Educators can tap into a wealth of energy efficiency resources to boost student knowledge, writes Julie Harris.

The Victorian Solar in Schools (VSiS) program has designed resources that can be used by all Australian schools to build understanding of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The materials were developed in partnership with inspirational teachers and students from four schools. The VSiS initiative tackles the issues of climate change in a very practical way by providing schools with partial rebates to install solar panels, teaching and learning resources for all levels of schooling and an online learning, reporting and monitoring tool. Under this particular initiative, the rebates are for...