Tiny House 2021

Tiny House Project in Environmental Science

Senior Jessica Comeaux

Students in Sr. Janna San Juan’s Environmental Science class are working on a new, exciting project that puts their imaginations to work. Sister Jana challenged her students to replicate an environmentally friendly “tiny house.” They did this by collecting recyclable objects found around their home.

“I chose to do this project because I believe it is very important to learn about sustainability in our world today. The tiny house project is definitely a cool way for the students to be hands-on and to apply the different ideas of sustainability. I think my students did a fantastic job! I loved seeing how incredibly resourceful and creative they could be, I’m very proud of everyone,” said Sr. Janna.

The students used a variety of materials such as bottle caps, cardboard, cotton balls, popsicle sticks and so much more. Some students even chose to use edible pieces of candy for different parts of their house, such as solar panels.

Senior Alexis Mailhos shared her thoughts on this project. “I loved doing the project. I was able to get be very creative while still learning about renewable resources. Building a tiny house was more challenging than I thought it would be. I never knew how much work went into building it!”

The purpose of this project was to help students understand different ways they can conserve energy. They had to creatively think of ways to use sustainable and renewable resources to include in their home. The seniors were able to learn about how small acts could have a large impact on the environment and our world today.

“This project was incredibly eye opening! I had no idea how many resources we waste,” Senior Sheridan Arnold said. “Doing the project was a bit difficult because I didn’t know how hard it was to commit to staying green. While it is not feasible for my family and I to completely follow this lifestyle, we are doing things to better our environment. This is all because of the knowledge I gained from this project!”