Bluepoint Wind is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 mini-grant program, which will help further STEM and clean energy education for 10 educators in New York and New Jersey. Previously, awards were limited to educators in New Jersey, however due to increased interest, in 2025 Bluepoint Wind expanded the mini-grant awards to teachers in New York as well. Each educator chosen by the Company will receive $1,000 worth of interactive STEM kits from KidWind, an international leader in renewable energy education.
Applications were made available in late 2024, and special consideration was given to those working in schools located in overburdened and disadvantaged communities. Applications were due on February 28th, 2025.
Each of the 10 teachers will receive a $1,000 mini-grant funded by Bluepoint Wind and applied toward the purchase of interactive wind energy STEM kits from KidWind. KidWind will also provide the winners with training on how to incorporate the STEM kits into in-school and/or out-of-school learning environments.
The 2025 winning educators are:
- Ryan Gilligan of Oakland, NJ
- Kimberly M. Smith of Saint Raphael School, NJ
- Tanja Larsen of Shrewsbury Borough School District, NJ
- Kenya Bowman of IS 14 Shell Bank, NY
- Bivas Sarker of The David A. Stein Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy, NY
- Kaedin Jemiolo of Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy, NY
- Marie Suchan of P.S. 398, NY
- Khin-Yah Ma of Sunset Park High School, NY
- Veronica Sosa of The Hector Figueroa School, NY
- Sean Hollett of William Cullen Bryant HS, NY
Bluepoint Wind is pleased to help further clean energy education around in schools by supporting educators in New York and New Jersey.
About Bluepoint Wind
Bluepoint Wind is a partnership between Ocean Winds (OW), an international offshore wind energy company, and New York-based Global Infrastructure Partners. Together, these companies have a successful track record of over 50 years of experience in development, financing, construction and operation of renewables projects, including more than 16 years on offshore wind projects. Bluepoint Wind plans to build an offshore wind farm within its ocean lease area located 38 nautical miles (nm) off the coast of New York and 53 nm off the coast of New Jersey. At full capacity, this wind farm will be able to generate 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of clean wind energy – powering over 1,000,000 homes and helping NY and NJ meet their ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals.
About the KidWind Project
The KidWind Project, an international leader in renewable energy education, has been working with educators and students to integrate renewable energy into classrooms for over 15 years. Since 2004, KidWind has held more than 800 training events for more than 50,000 teachers all over the world. For more information about our trainings, challenges and curricular materials, visit www.kidwind.org.