West Morris Mendham High School will soon have a Sustainable Center of Excellence. Janice Dimiceli, Behavior Support Instructor, and Nancy Ellis, Culinary Arts Instructor, wrote a proposal for a solar Geodesic Dome greenhouse. The proposal was submitted to David Leigh, Director of Special Services, and was approved by the Board of Education earlier this year. The project is being funded through ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act). This hands-on learning center will focus on students with special needs, but will allow all Mendham High School students the opportunity to participate in a sustainable, closed-loop teaching center. Students will grow their own food and learn the importance of eating minimally processed fresh produce. Additionally, students will be a part of decreasing the carbon footprint of our school community and have available to them a year round living laboratory. All teachers will have the opportunity to work collaboratively to develop co-curricular learning activities.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Water Tank Installation

Silvio and Glenn work to install the water tank.
The water tank is the "Power Pack" of the Dome. The water mass keeps the Dome warm in the winter and cool in the summer creating optimum environmental conditions for year round growth.  It can be used as a space for aquatic plants and for growing fish we will be doing both.



Fish Tank
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