Mini University, the child care center on Wright State University’s Dayton campus, held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its new state-of-the-art geodesic greenhouse. President David R. Hopkins and several elected officials were on hand Sept. 13 to celebrate the new dome, which will provide an outdoor classroom for Mini University’s young students.
For more on the greenhouse, read our earlier story: Dome field advantage: Mini U. to unveil new greenhouse.
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- The geo-dome is 33 feet in diameter, stands over 14 feet tall and occupies 850 square feet of real estate in the Mini U backyard.
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- One of many important upgrades to Mini U over the summer, the construction of the geo-dome has students, staff and parents eager for classes to begin in the greenhouse.
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- One staff member will be in charge of the greenhouse and will teach classes there on a weekly basis, incorporating science experiments, life-cycle lessons and plenty of digging in the dirt.
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- Powered by three solar panels, the dome’s fans, vents and four-foot-deep water tank independently irrigate and ventilate the chamber.
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- Beavercreek Council Member Brian Jarvis (not pictured), (L–R) Fairborn Councilwoman Marilyn McCauley, Fairborn Mayor Tom Nagel, Mini University President Julie Thorner, Wright State University President David R. Hopkins, State Rep. Bob Hackett and Greene County Commissioner Rick Perales all participated in the ribbon-cutting.
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