Join the Program

Registering for the SunWise Program for grades K-8 is easy. Simply complete a registration form (available in print or electronic format) and we'll send you everything you need free of charge. Registration is currently open.

To join the SunWise Program, you have two options:

1. Use the online form below.
   
2. Get a paper copy of this web site form from:
      Linda Rutsch
      Phone: 202-343-9924
      Fax: 202-343-2338
      Email: rutsch.linda@epa.gov
   

At this time, we can only accept registrations from educators who are currently working in elementary or middle schools in the United States. Those who do not fall into this category (i.e., student teachers, teacher trainers, home schools with less than 10 students, camp counselors, preschool/high school teachers, educators from other countries, etc.), please do not register. Contact us via e-mail, and we will gladly provide you with appropriate SunWise materials or visit http://www.ntis.gov to purchase a Tool Kit ($40).

Online form

Before beginning this form, please review the program requirements and the activities described in the Program Summary. Then choose the activities in which you would like to participate. We'll send you everything you need.

Program Requirements

1. Complete this form. Please remember that a randomly selected sample of schools will be asked to complete and return the SunWise Student Survey before and after completing one or more of the activities outlined on this form. (The survey will be mailed to you after you register.)
   
2. Adopt at least one of the SunWise Activities described on this form.
   

Note: If your browser can't handle tables or forms or doesn't support JavaScript, please use option 2 listed above.

Privacy Notice

The information collected on this form will be used to create a database of schools participating in the SunWise program. If your class reports daily UV Index data and other information, we'll make those reports available to everyone in the program. You'll be able to create maps, graphs, and other reports about time series of the UV Index, cloudiness, etc.

In addition, we will create a mailing lists to provide program updates to teachers (via email if you have it) and written materials. Finally, demographic information will be used to tailor program materials to best serve the teachers and classes joining the SunWise Program.

We may mention the schools that participate in the SunWise Program but we will not give out the names of the teachers from this registration page to anyone outside EPA without your permission, and we will not identify the specific person who reports daily information.

To Participate In SunWise, Please Tell Us . . .
Your Name:
How did you learn about SunWise?
ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL
School Name:
Street Address:
City:
State:	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Baker Island California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Howland Island Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kansas Kentucky Kingman Reef Louisiana Maine Marshall Islands, Republic of Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Micronesia, Federated States of Midway Islands Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Navassa Island North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Palau, Republic of Palmyra Atoll Pennsylvania Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Wake Island Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
ZIP Code:
School Phone:	(example: 555-234-5678)
School Fax:	(example: 555-234-5678)
Number of Students:	(estimate)
Principal's Name:
School District Name:
UV Index city   closest to you:	Albuquerque, NM Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Atlantic City, NJ Baltimore, MD Billings, MT Bismarck, ND Boise, ID Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Burlington, VT Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Cheyenne, WY Chicago, IL Cleveland, OH Concord, NH Dallas, TX Denver, CO Des Moines, IA Detroit, MI Dover, DE Hartford, CT Honolulu, HI Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN Jackson, MS Jacksonville, FL Las Vegas, NV Little Rock, AR Los Angeles, CA Louisville, KY Memphis, TN Miami, FL Milwaukee, WI Minneapolis, MN Mobile, AL New Orleans, LA New York, NY Norfolk, VA Oklahoma City, OK Omaha, NE Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Portland, ME Portland, OR Providence, RI Raleigh, NC Salt Lake City, UT San Francisco, CA San Juan, PU Seattle, WA Sioux Falls, SD St. Louis, MO Tampa, FL Washington, DC Wichita, KS

ABOUT YOURSELF

E-mail Address:
Grades You Teach (Check all that apply) Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Subjects You Teach (Check all that apply) Science Physical Education Social Studies Math English School Nurse ESL Other:
Approximately how many students do you plan to teach SunWise? Language of SunWise Tool Kit materials:      English Spanish In addition to the Tool Kit, would you like to: Report Forecast UV Index using the web site Report observed UV levels on our web site using a hand-held UV meter provided by EPA (Receiving a UV meter requires a commitment to posting UV data on the SunWise Internet Learning web site or in your school at least three times weekly for 5 months. UV meters are on loan to the school and must be returned to the EPA for recalibration as needed.) Please list the classes you will be teaching SunWise: Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 4  In keeping with the EPA's commitment to program evaluation, are you willing to be contacted periodically regarding SunWise? Yes           No

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Submitting Your Information

When you press the submit button, our system will display a confirmation page with a unique ID for each registered class (e.g., VA0001). (If you do not receive an ID number, you are not registered. Please try again.) Use this ID to enter forecast UV Index values and UV observations on the SunWise web site. Please note the IDs for each class; printing the confirmation page is an easy way to keep track of them.

Tool Kits for the 2004-2005 school year will be mailed out starting in September 2004. If you need a kit sooner than that, please contact us at sunwise@epa.gov and we will oblige your request.

Thanks for participating, and we'll be in touch!

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