Impact : What Students, Teachers, and Parents are Saying
“It’s not just learning for the sake of learning. It’s learning in order to apply something.”
“It teaches you things that not only you can learn in construction, but life lessons too, with teamwork and patience.”
“This should be taught in Career and Technical Education High Schools such as Westinghouse. I feel like this would be a good curriculum for everyone.”
- I-Akin & Seth, Graduates of George Westinghouse CTE High School
“There’s a lot of hands-on and you actually want to do work.”
-Naomi, Student at Boys & Girls High School of Bed-Stuy
“Passive House [For Everyone] and the strategies that it incorporates are fundamental for my students taking electrical installation and practice. It gives them context as to what they’re doing. They get to see the whole building, not just aspects of it. …This holistic approach that Passive House [For Everyone] takes goes right in hand with the holistic approach that we try to take as CTE teachers.”
- Stephen Hudson, NYC Boys and Girls High School Electrical Teacher
“I feel that passive house building principles are essential for our students to learn because they are proven strategies that can improve our individual quality of life and ultimately help to mitigate the negative effects of climate change. Our students enjoyed this experience and you will see that in the various projects they have created.”
- Gillian Beckford, NYC Boys and Girls High School Architecture Teacher
“Exploring passive house building principles through the arts is definitely beneficial to the learning process as it introduces ideas in meaningful and fun ways where students can express themselves freely while helping to create a culture of awareness of environmental sustainability. I have observed the students in class, and I can honestly say that they have truly truly enjoyed the experience.”
- Dawn Story-Rodgers, NYC Boys and Girls High School Assistant Principal
“It’s been an honor to be part of this project. It was such an encouraging sight to see such young children get an early start on being environmentally conscious. We all know that it starts out with home, so the passive house project was a great way to introduce the kids to such [an] outlook on taking care of the environment.”'
- Jonathan Colon, P.S. 10 Faculty
“It is indeed an honor to have been involved in the passive house project. As you know, music is a universal language. It cuts across many different languages and cultures. It's a great vehicle to get the message across that there is only one earth. We all breathe the same air. We must preserve our planet not only for this generation but for many generations to come.”
- Fred Ellis, P.S. 10 Music Teacher and Music Therapist
"…really remarkable how they convert their ideas and thoughts into something visual and exciting to look at."
- Benton Collins, P.S. 10 Alumni Parent and Video Editor
“Our Green Dreamers of P.S. 10 know that climate change is a direct result of using fossil fuels. They know that anything we do to reduce the burning of fossil fuels is beneficial to our planet. They know that homes and buildings we live and work in consume a major part of our energy demand. We know that passive house construction will reduce or eliminate this demand of fossil fuels, and that’s why teaching about passive house construction is crucial.”
- Jane Cyphers, P.S. 10 Teacher
“When we were approached about passive house, we looked at it as an opportunity to teach the kids about one of the solutions they can put into practice in the future […] Incorporating it though the arts in our remote learning experience has been extra beneficial and the kids really enjoyed working.”
-James Magliano, P.S. 10 Teacher
“When Ms. In Cho approached me regarding [the] passive house initiative, I asked her to present the idea to the children, and once she did that, they became very excited about it. [They] decided to embrace it, and [when] you see the results […], it’s amazing.”
- Laura Scott, NYC Public Elementary School P.S. 10 Principal
“This has been a fantastic experience to see how our students have come together in such a quick manner and a remote setting to really take on something brand new. We know that our students have a huge focus on the environment but to know how granular they can get within their own homes—it has been fantastic to see that they have collaborated."
- Dr. Gary Wong, NYC Public Elementary School P.S. 10 Assistant Principal