CTE Project: Conservation Through Education
The Collegiate Academy Green Team, along with CHAMPS "Go Green" Harding Elementary students, presented their energy audit results and recommendations to the Harding faculty on December 7, 2009. Harding School has a current rating of 62 on the energystar.gov website and needs to achieve a 75 to become an energy star school. Turning down air conditioning and creating an informational document to give to outside groups using the school are two of the specific recommendations made by students, along with turning off unnecessary lights and opening blinds. The program was well received by the faculty and staff. Earth personnel will continue to work with Mrs. Ciminella and the CHAMPS students to communicate recommendations to the student body and community, meet with custodial engineers, and monitor lighting patterns. Collegiate Academy students will track electric bills for six months and return to Harding in May 2010 to report their new energy star rating.