US School Programs

One Million Lights has ongoing programs and projects in K-12 Grade Schools and Universities. Get your school involved, with lessons in solar, a school fundraiser, or a school-sponsored club! See what’s going on in other schools and make it happen in yours.

SunPower and One Million Students Summer Solar Camps

SunPower and One Million Students Summer Solar Camps

This summer, One Million Students and SunPower Corporation launched a full program of camps across the state of California to teach about the power and efficacy of solar technology. A team of One Million Student volunteers (Isabel Obrien, Alex Carter, Kuran Freyermuth, and Natasha Allen) worked to design and refine lessons and are working to [Read more...]


One Million Students Educational Program

One Million Students Educational Program

August 2013 – One Million Students is a program of One Million Lights promoting solar energy education to schoolchildren from grade K-12. We are currently fundraising to support the operating costs of this program. Key Features of the Program: The program aims to reach over a thousand schools in the next few years. The program [Read more...]


Help light up a Nepali school

Help light up a Nepali school

Our next light project takes place in Nepal this April. Join us by brightening up a life — sponsor light for a Nepali student today.


Eisenhower School students collect donations for lights for Cambodian students

Eisenhower School students collect donations for lights for Cambodian students

With pennies, nickels, quarters, dimes, and even dollar bills, Eisenhower Eagles are spreading light throughout the hills! Dec 2012 (project completed Jan 2013) – The Eisenhower Student Council needs your help!  We are asking for donations to reach our goal for 100 solar-powered lights for Ang Taloek Primary School in rural Cambodia. One hundred and [Read more...]


Lights for Children of Rural Pakistan

Lights for Children of Rural Pakistan

211 lights were distributed to students of the Mubarika school in rural Pakistan. Thank you Oakville Middle School, St Louis, Missouri !


Students for Solar Project

Students for Solar Project

Students for Solar, a student-led group at North Carolina State University is raising funds for a distribution of 50 solar lights to Haiti this summer to further the education of students with no electricity access. Read more about this project.


One Million Students

One Million Students

Help bring our K-12 solar education program with SunPower Foundation to your school.


Cal Poly engineering — LunaLight project

Cal Poly engineering -- LunaLight project

Each light produced in the 2012 LunaLight project is donated to a village in rural Kenya, where they help families to make more income, children to study at night, and brighten the futures of people in need.

Your donation to this project provides materials & funds for an engineering student to build one rechargeable, solar-powered LunaLight in the Cal Poly laboratories. The students learn to build and engineer a real product, and also learn the meaning of giving back.


Oakville Middle School — Project Engage

Oakville Middle School -- Project Engage

April 2012 The students of Oakville Middle School ask for your support. The students of Oakville Middle School, in St. Louis, MO, are making a difference, by sending solar light to the kids of Mubarika Campus.  In rural Pakistan, Mubarika and the surrounding village  have no electricity or safe source of light.  By providing 200 [Read more...]


Francisco’s birthday – San Mateo, CA

Francisco's birthday - San Mateo, CA

As a birthday present, 7-year-old Francisco Lucca asked his friends to donate a few dollars each, so that they can send lights to children living without electricity.

Happy Birthday, Francisco! You are an inspiration!


School Stories

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Ambassadors


Sierra‘s Reflections - Philippines
After a week-long distribution of 180 solar lights, Light Ambassador Sierra Fan reflects on her experience in the Philippines.

Distributing solar lights in rural India
The absolute joy in the face of a child who has just received his very own solar light… so that he can read at night… is 100% worth every penny.

Jessica‘s story - Olmoti Clinic, Tanzania
Ambassador Jessica Matthys: The solar lanterns will make a significant impact on these women‘s lives.