Free Workshops for K-12 Educators!
Monday, March 8th, 2010| March 20, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
| April 12, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
| May 1, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
| June 15, 2010 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 6:30 pm |
Energy Smart Students Workshops
These FREE workshops are open to K-12 teachers, educators in not-for-profit agencies, pre-service teachers, college professors, and other educational professionals. They offer FREE NY State Ed Dept-aligned curriculum, Professional Development credit, and refreshments!!
4Es of Energy (Grades K-6): March 20, 8:30am-3:30pm at Solar One
Focus on Solar (Grades 5-12): April 12, 8:30am-3:30pm at Solar One
Energy Trilogy (Grades 7-12): May 1, 8:30am-3:30pm at Solar One
Integrate energy education into your lesson plans. Register today at GetEnergySmart, 1-877-NY-SMART, or info@nyess.org
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Wind Energy in the Classroom Teacher Training Workshop
Wind Wisdom for School Power…Naturally (sm) offers a hands-on introduction to the technology and engineering involved in renewable wind energy and provides a context for teaching scientific principles related to properties of the wind, energy transformations and electricity.
At the workshop educators who serve students in Grades K-6 will receive hands-on science and engineering activities, a free wind energy education kit, and curricular units for K-4 and 5-6.
- Wind Wisdom Workshop: April 15, 4:00pm-6:30pm at Solar One
To Pre-Register (required): visit NESEA Educators Events and click on the date of the workshop you wish to attend (4/15). Email registration form to agrindrod@nesea.org or fax to 413-774-6053.
Posted in Education, Global Warming, Solar One, Solar One Events | Permalink
Green from the Inside Out – Downtown
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009| January 25, 2010 | ||
| 6:15 pm | to | 8:15 pm |
Posted in Education, Energy, Energy $mart Communities, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Housing, New York City, Other Events, Photovoltaics, Recycling, Solar One, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Technology | Permalink
Upper West Side Goes Green From the Ground Up!
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Last Wednesday’s Green From the Ground Up was a huge success, with an overflow crowd at the Red Oak on West 106th Street. The unique event packed together valuable information about greening apartment buildings and opportunities for owners to meet energy and environmental services vendors. Highlights included presentations on solar electric power by Solar One’s Chris Neidl, solar hot water and cool roofs by Larsen Plano from the Community Environmental Center, residential energy efficiency by NYSERDA Energy $mart Communities Coordinator Diana Pangestu, recycling by Christina Salvi of the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education, and energy incentive programs by Susan Gunn of ConEd.
Many of the tenants, owners, and facilities managers who attended said they would put what they had learned into action, in some cases by working with vendors they met at the event. One coop board member left convinced of the “‘Doability’ of solar energy,” promising to discuss it with the rest of her board, and a local facilities manager said that he planned to get a quote on energy efficiency improvements for his building as soon as possible.
In 2010, Green From the Ground Up will be coming to more neighborhoods around the city. Check back at solar1.org soon for details about upcoming events!
Posted in Education, Energy $mart Communities, Photovoltaics, Solar One | Permalink
The Green Design Lab: A Blueprint to “Green” Your School
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
In partnership with City-As-School of Manhattan, Solar One is in the final weeks of our new educational program, The Green Design Lab. Written by Chris Kennedy, this program involves a step by step guide to “greening” their school building. We are looking at the school through six modules; energy, materials, water, food, air quality, and recycling. For each of these modules the students participate in hands on activities like building DIY water filters and making cobb houses. They also attend field trips to the Astoria Power Plant, the Ice Stone Factory, the Greenpoint Rooftop Farm, and more! The objective of the program is to facilitate learning that allows students and faculty to think of their school building as an organism connected to the local environment. To learn more check out http://solar1.org/education/greendesignlab/ and check out more photos of this semester’s Green Design Lab here.
Posted in Education, Energy, Solar One, Sustainability | Permalink
Black Swallowtail at Solar One
Monday, August 17th, 2009
In the herb garden just outside of Solar One, we spotted 4 Black Swallowtail caterpillars. The were munching on the seedlings of last years dill plant.
At first glance we thought the caterpillars were Monarch caterpillars only because they are the only caterpillars we ever see in that garden, and from a distance they have similar stripes. But on closer inspection we noticed that they were definitely not Monarch caterpillars, nor were they on the correct host plant. These caterpillars were on our dill plants which are one of the host plants for the Black Swallowtail along with carrots, parsley, Queen Anne’s Lace, and a few other species.
The Black Swallowtail starts its life as a cream colored egg, it then goes through 5 larval instars and then forms its chrysalis (cocoon). After the chrysalis it emerges as an adult Black Swallowtail Butterfly.
The instars are different stages of growth the larva goes through to reach its mature size. The first two instars the larva or caterpillar is brown with a white band in the middle of its body. The following 3 instars the caterpillar is light green with black bands that have yellow dots on them (as shown above). It is the larval stage that these insects do most of their eating, in fact is seems like they never stop!
When the caterpillar enters the pupal stage, the time it forms it’s chrysalis, it begins the process of metamorphosis. This is when it changes shape from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Depending on the time of year the pupal stage can last from 8-12 days (if formed in early summer) or it can over winter (if formed in late summer) and emerge 8-9 months later. The time of year also determines the color of the chrysalis; green in summer brown in winter.
It seems as though we may have to wait till next year to see the beautiful Black Swallowtail butterflies emerge from their chrysalides. In a few days these caterpillars are going to form their chrysalides, they seem to be in the 5th instar now.
Check back with us on our flickr account @ solaronenyc for updated photos of the caterpillars, chrysalides and hopefully the butterflies.
Posted in Education, Food, Organic Farming, Solar One, Stuyvesant Cove Park | Permalink
AAFE Chinatown Summer Street Festival
Friday, July 17th, 2009| August 2, 2009 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
On Sunday, August 2, 2009, Asian Americans for Equality will hold its annual Chinatown Summer Street Festival, which attracts approximately 20,000 visitors. Under the theme of “Building Green and Healthy Communities,” the 18th annual 2009 Chinatown Summer Street Festival will highlight the many initiatives and programs currently available to keep our environment clean, safe, healthy and sustainable. At this festival, AAFE hosts Solar One’s “Green from the Ground Up” workshop, a three-part presentation for multifamily buildings that focuses on implementing energy efficiency, recycling, and green rooftop applications.
Bayard Street (between Elizabeth and Baxter Streets) and Columbus Park (location of cultural program).
Posted in Education, Energy Efficiency, New York City, Recycling, Solar One Events, Sustainability, green roofs | Permalink
Park Volunteer Day
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009| September 26, 2009 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
SEPTEMBER 16th: Stuyvesant Cove Park Volunteer Days offer people the chance to get their hands dirty while assisting in the maintenance of the park and learning about its history and care.
Tasks include weeding, mulching, plant care, tree pruning, cleanup, graffiti removal and general beautification.
TIME: 9 AM – 1 PM
More info: http://solar1.orf/park
Posted in Education, Native Plants, Solar One Events, Stuyvesant Cove Park | Permalink
Stuyvesant Strolls
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009| September 16, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
SEPTEMBER 16th: The last in our series of evening walking tours of Stuyvesant Cove Park, will be co-led by NYC Audubon’s Gabriel Willow who will give detailed information about the birds in Stuyvesant Cove Park and how they relate to our native plants.
Refreshments to follow in the park.
TIME: 6 PM
RSVP: melissa@solar1.org
Posted in Education, Food, Native Plants, Solar One Events, Stuyvesant Cove Park | Permalink
Special Film Presentation–What’s On Your Plate?
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009| September 25, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
SEPTEMBER 25th: Screening of What’s On Your Plate?
Explore NYC food systems through the eyes of two children.
Plus FUN ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS!
Posted in Education, Film, Food, New York City, Solar One Events | Permalink
Solar-Powered Film Series “Flow: For The Love Of Water”
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009| September 12, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Saturday, September 12th, 7pm
Short: Loyale (taken from From Elegance to Earthworms)
Feature: FLOW: For Love of Water
Experts are calling the World Water Crisis the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century. This film presents the case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching eye on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
Speaker: John Mundy, Project Manager, Majora Carter Group
John Mundy serves as Project Manager for the Majora Carter Group. The Majora Carter Group is a pioneering consulting group that builds highly productive relationships between organizations and across sectors to help civic, business and nonprofit organizations understand how to meet their needs by working together through green economic avenues.
Posted in Art, Education, Film, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Waste, Water | Permalink
