Kansas Energy Program

🌬️⚡ Kansas Teachers & Youth Leaders…THIS is your sign to check out KidWind Kansas! ⚡🌬️

Over the last few days, we’ve shared stories from our amazing Kansas teams at the World KidWind Challenge, and WOW…these students continue to inspire us with their creativity, perseverance, teamwork, and engineering skills. 💡🔧

Now it’s YOUR turn to see what all the excitement is about!

The Kansas Energy Program is opening registration for THREE upcoming KidWind Teacher Workshops across Kansas! These workshops are designed for educators, sponsors, homeschool groups, after-school programs, and organizations wanting to bring hands-on renewable energy engineering into their classrooms and programs.

✅ FREE to attend
✅ FREE lunch
✅ Mileage reimbursement
✅ Sub pay available
✅ Hands-on training
✅ Learn engineering design & renewable energy concepts
✅ Connect students to REAL Kansas careers
✅ Access to FREE competitions for grades 4–12
✅ AND…participants will receive a FREE KidWind turbine kit for their classroom (subject to funding) 🌪️

Our Kansas KidWind competitions include:
🏆 6 Regional Events
🏆 State Championship
🏆 Opportunities to advance to the World KidWind Challenge

Students build so much more than turbines:
💬 Communication skills
🤝 Teamwork
🧠 Problem solving
📈 Data analysis
🔄 Iteration & perseverance
⚙️ Engineering design skills

This is one of the most engaging STEM experiences we see students participate in year after year. ❤️

📣 If you’ve ever wondered:
“Would this fit my classroom?”
“Could my students do this?”
“How do I even get started?”

THIS workshop is for you.

🚨 Spots are limited and these workshops tend to fill quickly, so don’t wait to register!

What an incredible year for our Kansas teams at the 2026 World KidWind Challenge 2026! 🌎💨

Once again, we want to congratulate ALL of our Kansas teams who participated. Every team we talked to shared how much they learned and what they already want to improve for next year. The effort, knowledge, creativity, and perseverance these students showed was absolutely amazing.

And behind every successful team is a dedicated coach who gives extra time, energy, encouragement, and support to help students work through the engineering design process. The students made it very clear how much they appreciated their coaches. ❤️

🏆 Kansas Champions:
⚡ High School Division — Yin Yang-Bryan Bruening
Burlington USD #244
⚡ Middle School Division — WINders-Karla Kramer-Nemaha Central Elementary & Middle School
⚡ Middle School Division—Mavericks-Keith Gable-Allen STEM Magnet KidWind Team
⚡ Elementary Division — Untied Shoelaces-Chrissy Russell-Prairie Ridge Elementary

Each team had their own story of hard work, teamwork, setbacks, perseverance, and success. From rebuilding turbines, fixing last-minute mishaps, balancing busy schedules, FaceTiming into presentations, competing solo in tunnels, and even earning a school parade celebration — these students represented Kansas in an incredible way.

We at the Kansas Energy Program are so proud of every single Kansas team that competed at Worlds this year. 💚

Stay tuned all summer long as we continue sharing photos, videos, memories, and behind-the-scenes moments from our KidWind adventure as well as ways you can be part of the fun! 🌪️⚙️