A+ For Energy Grant Projects

Year 1 - Sustainable Greenhouse Project

We started our first environmental project 6 years ago, which involved grade 7 students studying how we could extend the growing season in our greenhouse. They learned about heat transfer and made a series of modifications to the greenhouse. The grade 8 students designed a system to harvest the rainwater for the greenhouse from the school roof. They implemented a system called “first flush” that discards contaminated water before it enters the water reservoir. The grade 9 students researched and fabricated a highly efficient hydroponic system to grow lettuce for use in our school, reducing our carbon footprint, so less fossil fuels need to be used to bring in food from other communities.

Year 2 - Designing Renewable Energy Systems

In our second year, the project involved designing renewable energy systems. Students started by building an eco-classroom; an off grid learning space. Students in grades 5-12 were divided into three groups; Team Wind, Team Solar and Team Biofuel. Teams researched, designed and fabricated various renewable energy systems to power the eco-classroom. Students studied the feasibility of each renewable energy source and made recommendations to the Village of Myrnam Council for the CTEC building.

Year 2 - Received the Energy Efficiency Award

The school was nominated by Energy Efficiency Alberta to receive the 2019 Energy Efficiency Champion Award. A delegation of students went to Edmonton to receive this prestigious award at the 2019 Emerald Awards Event. 

Year 3 - Reducing Our Carbon Footprint Through Community Collaboration

In this project, students researched hydroponic growing technologies, then designed and built a prototype to grow healthy food for our school and community, reducing our carbon footprint as transportation is essentially eliminated. Since the project's onset, we tripled production by building two more hydroponic systems.

Thank you to our sponsors for all your donations and support:

  • Agland
  • Corteva 
  • County of Two Hills
  • Crop Management
  • Inside Education - A+ For Energy Grant 
  • Koniecnzy Seeds
  • Market Master
  • Marwayne Hail
  • Murray & Kaila Phillips
  • Rusylvia Transport
  • PNH
  • Prairie Insights Ltd.
  • St Paul Dodge
  • Syngenta Seeds
  • Vision Credit Union

Year 4 - Designing and Fabricating a Renewable Energy Vehicle

In our fourth year we acquired a fleet of electric golf carts. The carts were in poor condition and destined for the landfill, but the students gave them new life by restoring the frames, fabricating parts (including a roof-mount for a large solar panel with a special solar charge controller), and servicing the carts. These carts are in use in our community, powered entirely by the sun!

Year 5 - Net Zero Tiny Home (in progress)

In our fifth year, students transformed a school bus at the end of it's life into a net-zero tiny home through our "Net Zero Tiny Home" project. This involved refurbishing the bus and designing and fabricating components to make the bus into a net zero living space. This project is ongoing but we expect it to be completed by the end of June 2024.

 

Year 6 - Leading Our Community Towards Net Zero

This project focuses on reducing Myrnam's carbon footprint. Junior high students started with a forensic energy audit of the Village of Myrnam’s CTEC facility, discovering that an enormous amount of energy can be saved with simple modifications to the building’s HVAC control system. They presented their findings to the Village of Myrnam Council in November 2022. As of October 2023, we have added 17.4 KW onto the existing 6 KW array to achieve Net Zero!

 

 

Thank you to our sponsors for all your donations and support:

  • Alberta Student Action Challenge Grant
  • Inside Education - A+ For Energy Grant 
  • Foundation for Environmental Stewardship
  • Learning for a Sustainable Future
  • ATCO Clean Energy Community Fund
  • Alberta Municipal Solar Program (AMSP)
  • Robertson Construction
  • Phillips Farms (Murray Phillips)
  • Azgard Solar

Year 7 - Carrying Our Legacy Forward - An Environmental Stewardship Story

New Myrnam school has been actively promoting environmental sustainability through various student-centered and hands-on energy projects for the past six years. As a continuation of this effort, our students aim to create a series of video documentaries that showcase the impact of our work. Through social media platforms, we intend to share these videos to inspire students worldwide to take up similar projects that focus on energy, sustainability, and community betterment

Media Coverage

ATCO

June 3, 2024

This Is AMA - Mr. T

February 1, 2024

Alberta Emerald Foundation

January 25, 2024

Lakeland Today

October 3, 2023

Alberta Lt. Governor Salma Lakhani Visit

Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen

August 11, 2023

CBC Radio Edmonton

June 22, 2023

CBC Radio Interview

CITL News

June 21, 2023

World's Best School Prizes 

Alberta Emerald Awards

June 7, 2023

Green Learning Announcement

2022-2023 School Year

Energy Revealed Challenge - 3rd Place

CBC News

June 2023

CBC News Video

Vermilion Voice

May 2, 2023

Vermilion Voice Article

Vegreville Advertiser

May 3, 2023

Vegreville Advertiser Article

Alberta Emeral Foundation Shortlist Announcement

June 21, 2023

Alberta Emerald Foundation Shortlist Web Announcement

Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence

Mr. Robert Tymofichuk - February 27, 2023

ALUS Partnership

February 13, 2023

In Over My Head Podcast

February 10, 2023

In Over My Head Podcast

CITL Primetime News

January 20, 2023

Vegreville Advertiser

December 14, 2022

Vegreville Advertiser Article

CBC Listen Edmonton AM

CBC Radio Broadcast

CBC News Edmonton 

December 5, 2022

CBC News Video

Lakeland Today Article 

October 20, 2022

Lakeland Today Article

Lakeland Connect Live Facebook Video

October 12, 2022

Lakeland Connect Live Video

Real Talk With Ryan Jespersen - Positive Reflections

October 24, 2022

Do You Want To Donate To New Myrnam School?

The following is a running list of equipment that will enhance the programming available to students at New Myrnam School.

CTEC Equipment List

Donations Form