Support for children and young people
EVN projects with children and young people are a focal point for social responsibility, where the promotion of knowledge on the subject of energy and safety can take centre stage.
Expansion of the EVN Activities box for kindergartens
Safety and energy is the subject of the first expansion of the EVN ‘Energy bundle Joulius’ activities box, sent out to 950 Lower Austrian kindergartens in June 2009. The subject was interesting and playful for children from the ages of 2.5 to 6 years old. In a ‘listening game’ (a radio play for young children), narrator Erich Schleyer explained how to use energy safely. Colouring books for each child and specialist texts and games rounded off the package. The ‘activities box’ is being expanded every year; focal point for 2010 will be the subject of saving energy.
EVN Schools Service
Every year, EVN educationalists visit over 15,000 school children in Lower Austria to tell them about issues relating to energy and energy saving. Opportunities to visit power station sites are an additional highlight. Teaching aids, classroom planners, CD-ROMs, experiment cases and models are provided free of charge to 1,458 Lower Austrian schools.
EVN Schools Service also operates in Macedonia and Bulgaria
A Schools Service has also been available in Macedonia since October 2007. In the 2008/09 school year 189 classes were visited; 14,335 children were divided into age-groups and each was given a closer look at the right way to use energy and sensible consumption of energy by specially-trained teams. Feedback was positive, and many schools have now announced their interest in the programme. Initial initiatives were also launched in Bulgaria. Two primary schools in Plovdiv are running projects and competitions on the subject of sensible electricity consumption and energy efficiency.
More information on the EVN school and kindergarten activities in Lower Austria can be found at www.young.evn.at and for Macedonia at www.kids.evn.com.mk.
‘PiPo 2009’ for outstanding project development in schools
For several years now, EVN has been supporting the private training initiative ‘Learning With a Future’, encouraging multi-sensorial learning with elementary school children. ‘PiPo – quality symbol for outstanding project development’ awards are presented to teachers who have demonstrated special commitment. More information.
'Alcohol- and smoke-free parties' in the Theiß power plant
The Theiß power plant has been a popular venue for EVN 'Young Energy' school parties for nearly ten years. Over 15,000 young people party every year here – supervised by the EVN youth team – under the 'Alcohol- and smoke-free parties' motto. Fun and wellbeing are well taken care of. Employees from the Lower Austrian children and youth court are also present and set up relaxed discussions on themes including 'violence in schools' or 'Alcohol and nicotine'. This year, there was new cooperation with schools for the first time: In the context of a junior company, the schoolchildren took care of the catering for the parties and enjoyed early practical experience at the same time.