More than 60 freshmen from East Hartford High School, New Britain High School and Wilby High School in Waterbury will compete on Monday to reduce their schools’ carbon footprint.
This Cyber-Challenge put on by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association challenges ninth-graders to develop solution to complex, real-life problems in science, technology, engineering, and math.
At the event in Berlin, the students will present projects for energy-savings strategies developed with engineers from Northeast Utilities, UTC Aerospace, and General Electric.
The three schools are eligible for up to $23,000 in state and private grants to implement the students’ plans.
The Cyber-Challenge is funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
