GM Education

Honeoye Falls Fuel Cell Team Helps FIRST Students

Employees at the Honeoye Falls Fuel Cell site partnered with an energized , comprised of 11 Honeoye Falls Lima Middle School Students, to help them take first place at a robotics competition recently held at the University of Rochester.

DETROIT (January 6, 2010) — Team Gear Freeze was named the Regional Champions in the Greater Finger Lakes Region after competing against 100 teams to achieve their championship status.

Lordstown Experiences A World In Motion (AWIM)

Lordstown's assembly plant recently welcomed 40 fifth-grade students from a nearby Lordstown elementary school and provided a plant tour and a presentation at the conclusion of the plant's A World in Motion (AWIM) program.

DETROIT (December 9, 2009) — GM engineers mentored the students and assisted in the development of their math and science skills. As a planned activity from this effort, students were challenged to build and test a jet toy.

The Chevrolet Volt Electric Car Stars in a Natiowide School Assmbly

Middle School Students Lead the Charge From Los Angeles, but Classrooms Across the U.S. Can Participate in Live Web Cast

LOS ANGELES (November 23, 2009) —In what may be the world's largest school show-and-tell, nearly 800 middle school students and teachers in Los Angeles – joined via the web by thousands of their peers from across the country – will interact with the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle in a Nov. 30 assembly.

Fall Updates

What's been happening on GM Education?

DETROIT (October 16, 2009) — For the latest GM Education tips, games, activities and lesson plans for the classroom, check out the latest newsletter edition.

Summer is Finally Here!

Looking for fun summer activities for your children? Want to catch up on the latest GM Education updates?

DETROIT (July 1, 2009) — Check out the GM Education Newsletter's latest edition.

GM Sponsored Teams Grab 1st & 2nd as Part of Winning Alliances at FIRST World Championship

FIRST™ Championship Draws More Than 10,000 Students and 533 Robots from 28 Countries in Robotics Challenge at Georgia Dome in Atlanta

Atlanta (April 18, 2009) — Twenty-thousand spectators, students, mentors, volunteers, sponsors, and FIRST™ supporters gathered over the weekend to experience the ultimate celebration of science and technology that ignites students' scientific savvy in three levels of Championship competitions.

LIVE Web Chat: Green Wheels for the Future, Please!

What will our children demand for their tomorrows?

DETROIT (April 17, 2009) — In honor of Earth Day, GM Education and Greenopolis have teamed up to bring a unique opportunity to classrooms around the country and to the general public - a live web chat about the future of transportation and sustainability with GM Director of Advanced Technology Vehicle Concepts, Dr. Christopher Borroni-Bird.

New “Teach Green” Blog Encourages Conversation and Sharing of Tips and Ideas for Classrooms

GM’s education web site offers teachers and students resources and activities that highlight energy, environment and sustainability topics

Calling all teachers! GM’s K-12 education web site has just launched a new blog to help encourage conversation, information sharing and the exchange of advice amongst teachers who want to promote “green” lessons in their classrooms. To help get the conversation going, GM has tapped a couple of teachers that were recipients of a “Live Green” teacher grant sponsored by GM and Discovery Education last year. These teachers will share their thoughts and ideas around teaching topics related to the environment, energy and advanced technologies. Readers are encouraged to get engaged in the discussion and offer their own experiences with teaching “green” in the classroom by submitting comments and personal stories to Educationeditor@gmblogs.com. The new teacher blog can be found at http://www.gm.com/experience/education/blog/.

Tips for Going Green in the Classroom

Looking to reduce your class's carbon footprint? Interested in finding out how to add some green spunk into your classroom?

At a recent Webinar attended by the winners of General Motors and Discovery Education's LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant Program, Meaghan O'Neill, a staff writer for Treehugger.com, offered some simple and effective tips for greening the classroom. These tips provide ways to be environmentally responsible while encouraging students to take interest in the eco-friendly fun too.