For the eighth consecutive year, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) and the National Energy Foundation (NEF) plan to bring Energy Safe Kids, an interactive, hands-on safety education program, to area schools. Based on fourth-grade curriculum, the program educates children about natural gas safety through classroom presentations and take-home energy safety booklets.

Energy Safe Kids presentations will be at the following school this week:

New Carlisle Elementary School – Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8:45 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 10:25 a.m.

“While the topic is serious, Energy Safe Kids uses fun, memorable exercises to help the fourth graders learn about safety issues. In fact, a lot of our employees seem to have just as much fun during the presentations as the children do,” said Colleen Ryan, president of Vectren Ohio.

This fall, Vectren and NEF plan to provide more than 50 classroom presentations to more than 3,000 students in nearly 40 schools throughout Vectren’s Ohio service territory.

Participating students will learn about the basics of natural gas. Each student will receive an Energy Safety booklet that encourages him/her to Live Smart and Take Action by following safety precautions at home and at school. Each participating teacher/classroom will receive teaching materials that include a teacher guide, accompanying CD and energy instructional posters. After all of the presentations are complete, each classroom is invited to participate in a create-a-book contest using what they learn from the safety education program to teach other kids to be energy safe.

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