[January 2, 2012] Greetings! – We’re in the middle of transitioning to a new website. You can view our New Catalog, review Workshops & other event opportunities on the new site now. Register to get a copy of your Free 2013 Solar Schoolhouse Calendar.
Thanks for your patience as we update the website(s).
Looking Forward.
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Past Events
September 21 , 2010 Sonoma County
Youth Energy Summit
Analy High School – Sebastopol, CA
Article in SSU Star@ YES
July 11-16, 2010
Solar Schoolhouse Summer Institute for Educators
Walker Creek Ranch – Petaluma, CA
[Read Article in the Press Democrat]
March 26 , 2010
Solar Schoolhouse Forum: Powering Schools with Sunlight
Sonoma Mountain Village – Rohnert Park, CA
Presentations posted online
Learn all about the Solar Schoolhouse Program
(slide show opens in new window)
New Publication from Rahus/Solar Schoolhouse!
TEACHING SOLAR
Learn more @ Teaching Solar
Teaching Solar reviewed in IREC News
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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, Solar Schoolhouse caps and shirts, Photosynthesis vs. Photovoltaic Fact Sheets & Posters, SunPower Posters,
and more…
see our new 2012 Catalog with new project kits, sets, etc [Jan. 5, 2012].
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)
Anaheim Resources for Anaheim Educators
[Anaheim CA] (sponsored by Anaheim Public Utilities)
Glendale Resources for Glendale Educators
[Glendale CA] (sponsored by Glendale Water&Power)
Lodi Resources for Lodi Educators
for schools served by City of Lodi Electric Utility Department
Sacramento Resources for Sacramento Educators
[Sacramento, CA] (sponsored by Sacramento Municipal Utility District)
Coachella & Imperial Valley
check here for Solar Schoolhouse IVCV information
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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)
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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.
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Rahus Institute releases Teaching Solar: A Teacher’s Guide to Integrating Solar into Classroom Curriculum [IREC Newsletter July 2009]
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
Lodi Solar Discovery Faire (October 25, 2008) – pre-event article in Stockton Record (jpg) and post-event short article in Lodi News (pdf)
Presentation at ASES08 Solar Conference May 2008 – “Using Digital Multimedia Tools for Renewable Energy Education – An overview of tools and methods for developing digital media to visualize and teach sustainable energy systems”.[opens as slide show] Examples are demonstrated. Clay Atchison
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]
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]