STUDENT PROJECTS AT THE JACQUES MARCHAIS MUSEUM OF TIBETAN ART

I.S. 72 Lego Robotics Team Conducts Prize Winning Energy Audit of the Tibetan Museum and Advances to State Championship Round on Saturday, January 26, 2008.

Students from Roco Laurie I.S. 72's Lego Robotics Team recently won first prize for their project at the Borough-wide Robotics tournament held at Staten Island Technical High School in December 2007. Their research project analyzed the energy requirements of the Tibetan Musem's two fieldstone buildings, and developed "green solutions" including solar power, windmills, and double-paned energy efficient windows. "We estimated that the new windows would save the Museum 25 - 50% on their heating bills," said team member Heather Platt (age 12). Other team members are Thalia Collazo, Eileen Diih, Kevin Sheridan, John Guarco, Matthew Cassidy, Andrew Neil, Louis Matrone, Nicholas Anderson, and Mayuran Sivakumar. The team is coached by Randi Huss, Olympia DiSpigna, and David Colasanto.

In addition to this project, the Lego Robotics Team partnered with Hewlett Packard to recycle over 5000 pounds of old computer equipment, monitors, CPUs and keyboards.

The students will present their award winning project at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art on Saturday, March 1st at 3:00p.m. All are welcome to attend.

TEACHERS

If you are interested in bringing your class to visit the Museum, please call us at 718-987-3500. School programs include a tour of the Museum, a lesson about Tibet, and a hands-on art workshop. Teachers, please note, there is limited wheelchair accessibility at the Museum. As an alternative, we would be pleased to bring our workshops into your classrooms.