Transcript here - The Vineyard School

The Link Schools Programme
introduces Solar Connect
Why solar connect?
Why solar connect?
Increase time
teachers spend
teaching by 25%
Introducing
internet access
Enhance partner
school
communication
First steps
Ongoing project
management
and support
School and
district support
Development of
training material
In country
preparations
Training
Day 1 solar energy and power
• Climate change, global
warming
• Different forms
of energy
•Fossil fuels, renewable and
non-renewable energy
The effects of climate change
“Our crops used to be tall
grass now we only have
short grass”
“We used to get good
rainfall, lots of water, but
now it is very irregular”
“There are no butterflies
anymore, they used to be
everywhere at Easter”
An introduction to Photo Voltaics
(PV power)
A solar electric system
What is it?
What it can do?
How to use it.
How to look after it
Health and Safety
Panels
• Made of glass, treat them with care.
• Security issues - Mounting panels-Foundations &
wind loading - Cable routing- Fencing- Climbing
children, Safety from animals
Access for cleaning
Batteries
• Keep them cool
•Ventilate them well
• Need to be set up and cared for by
trained people
• Replacement costs need to be borne in
mind at the beginning of the project.
IT training
•Turning computers on/off, using
a mouse
•Looking after the computers
•Using documents and folderscreating, editing, saving,
renaming, spell checking.
•Logging into the internet using a
dongle, google, local education
authority website, exploration.
• Setting up a school email
address, sending receiving emails
The installations
Installations take place at the same time as
the training so systems are up and running
for when the teachers return to their
schools.
School visits
Community engagement meetings with the school management committees the key
to a sustainable school development project.
Thank you
For more information on the Link schools Programme or Solar
Connect please contact Natalia at [email protected]