Page 160 - Carrollton 2018

Little Rebecca

Early in the school year, Damon McMillan gives presentations to students
from the Primary School through the High School about his project
SeaCharger - an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) which successfully
crossed the Pacific from California to Hawaii on solar power alone. Inspired
by his work, the Carrollton community is working toward designing a solar
powered and GPS navigated vessel, the Rebecca II, to commemorate
the bicentennial of St. Rose Philippine's journey to America on the original
sailing ship, the Rebecca.

Created by Intermediate students, “little" Rebeccas are being test
launched in the El Jardin pool which is a perfect metaphor for the Rebecca
II, which once built, will be launched from Carrollton's bayfront and cross
the Atlantic to the port in France from which St. Rose Philippine embarked.

Students use JavaScript language to code their artistic rendition of the
original vessel, and the robotics, engineering, and computer programming
https://youtu.be/LTLWc2EUaDM
skills they are honing daily.
Carrollton Post blog which narrates the experience from the students'
perspective. You are invited to watch it here.

With more than 100 entries in the spring 2018 Code
Art Miami, Mia Deschapelles '24 wins I st place for
Students in the Fourth Grade use their problem solving skills to build small solar powered cars. 3 5 printing, Olivia Jose '24 was one of the top 10 in
the self portrait category, and Kaysi Crook '24 wins
3rd place for Animation.