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Welcome to the Solar Schoolhouse webpage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events Solar Schoolhouse Summer Institute for Educators 2008 July 13-18, 2008 - Walker Creek Ranch - Petaluma, CA For more information and to register... July 8 2008 Solar Primer Workshop [ San Diego] for San Diego educators. @ San Diego, CA Sponsored by San Diego County Office of Education to learn more(pdf) & to register Learn all about the Solar Schoolhouse Program (slide show opens in new window) Participants at the Solar Schoolhouse Summer Institute for Educators create a series circuit with solar cells & motors. Forty teachers from throughout California, and as far as North Carolina, attended the 2005 sessions. The project-oriented theme of the 5day summer institute lead to the construction of 2 permanent solar fountains for the host sites, fountains to take back to school, stand-alone solar electric nightlight, solar cars, solar cookers, model solar homes, model solar hot water heaters, and more. [photo: T. Allen - Rahus] Educational Tools from Solar Schoolhouse NOW AVAILABLE! These include: *Your Solar Home* educational series(student & teacher guidebooks, DVD), Solar Cell Classroom Set, Solar Power Monitor Set, Experienced 55 and 60 watt solar electric modules for your educational projects, Solar Schoolhouse caps and shirts, Photosynthesis vs. Photovoltaic Fact Sheets, SunPower Posters, and more... Download Order Form with product descriptions [pdf](updated 9-14-06) Or order online via our Online Shopping Cart (this will transfer to Rahus.org - the parent org of Solar Schoolhouse Program) ONLINE VIDEO TUTORIALS by Solar Schoolhouse (includes: Digital Multimeter Use, Solar Cell Classroom Set, Solar Power Monitor Set, Building a Pizzabox Solar Oven, Flip Cell Project) Glendale Resources for Glendale Educators [Glendale CA] (sponsored by Glendale Water&Power) Lodi check here for other Lodi Solar Schoolhouse program updates for schools served by City of Lodi Electric Utility Department ------------------------------------------------------- IID - Coachella & Imperial Valley check here for IID Solar Schoolhouse updates: workshops, Solar Schoolhouse Olympics guidelines & signups for schools served by Imperial Irrigation District (IID Energy) ------------------------------------------------------------- Solar Schoolhouse Summer Institute for Educators 2008 July 13-18, 2008 Walker Creek Ranch - Petaluma, CA For more information and to register... Summer Institute for Educators - Midland School: Los Olivos 2007): Read about the summer institute '07 experience as reported in Santa Barbara News Press(pdf) Summer Institute for Educators - Sly Park: Pollock Pines 2004 Read about the summer institute '04 experience . Summer Institute for Educators -Santa Barbara 2003 Read about the summer institute '03 experience In Action: Solar hydrogen fuel cell (left), solar fan intrigue(middle), and pumping water with the sun (right) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solar Schoolhouse Background information: Live Data online! Schools with gridtie solar electric (Photovoltaic) systems. Evaluate the differences in performance due to geography, weather, application, and other factors. request info at schoolinfo@solarschoolhouse.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summer Institute for Educators - Midland School: Los Olivos 2007): Read about the summer institute '07 experience as reported in Santa Barbara News Press(pdf) Summer Institute for Educators - Sly Park: Pollock Pines 2004): Read about the summer institute '04 experience . Summer Institute for Educators -Santa Barbara 2003): Read about the summer institute '03 experience Presentation at CITEA Conference March 2006 [pdf - large file 4.7 MB - download or opens in new browser] "Designing Passive Solar Homes and Students Installing Solar Electric Systems", Hal Aronson - includes Brawley High School ROP project. Presentation at Solar Forum September 05[pdf - large file 3.5MB - download or opens in new browser] Direct Current in the Classroom - Vocational Connections in k12 Schools Presentation at Solar Forum Feb 2005 [pdf - large file 2.7MB - download or opens in new browser] Updates from 2004-05 program. Presentation at ASES 2003 in Austin Texas [pdf - large file 1.5 MB - download or opens in new browser] "An integrated approach to Solar Energy Education". Includes slides from 5 recent school projects. Main message is that there is more to a successful solar energy education project than just putting a panel on the roof. Bring it in the classroom also. Presentation at Solar Forum 11/03 [pdf - large file 5MB - download or opens in new browser] An Integrated approach to Solar Energy Education. Presentation at Solar Forum 10/02 [pdf - large file 2 MB - download or opens in new browser] Paper presented at ASES solar Conference Reno, NV June 2002 [500 kB pdf] Walden West Outdoor Environmental Education School installs PV system and integrates solar curriculum Womens Solar Design workshop installs PV system at Walden West [Article in Home Power issue #98 Dec. 03] also on Solar e-Clips Hal conducts a workshop at the Environmental & Outdoor Educators conference in Yosemite (Fall 2002). Workshop Spring 2003: PV as a Learning Tool Emery High Solar Mural Project Winter/Spring 2003 SSh in Palo Alto - Ohlone and Gunn Schools Lincoln Middle School (Alameda) PV installation and curriculum Alameda’s Solar Education [Solar Schoolhouse project] Questions? Contact Tor Allen at 925-370-7262 or schoolinfo@solarschoolhouse.org Solar Schoolhouse is a program of The Rahus Institute, a 501c3 nonprofit organization Sister sites: California Solar Center (Solar e-Clips) Rahus Institute