Lake Washington School District Support Services Center

Location:
Redmond, WA
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
8.00 - kilowatts

At the time of this project, solar energy monitoring provided to the Lake Washington School District Support Services Center  connected the real-time performance data from their 8-kilowatt system to students and educators to analyze the system's performance data for educational purposes. Read full project narrative >>

Lancaster, PA - Educators' Workshop

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Location:
Lancaster, PA
Grade Level:
6-12

Arconic Foundation supported STEM teacher professional development for educators in the region surrounding an Arconic facility in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  Intermediate Unit (IU) 13, a regional education resources agency for the Lancaster-Lebanon area, hosted this workshop at their conference center.  IU 13 works closely with regional districts and was able to pinpoint outreach through district leaders to the immediate Lancaster area and to the most high need schools.  All of the 14 participating teachers from seven schools from the School District of Lancaster, as well as their science... Read full project narrative >>

Lancaster, PA -- 2021 Storytime STEM Training

Location:
Lancaster, PA
Grade Level:
K-2

In 2021, CE collaborated with the School District of Lancaster in Lancaster, PA to deliver a hybrid STEM training focusing on K-2 literacy linkages to STEM topics. This training used Storytime STEM Packs, a tool developed by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit that engages students in stories to launch engineering design activities. Kits used in this training specifically used the stories of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind and My Papi Has a Motorcycle to guide students through the process of building energy transformation solutions.  CE delivered this training virtually, sending the kits to... Read full project narrative >>

Lane Middle School

Location:
Portland, OR
Grade Level:
6-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
60.00 - kilowatts

Thanks to the generous support of Gerding Edlen Sustainable Solutions, Portland General Electric, and the Energy Trust of Oregon, Lane Middle School in Portland, Oregon became the host for a 70-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system installation in July 2009. Under the arrangement, the school will generate renewable energy that will be sold to others. In addition to building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, the Renewable Classroom PLUS project from Solar 4R Schools has transformed the photovoltaic (PV) system into an interactive classroom tool.

Educators within the... Read full project narrative >>

LaPorte, IN--Educators' Workshop

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Location:
LaPorte, IN
Grade Level:
4-8

Arconic Foundation supported STEM teacher professional development for educators that teach students in districts surrounding their facilities in LaPorte, IN. LaPorte Community School Corporation and Michigan City Area Schools worked together to host a renewable energy teacher workshop at Boston High School in spring 2017.

Teachers chose to conduct this day of professional development for their first day of summer and enjoyed talking through the obstacles of what it would take to store solar energy as thermal energy. At lunchtime, representatives from the local utility NIPSCO spoke... Read full project narrative >>

Laurelhurst Elementary

Location:
Seattle, WA
Grade Level:
K-8

Renewable Classroom projects are designed to build a dedicated community of renewable energy educators within a single school or district, led by a designated "Teacher Champion." 

Thanks to the generous support of Seattle City Light, Laurelhurst Elementary School in Seattle, Washington joined the Solar 4R Schools program in February 2009. Educators within Laurelhurst Elementary received a customized renewable energy teacher training, hands-on science kit materials to augment the school's existing curricula, and complete access to the resources available on the Solar4RSchools.org... Read full project narrative >>

Laurelhurst School - PGE

Location:
Portland, OR
Grade Level:
K-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
108.90 - kilowatts

The Portland Public Schools PGE Solar Roofs Partnership STEAM Education project is a large effort over several years with a variety of partners in both energy and education sectors to expand solar production and augment STEM/STEAM education. In 2015, the Portland General Electric Renewable Development Fund, comprised of contributions from PGE Renewable Power customers, in partnership with Portland Public... Read full project narrative >>

Lawton Elementary

Location:
Seattle, WA
Grade Level:
K-5

Renewable Classroom projects are designed to build a dedicated community of renewable energy educators within a single school or district, led by a designated "Teacher Champion."

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Leadore School

Location:
Leadore, ID
Grade Level:
PK-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

Leadore School is part of a small rural district located on a high mountainous valley with clear skies through fall, winter and spring. Snowfall is less than ten inches annually and prevailing winds prevent fog and long periods of cloud cover. Leadore School is the "Heart and Soul" of the South Lemhi County. The school provides a venue for education, entertainment and community involvement. With the high cost of energy, individuals, businesses, organizations and the school are seeking alternate forms of energy. 

As a Renewable School, Leadore School is building a dedicated community... Read full project narrative >>

Lent School

Location:
Portland, OR
Grade Level:
K-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
100.00 - kilowatts

Thanks to the support of Gerding Edlen, Portland General Electric and the Energy Trust of Oregon, Lent School became the host of a 100-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system in July 2009. Under the arrangement, the school will generate renewable energy that will be sold to others. In addition to building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, the Renewable Classroom PLUS project has transformed the photovoltaic (PV) system into an interactive classroom tool. At the time of the project energy monitoring provided to the school connected the solar energy data from their PV system to... Read full project narrative >>

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