Posted on 01-03-2008 | By: kyle |
Category : Bright New Ideas Updates
Patrick and I had a conference call today for nearly an hour about what we will be doing while he is in Nicaragua. Patrick will be leaving on March 8th and be gone through the first week of April. We’re having some quick meetings before he leaves to decide what we will be doing while he is working there. Rest assured, there will be a lot of activity on the blog and in the media!
We will be meeting on Monday to film some descriptions of what Patrick will be doing in Nicaragua. We will be having polls on the website giving you the opportunity to affect Patrick’s travels. There will also be pictures of the work he’s doing there. Make sure to keep watching this blog for the upcoming month, there will be a lot going on!
Posted on 28-02-2008 | By: patrick |
Category : Bright New Ideas Updates
Bright New Ideas has teamed up with a University of Minnesota Institute of Technology class to better engineer the design for the Bright New Ideas solar lamp, known as the “Tega Lamp,” named after the project location of Jinotega in Northern Nicaragua. This lab course will undergo a multi-week process to improve the design and production of the lamp. More updates on this project will come soon.
Today’s La Prensa (national Nicaraguan newspaper) reports that the working age population grew by 70,000 people between 2001 and 2005. It’s estimated that by 2010, an additional 118,000 new workers will come of age to enter the workforce. Continue Reading
At Bright New Ideas, we have been talking about how to increase awareness of the problem and visibility of our organization. In other words, we think that it is very important for us to not only help those in Nicaragua, but also increase awareness of the problem of lacking a sustainable, healthy, and cheap lighting source. The problem that we face is this: how do we cut through the incredible amount of information on the internet? How can we make ourselves unique? Continue Reading
Anoka-Hennepin County Schools has invited Patrick Delaney, President of Bright New Ideas to judge at the annual Students in Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Fair on January 12th, 2008. Delaney will judge students from grades 6-12 in the conference during the morning session.
The fair provides an opportunity for students to showcase their inquiry skills and creative genius in a wide variety of scientific and technological fields. This is the type of experience cannot be duplicated in the classroom and so provides great enrichment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs for young students, some of the core values of Bright New Ideas.
More information can be found at the Stemfair Website.
