Our new solar array comes with a digital monitoring system—look for the new lightbulb icon on the homepage! This system will monitor the energy created and consumed in the Middle School building. Our teachers will be able to access this information and use it in our Middle School Science program. It will be a platform for STEM-oriented projects that will utilize real energy statistics to help bring the topic of environmentalism to life.

 

Additionally, we plan to build on our environmental education program by using the solar array to enhance our Earth Week program and by creating an Energy Conservation Club in the Middle School to help students’ co-educate their peers on environmental issues such as sustainability and renewable energy.

 

“Calvert is incredibly fortunate to have the support of the Lockhart Vaughan Foundation in the continued ‘greening’ of our campus. The new solar array on the Middle School building will not only provide a sustainable source of energy for Calvert, but it will also enrich our environmental science program in both divisions,” says Head Master Andrew Holmgren.

 

At Calvert, we are committed to supporting green initiatives that educate our students and teachers about sustainability and environmental responsibility, and we are incredibly thankful to the Lockhart Vaughan Foundation for this opportunity to expand our impact even further.