Program Details
CEI Clean Energy Ambassadors are UW graduate and undergraduate students in STEM fields who lead students in hands-on activities at K-12 schools around Washington state. and present at community events such as the Pacific Science Center Engineering Weekend and Engineering Discovery Days. Ambassadors hone their skills at communicating science to the public and gain first-hand experience with programs that support broader impacts. Ambassador activities include Solar Car Races, a Meet a Scientist presentation, or any of our Lessons including hands-on workshops on Mini Solar Panels or Solar Spinners.
Washington K-12 Schools
Sign up for a Clean Energy Ambassador to visit your classroom (now virtual!), read the list of Ambassadors Outreach Activities, or download a flyer about the CEI Ambassadors Program.
UW Students
Sign up to become a Clean Energy Ambassador and read lesson plans used in the K-12 outreach program.
Past Ambassador Events
Red Pins mark Clean Energy Ambassador visits, and Green Pins represent CEI graduate student presentations at scientific conferences.
2017
| Date | School/Event | Students |
| February 3, 2017 | North Middle School STEM Fair | 400 |
| February 9, 2017 | Enumclaw STEM Fair | 1000 |
| February 15, 2017 | Henry Jackson High School | 30 |
| February 16, 2017 | Cascade Middle School | 150 |
| February 17, 2017 | Northwest School | 40 |
| February 19, 2017 | Engineer It Weekend- Pacific Science Center | 4000 |
| February 25, 2017 | Science Olympiad At UW | 120 |
| March 2, 2017 | Sawyer Woods Elementary STEAM Fair | 120 |
| March 4, 2017 | Inspire STEM Fair UW Bothell | 800 |
| March 9, 2017 | Sunrise Elementary STEM | 150 |
| March 24, 2017 | Expanding Your Horizons | 100 |
| March 24, 2017 | Whittier Elementary STEM Fair | 400 |
| March 24, 2017 | Expanding Your Horizons- Bellevue | 30 |
| March 27, 2017 | North Hill Elementary | 50 |
| March 30, 2017 | Villa Academy | 50 |
| April 6, 2017 | Ballard High School Imagine Tomorrow | 30 |
| April 6, 2017 | Thornton Creek Elementary | 30 |
| April 13, 2017 | Bridge School | 15 |
| April 15, 2017 | Chelan Earth Day | 800 |
| April 17, 2017 | West Seattle Montessori Academy | 25 |
| April 27, 2017 | UW Take Your Kid To Work | 20 |
| May 2, 2017 | Franklin Elementary | 45 |
| May 11, 2017 | Ingraham High School | 60 |
| May 17, 2017 | Sammamish Career Fair | 150 |
| May 18, 2017 | Mcmicken Heights Elementary | 75 |
| May 20, 2017 | STEMx Mesa | 150 |
| May 20, 2017 | MESA-STEMX Competition And Workshops | 30 |
| June 8, 2017 | Everett STEM Expo | 300 |
| July 25, 2017 | STEM Girls Camp | 44 |
| August 2, 2017 | Seattle Mesa | 50 |
2016
| Date | School/Event | Students |
| January 12, 2016 | Westhill Elementary (Bothell) Science Night | |
| January 13, 2016 | Hazel Wolf K-8 with UW Women in Chemical Sciences | |
| January 22, 2016 | North Middle School Everett STEM Career Fair | |
| January 27, 2016 | Penny Creek Elementary | 25 |
| February 9, 2016 | Maywood Hills Elementary STEAM evening | 60 |
| February 11, 2016 | STEM expo Enumclaw Expo Center | 1000 visitors |
| February 11, 2016 | Cascade K-8 Community School STEAM night | 150 |
| March 24, 2016 | Whittier Elementary STEM Fair | 350 |
| April 7, 2016 | Greenwood Elementary Science Fair | 400 |
| April 16, 2016 | Chelan Earth Day Fair | 500 |
| April 22-23, 2016 | Engineering Discovery Days | 500 |
| April 28, 2016 | Epiphany School | |
| May 4, 2016 | Solar Washington | 20 adults |
| May 6-8, 2016 | PAWS on Science Weekend | 4500 |
| May 17, 2016 | Medina Elementary STEM fair | 450 |
| May 18, 2016 | Bellevue STEM Career Fair | 250 |
| May 24, 2016 | Everett MAF CEI lab tour | 30 |
| May 25, 2016 | Montlake Elementary STEM Fair | 150 |
| June 6, 2016 | Everett Innovation Expo | 150 |
| July 14, 2016 | Seattle Mesa Teacher Workshop | 40 |
| July 29, 2016 | John Rogers STEM day | 80 |
| September 17-18, 2016 | EMP Seattle Center Seattle Makers Faire | |
| October 1, 2016 | Introduce a Girl To Photonics Fair UW HUB | |
| October 2, 2016 | Youth Climate Action event | 50 |
| October 11, 2016 | East Hill Elementary School | 80 |
| October 29, 2016 | Wenatchee Makers Faire | |
| November 2, 2016 | Foss High School |
2015
| Date | School/Event | Students |
| February 3, 2015 | Fairwood Elementary Albert Einstein Day | |
| March 27, 2015 | TAFA STEM OUT | |
| April 8, 2015 |
National Energy Extension Summit National Energy Extension Summit
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| April 10-12, 2015 | Pacific Science Center PAWs on Science | |
| April 24-25, 2015 | UW UW Engineering Days | |
| May 14, 2015 |
Schmitz Elementary Science Celebration Science Celebration
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| May 15, 2015 | St. Benedicts Science Club Science Club | |
| May 22, 2015 | Cleveland High School | |
| June 8, 2015 | Everett STEM Fair | |
| July 8, 2015 | Native Youth Enrichment Program CEI Visit | |
| August 4-5, 2015 | Early Engineering Institute Build a Solar Panel Workshop | 10 |
| September 19-20, 2015 | EMP Seattle Mini Maker Faire | |
| October 3, 2015 | Wenatchee Mini Maker Faire | 1500 |
| October 10, 2015 | UW Bothell Inspire Workshop |
950 parents and students, plus 30 students in a sunspinner workshop
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| October 23-24, 2015 |
Shorecrest High School Washington Science Teachers Association
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| October 26, 2015 | Inglemoor High School MolES Lab tour | 10 |
| November 9, 2015 | ARCS Foundation CEI posters and lab tour | 30 members |
| November 20, 2015 | Einstein Middle School Energy Course | 125 |
| November 20, 2015 | Seattle Mesa CEI Visit | 8 |
| December 14, 2015 | Excel Charter School Science Club |