The SolarSPELL team held the second of two trainings with Peace Corps volunteers in Samoa in mid-June, 2016, on Upolu Island.
The SolarSPELL team was appreciative of the opportunity to get to know the volunteers here before the training started; another welcoming and informative group! They had already heard about the SolarSPELL digital library from their fellow volunteers on Savai’i Island the week before, and were extremely positive and enthusiastic about the solar digital libraries and being able to use them at their schools around the island.
This group had a lot of great questions and ideas for us, in moving forward. We loved the tough questions they had and the insightful thoughts shared during the discussion. And we’re particularly look forward to hearing from them with suggestions for improvements for the SolarSPELL!
In fact, we’ve already heard from a few of them over Facebook, with tremendous posts and news—please keep that fantastic communication coming! Below is a picture sent by one of the volunteers (Meagen) who introduced the SolarSPELL to the teachers at her school, and she reported that the teachers ended up staying late because they lost track of time looking at everything on the SolarSPELL. They wouldn’t even respond to her questions, they were so involved in it!
After the training finished that afternoon, Bruce launched one of the SolarSPELL libraries in the pool, just to demonstrate how waterproof it is…and it floats!
