IID
- Imperial Valley & Choachella Valley - Solar Schoolhouse Resource Page
IID
- Imperial Valley & Choachella Valley - Solar Schoolhouse Resource Page
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Solar Schoolhouse activities in Coachella and Imperial Valleys are supported by a grant from IID Energy (a division of Imperial Irrigation District)
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Resources
for class Solar Projects
Tips for solar cookers, cars, model home building, fountains....etc.
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WORKSHOPS
Solar Schoolhouse Summer Institute for Educators - 5days at great
location in Petalumna. Building projects. Prof. Development credit available.
[photo right: teachers at SIE2005 at Camp Ocean Pines creating a solar powered
circuit] Applications and registration
Note we do not have any stipends for IV/CV area teachers this year 2008. The
cost is $1200 to attend.
July 18-23, 2008 - Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma, CA
View Slide show highlighting the Summer Institute and other feature of the Solar Schoolhouse.
CV & IV Participants at previous Summer Institutes
David Avila, Holtville MS
Jose Reyes, Saul Martinez ES, Mecca
Carl Bodon, Cesar Chavez ES, Coachella
John Noonan, Coachella Valley HS, Thermal
Rebecca McElfresh, Coachella
Valley HS, Thermal
Frank Miranda, Imperial Valley College
Althera Taylor, Imperial Valley College
Bob Macholtz, Central Union HS, El Centro
Madaleine Macholtz, Central Union HS, El Centro
Jim Jones, Valley View ES, Coachella
Alfonso Massey
Mike Gohl, The SunWorks, Niland
Chris Dolan, Desert Sands USD, Indio
Alice Young, Eisenhower ES, Indio
Ted Rice, Eisenhower ES, Indio
Michael Giddings, SCRAP Gallery, Indio
Wilton Goo, Calipatria HS, Calipatria
Kathleen Goo, Fremont MS, Calipatria
Read News about solar activities in Imperial & Coachella Valleys
BRAWLEY ROP CONSTRUCTION CLASS ON NEWS 11 (February 2006)
Solar Schoolhouse Olympics (Imperial
Valley) "Activities
Shed Light on Solar Energy" IV Press April 29, 2007(pdf)
Solar Schoolhouse Olympics (Coachella
Valley) "SCRAP
Event Harnesses Sun" Desert Sun May 11, 2007 (pdf)
Brawley ROP "The House that Students Built" IV Press May 27, 2007 (pdf)
Solar Workshop for Teachers [Solar
Schoolhouse] "Teacher turns Pizza Box into Solar Oven"
IV Press Jan 13, 2006 (pg1-jpg)
pg2
jpg, pg3
jpg
Articles from the 2005 solar boat race @ Indio HS & winning teams.
IV News April 25, 2004 'Olympics Thrive on Solar Power'
IV News April 15, 2004 Brawley HS Solar Electric System 'Straight from the Sun'
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Solar Boat Race Competition (MWD
Solar Cup)
Teams
from Desert Mirage and Coachella Valley High Schools have started (Nov. 07)
building their boats and will participate in the 2008 MWD Solar Cup, scheduled
for weekend of May
The boat race will be at Lake Skinner
(near Temecula)
May 16-18, 2008
(image at right is of Indio HS 2004 team)
Information about Solar Cup 2007 & 2008 - MWD site
Articles from the 2005
race on California Solar Center - @ Indio HS & winning teams.
Online
Slide show of Indio HS 2004 experience
articles from the 2004 race on CAlifornia Solar Center.
articles from the 2003 race on CAlifornia Solar Center.
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