The Schools

Climate Cycle: Programs

Climate Cycle partners with Chicago region public schools to provide solar energy systems for their facilities and green education outreach. If interested, please email us at info@climatecycle.org, sign up for Climate Cycle's newsletter at the upper right corner of our homepage, and download our Solar Schools Application. All local public schools are eligible to apply.

Schools will be selected based on three main criteria:

1. How effectively a school can demonstrate that the solar energy systems will be incorporated into classroom and/or extra-curricular activities.

2. The level of support a school has offered to our events; for example, providing volunteers and/or participants.

3. A school's willingness to share best practices with future solar school recipients.

Click here for our Solar Schools Application

All purchase and installation costs of the solar systems are paid for by participant pledges and matching grants. The solar systems are provided to schools free of charge. For more information on state grant, rebate and foundation information go to http://dsireusa.org.