Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced the official launch of its global 2013 Green Boot Camp Program. Honeywell Green Boot Camp sponsors aspiring middle school teachers interested in teaching sustainability at a five-day workshop in San Diego, California, this June. The application is open to qualified teachers.
First introduced in 2009, the Green Boot Camp focuses on best practice instruction methods for teaching energy, sustainability and environmental concepts. The program is hosted by Honeywell, San Diego Gas and Electric, the California Center for Sustainable Energy, and the Urban Corps of San Diego County. Its curriculum was developed by experts from Honeywell and the three San Diego organizations on behalf of middle school educators across the globe to emphasize project-based learning about renewable energy, water quality, solar and more.
To qualify, applicants must meet the following requirements：
· Have a good command of the English language (including listening, speaking and writing)
· Can finish the English application process online independently
· Teach at the middle school level
The deadline for completing the online application form is March 15, 2013.
The online application is open to current middle school teachers from any teaching discipline. Visit http://www.honeywellinteract.com/greenbootcamp/ to access, complete and submit the online application form.
Selected teachers will attend the camp in San Diego from June 24 to 28, 2013, and will receive sponsorship including 5-day training curriculum, round-trip airline tickets, hotel accommodations and other training materials expenses.
In 2012, the program received 351 applications from around the world with a final selection of 70 individuals attending the workshop.
Jyoti Bodhe, a maths teacher in DES Secondary School, Pune, became the first Indian teacher to attend the program in 2012. “The project-based teaching methods at the camp were unique and interactive. The program was designed to help us teach topics such as energy conservation, recycling for sustainability and environmental concepts more effectively,” she said. “This was an exhilarating, lifetime learning experience which I will be able to pass on to students for many years to come,” she added.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 global diversified technology and manufacturing leader. Each of the company’s four businesses – Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Transportation Systems, and Performance Materials and Technologies – has a significant presence in India. Honeywell has set up state-of-the-art manufacturing and engineering operations for its automation, turbocharger, and refining businesses and operates its global centers of excellence for research, product development, and innovation in India. Honeywell directly employs more than 12,500 people based in Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon, Madurai, and several other cities. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.
Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative, focuses on five areas of vital importance: Family Safety & Security, Housing & Shelter, Science & Math Education, Habitat & Conservation, and Humanitarian Relief. Together with leading public and non-profit institutions, Honeywell has developed powerful programs to address these needs in the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.honeywell.com/citizenship.
Green Boot Camp is sponsored by Honeywell, and was created as part of an environmental initiative of Honeywell Hometown Solutions.
About San Diego Gas and Electric
SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and 850,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties.
About the Center for Sustainable Energy
The California Center for Sustainable Energy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating change for a clean energy future.
About Urban Corps of San Diego County
The Urban Corps of San Diego County is a nonprofit conservation corps that provides high school education and green job training to young adults ages 18-25.
First introduced in 2009, the Green Boot Camp focuses on best practice instruction methods for teaching energy, sustainability and environmental concepts. The program is hosted by Honeywell, San Diego Gas and Electric, the California Center for Sustainable Energy, and the Urban Corps of San Diego County. Its curriculum was developed by experts from Honeywell and the three San Diego organizations on behalf of middle school educators across the globe to emphasize project-based learning about renewable energy, water quality, solar and more.
To qualify, applicants must meet the following requirements：
· Have a good command of the English language (including listening, speaking and writing)
· Can finish the English application process online independently
· Teach at the middle school level
The deadline for completing the online application form is March 15, 2013.
The online application is open to current middle school teachers from any teaching discipline. Visit http://www.honeywellinteract.com/greenbootcamp/ to access, complete and submit the online application form.
Selected teachers will attend the camp in San Diego from June 24 to 28, 2013, and will receive sponsorship including 5-day training curriculum, round-trip airline tickets, hotel accommodations and other training materials expenses.
In 2012, the program received 351 applications from around the world with a final selection of 70 individuals attending the workshop.
Jyoti Bodhe, a maths teacher in DES Secondary School, Pune, became the first Indian teacher to attend the program in 2012. “The project-based teaching methods at the camp were unique and interactive. The program was designed to help us teach topics such as energy conservation, recycling for sustainability and environmental concepts more effectively,” she said. “This was an exhilarating, lifetime learning experience which I will be able to pass on to students for many years to come,” she added.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 global diversified technology and manufacturing leader. Each of the company’s four businesses – Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Transportation Systems, and Performance Materials and Technologies – has a significant presence in India. Honeywell has set up state-of-the-art manufacturing and engineering operations for its automation, turbocharger, and refining businesses and operates its global centers of excellence for research, product development, and innovation in India. Honeywell directly employs more than 12,500 people based in Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon, Madurai, and several other cities. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.
Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative, focuses on five areas of vital importance: Family Safety & Security, Housing & Shelter, Science & Math Education, Habitat & Conservation, and Humanitarian Relief. Together with leading public and non-profit institutions, Honeywell has developed powerful programs to address these needs in the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.honeywell.com/citizenship.
Green Boot Camp is sponsored by Honeywell, and was created as part of an environmental initiative of Honeywell Hometown Solutions.
About San Diego Gas and Electric
SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and 850,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties.
About the Center for Sustainable Energy
The California Center for Sustainable Energy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating change for a clean energy future.
About Urban Corps of San Diego County
The Urban Corps of San Diego County is a nonprofit conservation corps that provides high school education and green job training to young adults ages 18-25.