OffshoreWind4Kids Interactive Showcase: Rissers Beach
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August 24 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Looking for a fun and educational summer activity the whole family can enjoy? Love going to the beach? Add the OffshoreWind4Kids Interactive Showcase to your 2024 beach agenda! Join us on August 24th at Rissers Beach and learn how to build and test mini offshore wind turbines and how they benefit the renewable energy sector!
COVE has teamed up with OffshoreWind4Kids, with support from the RBC Foundation through RBC Tech for Nature, in hosting the OffshoreWind4Kids Interactive Showcase. This event is designed for youth and their families to learn about the offshore wind industry and to inspire youth about future career paths.
You and your family are invited to join Kat Mataya, Manager of Workforce Development, Sydney Silver, Training and Education Coordinator, and Frida Kaeubler- DeLong, Outreach Education Intern from COVE, for the interactive event at Rissers Beach on August 24th, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. The event is suitable for ages 6+. You only need to register for one general admission ticket to reserve a spot for your group.
OffshoreWind4Kids is a non-profit organization based in Belgium. Their goals are to inspire youth about engineering, technology and renewable energy, stimulate innovation in offshore wind, and spread awareness of offshore wind to the general public. OffshoreWind4Kids was started in 2021 and is active in 18 countries. You can learn more about OffshoreWind4Kids HERE.
*Please note that this is a family event, and youth should not be dropped off and left without parental supervision.
*Please fill out the consent form found HERE prior to attending the event.
The rain date for this event is Sunday, August 25th.
Can’t make it in August? Join us on September 15th for another OffshoreWind4Kids Interactive Showcase event. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more details to come.
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