Keystone Magazine Learning the Keystone Way 2015-2016 EN | Page 20

Learning is Fun
Grade 8
Designs
A Green Future
I
magine that your child
went to a school that
operated on solar en-
ergy, used recycled water
within its premises, and
minimized harm to the
environment using an array of
sustainable measures. Wouldn’t
that be the best possible fu-
ture for your child? The grade
8 exhibition, ‘My Green School
Project’ gives a peek into this
green future.
Wind turbine, solar-paneled
windmill, rainwater harvesting
system, heat-preserving insula-
tion box, hydropower, sustain-
able architecture, and a whole
range of other sustainable
technologies filled the school’s
Visual Arts Gallery. A buzz of in-
spiration and creativity echoed,
as grade 8 students set up their
designs for the exhibition.
The exhibition was part of the
MYP Design unit called ‘My
Green School Project.’ For 10
18
weeks, the students researched
studied, planned, designed and
created working models of eco-
logical, environment-friendly
technological solutions that
responded to the increasing de-
terioration of the Earth in many
ways. Even the materials used
for the projects were reused or
recycled.
“My project is a rainwater har-
vesting system,” explained an
excited Jerry Zheng adding, “I
chose to research water pol-
lution, as I think it is a growing
problem. And my inspiration
was a water harvesting system I
saw at the National Science and
Technology museum.” Other
students, like Eric Zhang, found
inspiration on Keystone campus
itself: “There is a solar-powered
windmill near the school foun-
tain. This inspired my design. I
also added a rainwater harvest-
ing system so I can use the
water for my small green house,”
said Eric.