ESMES project holds training sessions in view of energy competition among public schools in Lebanon and Jordan
Within ESMES objectives towards increasing civil society awareness and improving energy habits through engagement of students in sustainable energy practices, ESMES partners in Lebanon, the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC), and in Jordan, the German Jordanian University (GJU), conducted the first online and in person training sessions for Energy Teams the training took place on February 24th, 25th, and 26th 2021 in Lebanon and on March 2nd in Jordan.
Each Energy Teams includes a headmaster, two (2) teachers, and ten (10) primary level students from five (5) public Lebanese and Jordanian schools, distributed in four (4) different climatic zones: coastal, inland, western mid mountain, and high mountains. The Energy Teams from 34 schools in Italy, Spain, Jordan, Tunisia, and Lebanon will eventually participate in cross-border activities and compete in energy contests.
The Energy teams will be trained on data acquisition system operation, as they will be monitoring consumption behavior with the systems that will be installed at their schools. The teams will be supported while they are designing an action plan based on the acquired data that involves the entire school community to optimize energy use and increase self-responsibility.
This group of students, which will be trained on the required energy equipment, will have to design an action plan based on the current situation with the aim of involving the entire school community in the common goal of improving behavior, and to become more responsible with the environment.
