We are proud to announce that Science teacher & dorm parent Don Fitz-Roy was recently awarded a $1,500 grant from EDS foundation. Don wrote this grant to enhance the science curriculum's use of technology by purchasing a series of "smart probes" that allow real-time data from water quality tests, physics inquiries, and chemistry experiments to be downloaded directly into students' laptops and personal computers.

We have already begun using the probes with this year's spring science curriculum. These devices can be used to conduct water quality testing and analyze the results from a number of real world sites. These sites include Watt Pond (Greenwood’s on-campus natural pond) and the Connecticut River, as well as a nearby stream that runs by a paper manufacturing plant in Putney. By comparing and contrasting the results of their tests, students will gain hands-on experience with scientific analysis and will develop an appreciation for the importance of water quality monitoring and environmental preservation.

Several Greenwood students accompanied Don and Headmaster Stewart Miller on a trip to the Vermont Governor’s residence in Montpelier, VT to receive the grant money on April 19th. Said Don, “It is my hope that students will gain an increased understanding of environmental science concepts and the scientific method through the use of this innovative and technological approach to traditional methodology.”