MVRHS

On Thursday, the MVironment Club and two MVRHS students won awards at the Massachusetts State House. Matthew A Beaton, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affiars, presented the 2016 Secretary's Awards for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education. The awards recognize "dedication, commitment, and contribution to energy and environmental education." For the MVironment Club project - Engineering for Sustainability Third Honors This is the hydroponics project that the club did with elementary school and middle school students, and it was supported by John Wojkielo (MVRHS horticulture) and Keith Wilda (Thimble Farm). Casey McAndrews and Zachary Bresnick accepted the award on Read More / Leia mais

Each month, our students have the opportunity to compete in our after-school Engineering Challenge competition. The goals of the Challenge include providing students an opportunity to: 1) experience authentically and firsthand the process of engineering as they work as engineers to complete a design challenge 2) work as a group to collaborate and communicate to achieve a common goal 3) compete as an academic team in a different type of competition than our yearly science fair, thus expanding the opportunities for students to gain recognition for their accomplishments in science and related STEAM disciplines. The final challenge of the year was the April "K-Cup Composting Read More / Leia mais

This year, the MVironment Club wanted to focus on how to reduce energy use and waste. We explored the value of locally grown food in terms of conserving energy resources, and we learned about the disadvantages of plastic in our environment. First, the group held an art competition to discourage the use of single-use plastic bottles. The group next turned to learning about hydroponic growing systems. We held an elementary school workshop and a middle school workshop to build hydroponic systems. At four local elementary schools, the group held a one-hour session after school to build small passive hydroponic systems and energy-efficient LED grow lamps that the group had designed and tested Read More / Leia mais