Rowena Gerber
Miami Country Day School
305-759-7272
| Senegal |
| Senegal Project |
| Haiti |
| Haiti Project |
| December
18, 2003 Project in Haiti receives Award from Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert |
| Afghanistan |
| Use of Solar Cooker in Afghan Girls School |
| Solar Cookers Arriving in Afghanistan |
| Solar Cooker Aids Village |
| MCDS Response to Crisis |
| Saving Lives with Solar Cookers |
| Solar Slideshow (PowerPoint) |
| Solar
Presentation (Movie in Flash) Please be patient while the presentation loads |
| Solar
Cooking Recipes (Movie in Flash) Please be patient while the presentation loads |
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| Teacher Resources |
| What is Solar Cooking? |
| Student Contributions |
| Resources |
| Awards |
| Web casts |
| Publications |
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Students will construct and test their own solar cookers as they collaborate with fellow solar cooker enthusiasts from other countries. They will create recipes, produce "infomercials", design website additions, and prepare informative booklets to educate other students about the environmental benefits of solar cooking in developing countries. A detailed description of the project can be viewed at: www.miamicountryday.org/aces. See the Solar Solutions group in action.....Solar2003
Rowena Gerber and her solar cooker team students have been featured in a short documentary film. Fifth grade student, Andy Lachler, lead the interviews at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City last spring at the Youth CaN Conference. Skip Blumberg, an Emmy Award winning videographer spent three days filming the MCDS students as they practiced, presented, demonstrated, and sang their ways into the hearts of the New York City audiences. Congratulations to the entire YouthCaN teachers and students for a job well done! We are so proud of you! Please note that the background of the entire video is enhanced by our students singing under the direction of Terry Alfonso.
Please view this short film at the following address:
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/filmfestival/viewfilm.asp?film=rowenagerber&res=highA special thank you to Jeanne Meyer, from My Hero, Skip Blumberg, the videographer, Terry Alfonso for the music instruction, and the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation.