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We provide a range of educational materials and opportunities for students and educators to learn more about Santee Cooper, electricity, electric safety and more.

Santee Cooper Kids

Brighten Your Future

Santee Cooper invites you to become an e-SMART kid. Becoming e-SMART means learning about electricity and how to use it safely and wisely. Check out our games and activities, and you’ll be on your way!

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Tours and Presentations

We provide a range of educational materials and opportunities for students and educators to learn more about Santee Cooper, electricity, electric safety and more.

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Books

Publications

Santee Cooper provides effective, engaging, curriculum-based publications to teachers throughout the state free of charge. Check out our complete listing of publications that are available.

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Energy Educators Institute

Each July, Santee Cooper sponsors the Energy Educators Institute, a graduate-level course for certified South Carolina K-12 teachers and administrators accredited through Charleston Southern University.

Participants explore the scientific concepts of energy, its sources, and use and impact on the environment, economy and society. A real-world understanding of the power and purpose of electricity is learned through presentations by energy experts, discussions, field experiences and hands-on activities. Teachers complete the institute armed with materials relevant to the curriculum and correlated to state standards.

This three-week, interactive and interdisciplinary course requires a four-day residential stay at Santee Cooper's Wampee Conference Center on Lake Moultrie in Pinopolis. Although a tranquil setting, it proves to be the perfect place to build professional relationships and participate in a diverse learning experience. During the first and third week of the institute, participants will interact and complete assignments online. The second week of the course is spent onsite at Santee Cooper's Wampee Conference Center.

The 2025 Energy Educators Institute tentative dates are:

  • June 2-20, with the required four-day residential stay at Wampee from June 10-13
  • June 16-July 4, with the required four-day residential stay at Wampee from June 24-27
  • June 30-July 18, with the required four-day residential stay at Wampee from July 8-11
Click here to be added to the 2025 Direct Mail List.

Lineworkers Rodeo

Each year, Santee Cooper and electrical utility partners hold the Lineworkers Rodeo to showcase line technicians' skills and promote camaraderie among participants.

Lineworker Rodeo Poster

2024 Rodeo

When: ** Rescheduled for October 26 **
Where: Stilley Recreational Facility, 1101 Depot Road Conway, SC 29526

Agenda
Fall Arrest Policy
General Information
General Rules
Safety Manual