Western Development Museum and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society were recognized last week for a program to educate students about sustainable buildings.
The Smarter Science Better Buildings program for Grade 7 is a joint venture of the two organizations, and was being recognized May 7 at Government House in Regina at the sixth RCE Saskatchewan Education for Sustainable Development Recognition Event. Among those scheduled to attend was Lieutenant-Governor Vaughn Schofield.
"The Western Development Museum is honoured to receive this award with our partners at the Saskatchewan Environmental Society," said WDM Director of Education, Corinne Daelick in a statement.
"We thank them for sharing their expertise and knowledge. We also wish to recognize our volunteers who played a huge role in the construction of the program workstations."
The program dates back to 2011 when WDM and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, along with assistance of VerEco Homes, Saskatoon Public Schools and Sunridge Residential Inc., began a partnership. The idea was to link the science of building sustainable homes with historical examples of energy efficiency.
According to the WDM, the Smarter Science Better Buildings program has two components, the first consisting of six hands-on workstations that encourage students to think and talk about energy efficiency and sustainable living. The second component is a museum gallery tour that allows students to look at historical examples of energy efficiency and inefficiency.
The first program was offered to students at Saskatoon WDM in 2013. Beginning in 2014, it is also offered at WDM locations in Moose Jaw, North Battleford and Yorkton.
