Grasp Academy Case Study

Oct 13

Introducing our Oasis Program with Grasp Academy

Alquimista partnered with GRASP Academy, a Jacksonville-based charter school with a focus on students with dyslexia, to implement the “Oasis” program for the GRASP students. Alquimista presented to The Green Team, an after-school club of 20+ voluntary students who aspire to make the world a better place with technology and environmental consciousness.

The goal of the program was to 1. Build an Oasis (water storage and filtration system) that may be used as a safe haven during natural disasters, and 2. Use these Oasis’ as a method to teach students about cutting-edge technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Augmented Reality (AR), while promoting engagement and developing conscious environmental stewards.

What is an Oasis?

Oasis: An Oasis is comprised of the following components:

Water Storage & Filtration
Smart Water Irrigation System
Hydroponics System
Solar Powered
Artificial Intelligence for learning + maintenance
IoT Sensors

Our Oasis is designed 1. Provide safe and clean drinking water during natural disasters, and 2. An education hub and learning center for students.

Oasis: the Education Hub

With individualized learning at the core of our philosophy, we allowed students to interact with the learning materials in various ways: article readings, videos, and interactive AR-powered play. Students had full autonomy to choose their learning method of choice.
With Augmented Reality, we allowed students to learn with visualizations of the full life-cycle of the plants we planted and water chemistry.
We introduced the concepts of the Internet of Things with sensors that communicated the health of the plants in real-time.

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