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Exeter Junior Places High in Two Olympiads and Elite Research Group | Commits to one Biology competition; Yields to Research
Two Students Selected for the 2007 U.S. Physics Team | Will attend Training Camp later in May for International Competition
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GCC Leads to Reduced Energy Use | Results from the first week of the Green Cup Challenge (GCC) are in!
Students Travel to Kitt Peak for Andromeda Research | Three seniors awarded telescope time at famed observatory for research proposal
Earth Fest this Sunday – Check out the BioBus | Come learn about vehicles powered by vegetable oil and much more
Student-Run Organic Garden Serves Up Produce | Garden born from a student proposal delivers the goods … both educational and edible
"Science Center Helps Students Take Center Stage" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2007 | Forty students took part in top national and international science competitions in 2006-2007
"Learning to Think Like a Computer" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2007 | “Confusion is OK!” reads a sign in Matt Brenner’s computer science classroom. “Respect it.”
Lion's Eye Favorite: Bringing Harkness to Peru | Biology field course to the Peruvian Amazon filled with adventure and learning
Talking Climate Change with Tim Wirth '57 (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007) | Wirth addresses global issues from energy to economics
Students Excel at National Science Competitions | More than a dozen students hone problem-solving and research skills
Biology Class Produces "Modern Rap Opera" | Biology class produces a rap video on cellular respiration
Rare blue lobster caught by Exeter student | Lobster is used in the biology curriculum for molting experiments
Exeter assists in worldwide coastal cleanup day | Student volunteers clear debris from two local rivers
Phelps Science Center
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Phelps Science Center opened in 2001 with facilities designed to bring together Harkness principles and state-of-the-art technology. Constructed at a cost of $27 million, with an additional $11 million set aside for an endowment to fund the building's maintenance, the science center places Exeter in the forefront of science education.
Each of the 20 classrooms in the 72,000-square-foot facility is equipped with a Harkness table, an adjoining lab area, seven computers and an audio-visual system capable of projecting any computer or media source. The building is divided into wings – biology, chemistry, physics and multi-science – with five classrooms in each wing arranged around a common lab large enough to accommodate two classes at a time. Glass walls and large windows are a prominent feature of classrooms and the common labs, allowing passersby to observe the student scientists in action while creating a bright, open atmosphere.
"A Building that Looks to the Future..."
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Read about the construction of Phelps Science Center in The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2002...
