Educational Materials and General Program Development

The availability of educational materials for teachers and students is becoming increasingly important in all parts of the world, but especially in the developing world where access to educational materials is a critical link in achieving economic and social improvements. In Indonesia for examples, Chevron-donated equipment and software are helping to enrich computer knowledge among students in Riau, an oil-producing and natural resources-rich province on the island of Sumatra. The Computer Literacy Improvement program, with the support of local government and other third parties, calls for donating computer laboratories to local secondary schools and universities, including training for computer lab management, operation of hardware and software, and trouble-shooting. API and several of its members are long-time sponsors of Project Learning Tree (PLT), one of the most widely used environmental education programs in the United States and abroad. Over 500,000 educators have been trained to use PLT materials, and more than 25 million students have been reached in the United States, the Trust Territories, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Japan, Brazil and Mexico. Shell launched a technology-donation program, called the Shell Digital Divide Initiative in fall 2001. The Initiative partners with community schools and nonprofit organizations. To date more than 60,000 lives have been touched, more than 3,000 computers have been donated and more than 60 nonprofits and 17 schools have benefited from the project in the U.S. Petro-Canada, in partnership with the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, is a founding sponsor of a Web-based educational program.

Classroom Energy
In 2002, API launched two major education initiatives for teachers and students. API's Energy & Society program, developed in conjunction with environmental education leader Project Learning Tree, has already received recognition from the Parents’ Choice Awards, the Children’s Music Web Awards, the ASAE 2002 Honor Roll, and others. The kit includes a primer on oil and natural gas; classroom activities tied to the national standards; posters; and a music CD-ROM and video.
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API Standards Accessible to Petroleum Engineering Students
API and Information Handling Services (IHS®) jointly launched the API Engineering Partnership program to make API's oil and natural gas industry standards more accessible to graduate and undergraduate petroleum engineering schools at select universities and colleges in North America.
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School-Business Partnership
Alyeska Pipeline has a school-business partnership with Russian Jack Elementary School – one of the most diverse and low-income schools in the Anchorage School District. As a partner, Alyeska provides volunteers to read to the children, hosts the entire student body for Halloween trick or treating, provides quarterly lunches for students, and provides a Thanksgiving lunch at the school which serves over 400 students who might not otherwise get a holiday dinner. During the year Alyeska also provides tickets to various cultural and educational events.
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BP Solar Donates Solar Equipment for Hometown Earth and Space Science Laboratory
BP Solar has made a donation of 160 solar modules, supporting equipment, and technical expertise to Frederick County Public Schools' (FCPS) new facility for its Earth and Space Science Laboratory (ESSL). The donation is valued at more than $100,000.
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Public School Education
The Colonial Pipeline Company actively participates in a number of partnerships with local schools to promote public education. See link above for a complete listing of examples.
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Student Employment Program
An innovative community outreach program called the SMARTS Program (Students Making A Road To Success) that’s been honored by PEPNet, a U.S.-based best-practices-sharing network for nonprofit groups. SMARTS, formerly known as STARS (Success to At-Risk Students), helps high school and college students earn money while learning about careers and getting real-world work experience.
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Excel by Five: An Early Childhood Development Program
Mississippi First Lady Marsha Barbour joined early childhood development experts and ChevronTexaco to launch Excel by Five, a community-based educational program designed to improve a child’s overall well-being by age 5. Funded with a $650,000 grant from ChevronTexaco, the program will be piloted in Cleveland, West Point, Petal and Pascagoula.
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The Search for Solutions
Produced in conjunction with the National Science Teachers Association, the Search for Solutions video series explores the key elements of science – creativity, modeling, application, theory, and argument – and how these processes are practically applied.
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The Face of Education
Dictionary and textbook aid Azerbaijan´s educational reform. An Azerbaijani-English dictionary that represents more than 25 years of research and the first elementary school textbook to teach reading in the Azerbaijani-Latin alphabet are now printed and in circulation. The company worked with Azeri businesses through the relief agency, Care International, to develop and print these books.
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Working Closely with Local Schools
Marathon’s facilities work closely with local schools, providing a variety of resources to augment learning experiences.
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Web-Based Education Programs
Working with the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, an independent public interest and advocacy organization and non-profit consulting group, Petro-Canada is a founding sponsor of this Web-based educational program.
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Petro-Canada’s Aboriginal Education Awards
Since 1987, Petro-Canada has contributed more than $800,000 in scholarship awards to assist Aboriginal individuals across the country with their post-secondary studies.
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Shell Digital Divide Initiative
Shell launched a technology-donation program, called the Shell Digital Divide Initiative in fall 2001. The Initiative partners with community schools and nonprofit organizations. To date more than 60,000 lives have been touched, more than 3,000 computers have been donated and more than 60 nonprofits and 17 schools have benefited from the project in the U.S.
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Shell Hydrogen and Howard University Partner to Advance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
Shell Hydrogen (US) ("Shell") announced a partnership with Howard University's College of Engineering to advance hydrogen fuel cell education. Shell will sponsor the Shell Hydrogen Scholars Program at Howard University to provide financial aid to undergraduate students in the engineering program. In addition, the program will include funding for student research in hydrogen fuel cell projects.
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