The KidWind Project is a team of teachers, engineers and scientists committed to innovative energy education. Our goal is to promote the elegance of wind power through affordable tools and training programs that challenge, engage and inspire students of all ages.

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The KidWind Story

Michael Arquin began the Kidwind Project when he was a 6th grade science teacher in California. Unhappy with the high price and poor quality of commercial products available for teaching wind energy science, he set out to develop his own.

Michael developed the KidWind idea through a fellowship
at the Wright Center for Science Education during the 2003-2004 academic year. The original KidWind website was launched in January 2004 with free lessons plans
and other wind energy science ideas for the classroom.

In the fall of 2004, Michael invested an initial $1,000 in developing and selling wind energy kits online. KidWind's first headquarters was the basement of Michael's home in Arlington, Massachusetts. KidWind now has an office and
a warehouse, selling thousands of kits annually to kids, parents and teachers all over the world.

KidWind Philosophy

We pride ourselves on the wide range of our educational work, from helping a fifth grader troubleshoot a homemade wind turbine to working with major industry partners toward developing regional training programs that impact hundreds of teachers.

While we sell products, we were not put on this planet to pack boxes. We strongly believe in building a diverse community of teachers to improve science education through inquiry based learning.  We create affordable "classroom ready" materials to make these experiences interesting and engaging for students.

Our business model is based on open source curriculum development.  All of our print materials are freely downloadable from our website. We also believe that our clear, comprehensive, and precise documentation and customer support differentiate us from other vendors.