Students in the village of Myrnam get a lot of hands-on experience with renewable energy in an award-winning program.
Robert Tymofichuk is the assistant principal and teacher for Grades 7 and 8 career and technology studies and Grade 9 science at New Myrnam School.
He earned a name for himself in town for building two hovercrafts throughout his lifetime, and now, he tries to pass on his passion for building and technology to his students.
For several years now, students have been learning about, and building, various projects designed to teach them about renewable energy and the environment.
“The first year was a sustainable greenhouse project where we converted a greenhouse into more of a year-round operation without any external energy sources,” Tymofichuk said.
“Year two was designing renewable energy systems, where the kids built a wind turbine from scratch.”