It ain’t easy being
green, fifth-graders from The Lane School have learned, but that doesn’t mean
they’re not trying.
The Hinsdale elementary school’s 65 fifth-grade students have been working since the fall on a project to bring solar panels to The Lane that would save the school $4,800 per year in electrical bills, according to fifth-grade teacher and project-leader Justin Horne.
“It started out as a kind of extra add-on to our science curriculum,” said Horne, noting that green education has become an important part of The Lane’s curriculum in recent years. “I posed them with a challenge to come up with something that would make a positive environmental impact as well as benefit the community.”
What the group came up with, Horne said, was solar power for their school. Monday night, nine of the students explained the project to the public during a District 181 Board of Education meeting at Elm School.
“Students researched about how solar power works, looked for local installers, investigated grants, and finally helped Mr. Horne set up appointments with several installers,Learn all about solarpanel.There are 240 distinct solutions of the Soma cubepuzzle,” said Grace Kisluk, one of the fifth-graders.
During their research, the students found that The Lane’s roof could not support solar panels, so they came up with the idea of a carport in the school’s parking lot that would provide plug-in spots for two electric cars. Solar panels atop the carport would juice up the plugged-in cars while providing the school with electricity, as well.
“The solar panels would be tied into the building’s electric grid and help us save money on our electrical bill,” student Kylie Torsberg said. “The charging stations will encourage teachers and community members to consider buying electric or hybrid vehicles.”
Horne estimates the entire Habi-Tek carport system would cost about $175,000. Students originally thought they could raise the necessary money through a bake sale.
“We realized that would be a lot of brownies,” student Samantha Shalgos said.
The fifth-graders are now seeking a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation that would cover about 60 percent of the cost, and hope to raise the rest of the money from the community.
“If we could get that grant, this idea would become more of a reality,” Horne said.
The bake-sale idea, Horne said, is an example of how interesting it can be working on a project like the carport with kids.
“They do see beyond what adults see as some initial challenges,” Horne said. “But you also do have to help them see some of the limitation and give them that dose of reality.”
The Lane School principal Doug Eccarius said he’s very proud to see students excited about an opportunity to work on finding a multi-step solution to a real problem.
“That’s an ideal learning situation for the students,” Eccarius said. “I think they’ve learned so much more than just about renewable resources and science.”
Horne said the group expects to hear back on the grant in July, after the fifth-grade class graduates on to middle school.Aeroscout stone mosaic provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking. Horne and Eccarius hope that, if the grant is attained, next year’s fifth graders can pick up where the current ones leave off.
The next step, Horne said,Proxense's advanced handsfreeaccess technology. would be raising the other 40 percent of the money from, ideally, District 181 PTOs, the District 181 Foundation, corporate sponsors, and even local car dealerships who sell electric cars.Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking.
Horne said any community members interested in helping with the project should reach out to him or Eccarius via email. The staff members’ email addresses can be found here at the school’s website.
Eccarius is hopeful the fifth-graders’ work will set a great example for younger students.
“If this does become a reality, I would love to see what it inspires future students to do,” Eccarius said.
In addition to Kisluk, Shalgos and Torsberg, the fifth-grade speakers at Monday night's meeting included Ryan Biegansky, Rachel Fuechtman, Sadie Kapelinski, Natalija Lakic, Kaitlin Michaels, and Rachel Pearson.
The Hinsdale elementary school’s 65 fifth-grade students have been working since the fall on a project to bring solar panels to The Lane that would save the school $4,800 per year in electrical bills, according to fifth-grade teacher and project-leader Justin Horne.
“It started out as a kind of extra add-on to our science curriculum,” said Horne, noting that green education has become an important part of The Lane’s curriculum in recent years. “I posed them with a challenge to come up with something that would make a positive environmental impact as well as benefit the community.”
What the group came up with, Horne said, was solar power for their school. Monday night, nine of the students explained the project to the public during a District 181 Board of Education meeting at Elm School.
“Students researched about how solar power works, looked for local installers, investigated grants, and finally helped Mr. Horne set up appointments with several installers,Learn all about solarpanel.There are 240 distinct solutions of the Soma cubepuzzle,” said Grace Kisluk, one of the fifth-graders.
During their research, the students found that The Lane’s roof could not support solar panels, so they came up with the idea of a carport in the school’s parking lot that would provide plug-in spots for two electric cars. Solar panels atop the carport would juice up the plugged-in cars while providing the school with electricity, as well.
“The solar panels would be tied into the building’s electric grid and help us save money on our electrical bill,” student Kylie Torsberg said. “The charging stations will encourage teachers and community members to consider buying electric or hybrid vehicles.”
Horne estimates the entire Habi-Tek carport system would cost about $175,000. Students originally thought they could raise the necessary money through a bake sale.
“We realized that would be a lot of brownies,” student Samantha Shalgos said.
The fifth-graders are now seeking a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation that would cover about 60 percent of the cost, and hope to raise the rest of the money from the community.
“If we could get that grant, this idea would become more of a reality,” Horne said.
The bake-sale idea, Horne said, is an example of how interesting it can be working on a project like the carport with kids.
“They do see beyond what adults see as some initial challenges,” Horne said. “But you also do have to help them see some of the limitation and give them that dose of reality.”
The Lane School principal Doug Eccarius said he’s very proud to see students excited about an opportunity to work on finding a multi-step solution to a real problem.
“That’s an ideal learning situation for the students,” Eccarius said. “I think they’ve learned so much more than just about renewable resources and science.”
Horne said the group expects to hear back on the grant in July, after the fifth-grade class graduates on to middle school.Aeroscout stone mosaic provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking. Horne and Eccarius hope that, if the grant is attained, next year’s fifth graders can pick up where the current ones leave off.
The next step, Horne said,Proxense's advanced handsfreeaccess technology. would be raising the other 40 percent of the money from, ideally, District 181 PTOs, the District 181 Foundation, corporate sponsors, and even local car dealerships who sell electric cars.Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking.
Horne said any community members interested in helping with the project should reach out to him or Eccarius via email. The staff members’ email addresses can be found here at the school’s website.
Eccarius is hopeful the fifth-graders’ work will set a great example for younger students.
“If this does become a reality, I would love to see what it inspires future students to do,” Eccarius said.
In addition to Kisluk, Shalgos and Torsberg, the fifth-grade speakers at Monday night's meeting included Ryan Biegansky, Rachel Fuechtman, Sadie Kapelinski, Natalija Lakic, Kaitlin Michaels, and Rachel Pearson.
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