Children’s Book Challenge

SC fourth and fifth-grade stu­dents are invit­ed to write and illus­trate a children’s book about our elec­tric coop­er­a­tives.  Win­ning entries will be award­ed cash prizes as well as an oppor­tu­ni­ty to get pub­lished!  This year’s chal­lenge focus­es on the theme of Co-ops Con­nect Com­mu­ni­ties.

For more than 80 years, the elec­tric coop­er­a­tives in South Car­oli­na have been trans­form­ing lives, fam­i­lies and com­mu­ni­ties with elec­tric­i­ty and com­mu­ni­ty sup­port. We want to cel­e­brate that out­stand­ing his­to­ry with an oppor­tu­ni­ty for young peo­ple to learn what coop­er­a­tives are, how they start­ed and how elec­tric­i­ty impacts our lives. The elec­tric coop­er­a­tives in South Car­oli­na val­ue edu­ca­tion and real­ize stu­dents are the prob­lem solvers of the future. Becom­ing an ener­gy-lit­er­ate soci­ety is essen­tial to over­com­ing our future ener­gy chal­lenges. Writ­ing a children’s book on ener­gy allows stu­dents to widen their knowl­edge of our state’s ener­gy pos­si­bil­i­ties.