Solar Panels for Art Center
Summary
The San Ramon Arts School in San Ramon, Nicaragua, provides the local youth population with the opportunity to be innovative and creative through the medium of art. USI coordinated a project, sponsored by Strata Solar, with Appalachian State’s Department of Technology and Environmental Design to provide electricity and lighting to the San Ramon Arts School. With the help of the Suni Solar team and their supplies, USI was able to successfully complete the installation. By installing 15 LED lights and 3 80W photovoltaic panels, the school now has lighting that did no exist before. The benefits from the project have been monumental to the school and its’ students. The innovation and creativity of Suni Solar, USI, Strata Solar, and Appalachian State have provided the San Ramon Arts School with a state of the art lighting system that will change the school forever.
Solar Panels for Art Center
This has improved the security in our school. Now, we can have activities at nights. Recently we had an activity from 6 pm-8pm. Also, in the finances it helps us because this building never had lights before since it was built three years ago. Now, it has lights, and the money that could be for paying electricity could be use for supplies for the courses that we offer. We could rent the building at nights for any meetings and that will be an income for our school.
Rosario GonzalesDirector of The Art School
I am the art teacher, I have 30 students (children, youth people). This has been a good improvement in our school. As part of the staff that work here, this has brought us so many benefits. Now, we can have activities at nights. We recently had one where there were dance performances. Also, we can have new programs at night for dance classes and music classes.
Marlon Gonzales SanchezTeacher of Arts
“We expect to have more students in the near future when we open the coming programs. “ “For my students it has been so helpful because when we are drawing and there is not good clarity, the lights make the room clearer.“
Marlon Gonzales SanchezTeacher of Arts
