Electricity School 2024

Join us for Electricity School on June 5, 2024 at Bailey Park in Camp Point.

Open to all youth, ages 8-18. 4-H Membership is NOT required. Invite a friend! There is no charge to attend, but youth must pre-register by completing an application, and a health form. All forms are due in the Extension office by May 31.

Health Form - please complete and return to Siera at snthomps@illinois.edu.

Important Notes:

All 4-H members enrolled in Electricity or Electronics are strongly encouraged to attend 4-H Electricity School. Projects completed at Electricity School may not be used as an exhibit at a 4-H Show.
Students enrolled in Level 1, 2, or 3, please bring the following: wire strippers, phillips-head and flat-head screwdriver, and needle nose pliers.
When selecting your workshop, levels must be completed in order. First year participants should select Level 1: Extension Cord.
A parent or designated adult must check in participants at the Large Pavilion at Bailey Park in Camp Point. Participants must stay in the Pavilion at the end of the program until a parent or a designated adult arrives.

Schedule

8:30-9:00 am | Registration
9:00 am | Welcome & Game
9:45 am | Bucket Truck Demonstration
10:15 am - 11:30 am | Workshops

Sponsored by: Adams Electric Cooperative, Gem City Electric, and University of Illinois Extension.

Levels must be completed in order. If this is your son/daughter’s first year, please sign up for Level 1.
Level 1 (limit 30) Extension Cord
Level 2 (limit 30) New: Soda Can Solar Car
Level 3 (limit 16) Circuits/Switches
Level 4 Wind Turbine Tour
Level 5 Electric Car/ GIS Mapping

If you’d like to add your son, daughter or grandchild’s name to a future mailing list, contact Laura Bergman at lbergman@adamselectric.coop or call (800) 232-4797.

Electricity school is sponsored by Adams Electric Cooperative, Gem City Electric, and University of Illinois Extension.

Contact Information

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Last Name

Street Address

Street Address 2

City

State

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Daytime Phone

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E-mail Address

Please pick the level of the project you would like to attend. If you completed Level 2 last year you must choose Level 3 this year. If this is your first year you must sign up for Level 1.

I permit University of Illinois to take my photo/my child's photo during participation in 4-H Electricity School and to use my photo for promotional purposes.

Yes

Do you have any food allergies to accommodate? If yes, please describe below.

Yes

Special Needs/Food Allergies

Do you have questions or need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program? Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting participant needs. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.

Yes

Reasonable Accomodations:

Civil Rights Compliance - Participant Info

As part of our commitment to providing equal opportunities in our programming, University of Illinois Extension is required to collect and report overall statistics about the race, ethnicity, and gender of program participants. Your responses are voluntary and appreciated.

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