BLS Youth CAN – Youth Green Jobs/Energy Audit Training Program – 2012

Monday 7/9 / Tuesday 7/10 / Wednesday 7/11 / Thursday 7/12 / Friday 7/13
9:00 -1:00
New Employee Orientation & Expectations
BYEN OFFICE
89 South Street Suite 106
(next to South Station) / 9:00 – 1:00
What’s Cool About Community Service
Surveys & Info Sheets
Why Save Energy?
The Big Picture
ACE 11:00 – 12:00
Climate Change 101:
A Call to Action – Brian Stillwell – ACE / 9:00 – 1:00
Team Building
Program Notebooks Will be issued
Overview of Summer Energy Audit Training Program Expectations - The Nuts & Bolts / 9:00 – 1:00
Team Building
Review & Sign Student Agreements
Week 1 Eval & Video
Blogspotlight / Clean Energy Enrichment Sessions with Roots of Success Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 8:30 – 4:00
Monday 7/16 / Tuesday 7/17 / Wednesday 7/18 / Thursday 7/19 / Friday 7/20
9:00 – 1:00
Overview of Fall - Extension & Community Service Expectations:
  1. Forming A Green Team
  2. Doing an Energy Audit
  3. Energy Action Plan
  4. Open House Event
  5. Presentation of Results
Film: GASLAND / 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
BYEN Youth Summit
North High School
Worcester, MA / 9:00 – 1:00
Intro to energy & energy systems – Part I – Debbie Fitton, Cape Light Compact
•What is energy? •Chemical, physical, and
ecological energy
(thermodynamics) / 9:00 – 1:00
Energy Intro Part II •Natural resources, regional access & use
Part III • Types of human energy production
• Efficiency & Conservation - Debbie Fitton, Cape Light Compact
Week 2 Eval & Video
Blogspotlight / Clean Energy Enrichment Sessions with Roots of Success Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 8:30 – 4:00
Monday 7/23 / Tuesday 7/24 / Wednesday 7/25 / Thursday 7/26 / Friday 7/27
9:00 – 1:00
Audits 101 - Elements of an Audit
Review Audit Data Collection Template
Inputting data from BLS utility bills
What is an Energy Action Plan?
Create Info Flyers Introducing Yourself and Project (for Handing out to Facilities Decision Makers & Prospective Green Teams) / 9:00 – 1:00
10:00 – 11:30 Intro to building systems & energy HVAC
12:00 – 1:00 – Student Practice Audit Walk Through at BLS with Auditor – Nate Bolton Constellation Energy / 9:00 – 1:00
10:00 – 11:30 Intro to building systems lighting systems - Sergio Mazon, Mazon Lighting Design
• electricity
12:00 – 1:00 – Student Practice Audit Walk Through at BLS / 9:00 – 1:00
Working on Creating Energy Audit Report
(for inclusion in powerpoint) detailing the energy findings from the practice energy audit at BLS
Includes recommendations, but NOT how you plan to achieve them
Week 3 Eval & Video
Blogspotlight / Clean Energy Enrichment Sessions with Roots of Success Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 8:30 – 4:00
Monday 7/30 / Tuesday 7/31 / Wednesday 8/1 / Thursday 8/2 / Friday 8/3
9:00 – 1:00
What is an Energy Action Plan?
Work on Creating An Energy Action Plan based on Practice Audit (for inclusion in powerpoint – see template): includes how you plan to achieve:
Long term Goals
Short Term Goals
Measurable Objectives
Evaluation / 9:00 – 1:00
Working on Energy Action Plans
FILM: Dirty Business: Clean Coal & the Battle for Our Energy Future

run time: 90 minutes / 9:00 – 1:00
How to create a strong powerpoint presentation
Jonathan and Max
Creating Presentations:
  1. Our green team
  2. Our practice audit
  3. Our energy audit findings
  4. Our energy action plan and recommendations
  5. Tips
/ 9:00 – 1:00
Working on your powerpoint presentations
Intern Performance Reviews with Program Coordinators
Week 4 Eval & Video
Blogspotlight / Clean Energy Enrichment Sessions with Roots of Success Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 8:30 – 4:00
Monday 8/6 / Tuesday 8/7 / Wednesday 8/8 / Thursday 8/9 / Friday 8/10
9:00 – 1:00
10:00 – 12:00 Erin Taylor MASS ENERGY CONSUMER’S ALLIANCE -
Local programs, renewables, offsets, innovations in technology, and more
12:00 – 12:30
Greenpeace Video on Renewable Energy - YouTube

Work On Practice Audit Powerpoint Presentations / 9:00 – 1:00
10:00 – 10:45 Peer Training Session with Youth CAN: How to Engage Your Community; Hosting a Successful Event; Tips for making your video; sample videos - BLS Youth CAN students
11:00 – 12:30 TEAM
PRESENTATIONS OF
Practice Audit Powerpoints & Info Boards to Youth CAN Judges Panel & Prizes!
12:30 – 1:00 Guest Speaker - Local Media Invited / 9:00 – 1:00
10:00 – 12:00 - Team Building training
Helen Christou, BYEN
12:00-1:00 Green Team Formation strategy session & goal setting
  1. Create Green Team Plan Sheet
  2. Create Green Team Invitation Flyer
  3. Create letter to Facility for permission to form green team and conduct audit
/ 9:00 – 1:00
Continue work on Green Team & Audit Docs
  1. Permission Letter – facility green team, audit, & open house
  2. Adult Supervisor Letter
  3. Letter to Auditor
  4. Fall Calendar With Dates!!!
Week 5 Eval & Video
Blogspotlight / Clean Energy Enrichment Sessions with Roots of Success Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 8:30 – 4:00
Monday 8/13 / Tuesday 8/14 / Wednesday 8/15 / Thursday 8/16 / Friday 8/17
9:00 – 1:00
10:00 – 11:00 FILM The Dirty Truth About Coal

Guest Speaker - TBA / 9:00 – 1:00
Work on finalizing all docs, display board, and Powerpoint (include placeholder slides for all required content – see outline) / 9:00 – 1:00 TEAM PRESENTATIONS (to program coordinators) of all docs, notebooks, & Open House display boards / 9:00 – 1:00
Week 6 Survey &
Final Eval
Training Completion Certificates
Final Party! / Clean Energy Enrichment Sessions with Roots of Success Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 8:30 – 4:00

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