Pellau Magazine

Lorraine Van Druten lectures on the use of solar panels as a sustainable energy alternative.
 

The Fourth Form students of the Bishop Anstey High School (BAHS) are set on improving the energy efficiency of the school, an overall reduction of carbon footprint and increasing environmental awareness among the school population, as their RBC Young Leaders Climate Change: Global Phenomenon, Community Solutions project. In a release, the students said the initiative, entitled, The Solution—Giving Back Starts at Home (Help Our Mother Earth), would include introducing a plastic recovery bin at the school, increasing the awareness of environmentally sound practices throughout the student population, sustainably increasing the hosting of outdoor classes, re-introducing the electric drinking-water fountains as an alternative to plastic-bottled-water solutions and introducing the use of solar panels as a source of electricity in the school's hall/music room. 
 
 
In order to accomplish their goals the students have decided on creative and innovative ways of meeting the objectives. One of the first awareness plan was a mural competition. Students were required to create a painting using the theme climate change. The winner of the competition had their work displayed on one of the school walls and also received a hamper with art supplies. 
The awareness campaign followed with the showing of videos of climate change and global warming. To research the installation of solar panels, students were invited to two homes in Maracas which utilised solar energy as a source of electricity. The engineer responsible for the installation on and maintenance of the panels gave explanatory walk-throughs, to illustrate how it worked and gave them an idea of what the project would cost. On March 25, the team hosted a fund-raising fashion show, which was divided into sections using relevant climate change themes: National Pride; Melting Icecaps; Famine & Drought; and Oil Spills. The proceeds will go toward funding the project.
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> from The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper http://www.guardian.co.tt/lifestyle/2012-04-30/bishop-anstey-goes-eco-friendly
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