Information for the media and additional school resources

This section provides resources which will help inspire you, keep you up-to-date with our latest news and give you access to useful articles, information and frequently asked questions. You can also find out where you can meet our team and see our SOLARDOME® glasshouses.

Please see below some mini case studies as examples of where you can see our SOLARDOME® glasshouses in school locations. For more information on where are domes are used in schools go to our case studies section or testamonials section.

Mini case studies 

Felmore Primary School, Basildon, Essex

The Solardome Capella is used for housing tropical plants and learning about the environment. While the larger Solardome Vega is used for multi-functional educational activities encompassing art, english, design & technology, maths, science, geography and history.

Neston Primary School, Wiltshire

Pupils, known as ‘Nestonauts’ use the dome as a mini 'space station'.

"The children love to use the Solardome 'moonbase', and it has fired their enthusiasm for science."

Linda Davies, Head Teacher, Neston Primary School

Battlefield Primary, Glasgow

The Solardome Agena is used for science, environmental studies and as a school greenhouse. Pupils are also rewarded for good behaviour with "Golden star" activity time.

"We all love our dome… Bruce Cowan was fabulous when he arranged speedy delivery and construction within our short timeframe. We have held a flower show (all the children planted flowers) and a market the following year (all the children planted veg). It has been well used."

Mrs Catriona Brown, Principal Teacher, Battlefield Primary

Newquay Tretherras School, Cornwall

The dome has already housed a wide range of experiments, ranging from exploring the effects of different coloured light on rates of photosynthesis to studying the acoustic properties of the dome itself. Flowers grown within the dome by club members and fed with their home-made fertilizer took first prize at the Royal Cornwall Show.

"Installing a 'mini-Eden' has created significant new learning opportunities and a huge sense of achievement. It has also generated great enthusiasm for additional environmental projects."

Jenny Ellis-Davies, Science Teacher, Newquay Tretherras School

Stormont House School, Hackney, East London

The Solardome Agena is the focal point for a combined Science and Art project called 'Interdependence'. The pupils host their own eco-system which they have recently adapted to host plants which thrive in an arid environment.

"By creating a unique, outdoor learning environment for our students we can engage them in a much more creative and hands-on way and enhance the teaching of a whole range of subjects."

Chris Elford, Arts Coordinator, Stormont House School

Sabhal Mor Ostaig Gaelic College, Isle of Skye

The Solardomes host the College's revolutionary catering waste recycling and food production project. They enable the College kitchens to prepare meals which are supplemented with organic produce. The Domes even welcomed HRH the Prince of Wales, who visited to give his royal seal of approval to the recycling project.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bangor, Wales

The Centre is using up to 20 Solardomes as a climate change facility which is funded by the NERC. The site features a state-of-the-art exposure facility in which to study the impacts ozone on a range of plant species, including the traits which enhance their sensitivity.