For many years, Elektrum Energy Efficiency Centre has been educating students about the efficient use of electricity, water, and heat and the impact of daily habits on the family budget and the environment, by hosting groups of students in the premises of the Centre, as well as by going to the educational institutions.

We continue to provide know-how about the efficient use of energy online, and in partnership with the school programme Ready for Life (origin. – Dzīvei gatavs) of Mission Possible (origin. – Iespējamā misija), we offer exciting online classes for the students of the 5^th, 6^th and 9^th grade.

For the students of the 5^th and 6^th grades, online classes ‘How to use energy efficiently?’ have been offered for almost a year, and so far, more than 1,700 students have participated.

The class is conducted in Latvian only.

Classes for the students of 5^th and 6^th grade

During an interactive and practical 80-minute class, students of the 5^th and 6^th grades learn what energy is and how to use it efficiently, calculate the efficiency of using incandescent and LED bulbs, and draw conclusions about the efficient use of electricity at home and share recommendations for reducing electricity consumption. To effectively organise the class and increase student engagement, a variety of online tools are used, in which students complete worksheets, answer questions and share their ideas on a virtual whiteboard.

Classes for the students of 9th grade

Responding to teachers' interest in classes for the senior students as well and realising how important it is to educate young people about the current energy and climate change issues, we started conducting online guest lectures for the students of 9th grade at the beginning of 2022.

During an interactive and practical 80-minute online class, the students of 9th grade learn how to calculate the amount of electricity consumed and the fee for it, analyse the household electricity consumption schedule and draw conclusions, as well as learn about different types of electricity production.