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| Students at Wickford Middle School
"What amazes me the most about the [school solar] system is the number of
different disciplines it touches on: marketing, mathematics, science, etc., etc. If you think about it, you can apply it to anything...It's just been a
wonderful tool." -- Bob Cerio, Energy Manager, Warwick Public Schools
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A solar electricity system on a school
not only provides clean, renewable energy but offers exciting hand-on educational opportunities for
students. On this website, you can find information about some Rhode Island schools and buildings
with solar electricity systems. You can see how much electricity each of the schools' systems is
producing. You can also learn about how solar electricity works and link to many other websites
with useful background information. Our website provides teachers with lesson plans we have
developed and links to other places to find curriculum materials, hands-on activities on solar
energy, and kits and solar parts for classroom projects.
The Rhode Island Renewable Energy Fund initiated and funded the solar schools project in
Rhode Island, as well as this website. Solar Works Inc designed and installed the schools'
solar electricity systems. The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association developed this website
and provided teachers in the Rhode Island schools with training and curriculum materials on solar
energy.
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