A guide designed for secondary school teachers to introduce students to renewable energy sources, with a focus on offshore applications. It aims to foster understanding of offshore renewable energy’s role in mitigating climate change. The educational materials include lesson plans and guidebooks.

Lesson plans

Guidebooks

Forward Looking at the Offshore Renewable Energies (FLORES) is an EU-funded project aiming at the development of tools and activities to foster skills in the offshore renewable energies sector.

FLORES card game

The FLORES Card Game is an interactive educational tool designed to introduce students to diverse and intriguing job profiles within the offshore renewable energy sector. Aimed at secondary school students, the game encourages players to learn about various roles by mimicking, drawing, and asking questions.

Forward Looking at the Offshore Renewable Energies (FLORES) is an EU-funded project focused on developing tools and activities that foster skills relevant to the offshore renewable energy industry.

Available in 4 languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish.

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Jobs in Renewable Energy Technologies

This is a collection of interviews with professionals working in the field.

It highlights the various career pathways and diverse roles within the industry. This resource can be used to dispel common myths about careers in wind energy and related professions.

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Kids vs Wind Gurus

A series of Q&A videos where kids put wind energy experts, CEOs and others in the hot seat! These discussions are informative, entertaining, and always – always – unpredictable!

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