Education

We work with climate smart school projects. Increased engagement in environmental issues helps pupils realize that they can make a difference.

Sustainable learning

For six years, ElectriCITY has been running school projects. It began in Hammarby Sjöstad but has since spread to other districts and municipalities. The aim is to use school-based activities and projects to raise awareness and engagement in environmental issues among students. At the same time, the projects help students realize that they can make a difference and have an impact. The activities are highly appreciated by both students and teachers.

Each project concludes with the students presenting their idea or product to a jury or a panel of entrepreneurs. After the projects are completed, evaluations are carried out together with the schools, and a clear trend has emerged: students who participate twice — first in grade 4 and later in grade 6 — show significantly deeper knowledge of environmental and climate issues.

In total, nearly 3,000 students have participated in ElectriCITY’s activities since the start.

Future Explorers

The task for the students is to develop new products or services that can have a positive impact on the environment and climate, preferably tailored for local use.

The students investigate and explore various future-related themes and collaboratively develop innovative solutions to challenges and problems they anticipate might arise in the future.

The project promotes problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork while giving students the opportunity to cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets and skills.

The activity is designed for students in grades 4–6.

ScrapArt

ScrapArt is a project where students get the opportunity to create artworks from recycled materials, including items that might otherwise be considered waste or trash. By using their imagination and creativity, students transform worn and used items into unique pieces of art.

The project promotes awareness of sustainability and recycling while also fostering skills such as innovative thinking and the ability to see potential in what others might consider waste.

An activity designed for students in grades 4–6.

Energy Communities

The energy market of the future will look different from the one we have today. Energy communities, where buildings share energy resources in various ways, is a concept that has gained significant attention within the EU. In this activity, students are introduced to different ways of creating energy communities in their local area.

Two sessions with at least one week in between, where students also have the opportunity to discuss the advantages, disadvantages, the actors involved, and finally, to design their own energy community.