Global energy provider BP has launched A+ for Energy, a new program to recognize

instructional creativity through grants to New Mexico educators who teach students about energy and energy conservation. BP will invest up to $500,000 in grants and scholarships to New Mexico teachers working with pre-K through 12th grade kids. Grant amounts will equal $5,000 or $10,000, and will be presented directly to teachers who submit creative classroom, after-school, extracurricular, or summer activities focused on energy education and/or energy conservation.

A+ for Energy grant applicants are encouraged to think outside the box when developing their program concepts.

BP partners with the National Energy Education Development Project to support energy education in New Mexico schools by helping supply course content aligned with state standards for the core subject areas of science, math, and social studies throughout all grade levels. As part of its A+ for Energy program, BP will also award grant recipients with a scholarship to attend a three-day training conference conducted by the NEED Project to be held in Albuquerque in June 2007.

Any K-12 teacher currently teaching in a New Mexico public or private school is eligible to submit an application.