All educators who register to receive the video repository password and agree to show the content to at least 100 students will be automatically entered to win a $200 Amazon gift card. Drawing occurs at the end of every month September-May. Winners will be notified via the email they provided on the registration form. Apply for a live guest speaker segment in your classroom.
NEW! Live Virtual Guest Speakers
Welcome an industry professional to your classroom. You pick the date, time, and topic, and we will do the rest! Sign-up here.
High School Students interested in ENERGY! Several ways to win Amazon gift cards!
Students who register and enter one of our 3 opportunities below will be automatically entered to win 1 of 5 $50 Amazon gift cards. Drawing occurs at the end of every month September-May. Winners will be notified via the email they provided on the registration form.
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- Essay Contest – Watch 5 videos and write a brief essay (300-500 words) in a Word document. Be sure to leave comments detailing what you learned under the videos you watched for extra credit! You might even receive an extra Amazon gift card unexpectedly!
- Video Contest – Make a 1-minute video discussing what you learned after watching 5 videos. In your video, be sure to thank the program sponsors. Submit using .mp4 video format. Be sure to leave comments detailing what you learned under the videos you watched for extra credit! You might even receive an extra Amazon gift card unexpectedly!
- Certificate Program for Junior and Senior students – Watch at least 20 videos and submit your (300-500 words) essay AND a 1-minute video. Essay and video should be sent at the same time. Upon completion, all students will be awarded a certificate signed by the leadership of the IPAA Energy Workforce Education Center. This certificate can be used when submitting your college applications and on your resumes.
Check Out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)!
For questions, contact Sarah Hewitt at shewitt@ipaa.org.
Congratulations to Our Prize Recipients & Those Who’ve Completed Our Certificate Program!
If you’d like to add your picture to our carousel of winners, email it to education@ipaa.org.
Program Stats
The IPAA Energy Workforce Education Center Exploring Energy Program was launched in January 2021. There are over 100 videos available with more being added every week! We now have 4,000 students representing more than 30 school districts across the country including the following states and territories:
Alaska | Kentucky | Nevada | Puerto Rico |
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Students have watched our videos!
Last updated on July 21, 2021.
Because of our generous sponsors, we are able to offer this nationwide program, and all of its components, FREE OF CHARGE!
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Join us in supporting educators and thousands of high school students by sponsoring this free and accessible program and by also providing short videos for teachers to use in their classrooms.
About Us
The mission of the IPAA Energy Workforce Education Center is to inspire middle and high school students by providing their teachers with enhanced STEM curriculum and soft skills training opportunities and by doing so inspiring tomorrow’s energy industry workforce.
Together we will continue to educate tomorrow’s energy workforce
Our 2019 In-Person Conference welcomed more than
1,300 high school students from Houston!
