Note from HOS: New Building this Summer and Sustainability

Sprung Building

I am managing numerous priorities at this time of year.  Here is a quick update on a few of them.

We will commence construction on June 1 of a Sprung building to serve as a multipurpose temporary facility on the site of the old Art Trailer.  In addition, over the summer we will be replacing the existing Hibiscus Dance Studio (west end of the soccer field) with a permanent building.

Lithium phosphate battery

We have also started the process of installing a new lithium phosphate battery storage system to facilitate the conversion of the entire school to “off-grid” status with no WAPA connection.  Presently 15% of the campus is off grid.  Over the next several weeks, these new batteries will be installed to give us a total of 30% campus off-grid. We are hoping to have the entire school off-grid by 12/31/2019.

Along the same lines of sustainability, we have just received a donation of four Nissan Leaf Electric Cars.  These cars will be made available to staff members along with the ability to charge them during the day from our solar energy system. 

Have a great weekend!

Yours in Education,

Michael Bornn, Head of School