Dr Jawahar Surisetti designs Worlds first International Environment Olympiad
Dr Jawahar Surisetti
The environment, which is currently occupying the world agenda , is the focus of all attention these days. With a view to enhance the awareness of the schools and students of the world, Dr.Jawahar Surisetti, the maverick director of Ashoka Education Foundation , in association with The American Center(the cultural wing of the US Consulate) have come together to devise an Olympiad which will reach the schools and students from classes 1 to 12. The International Environment Olympiad is designed to involve the student, nudge their thought processes an force them to think about the world that they are going to inherit.
Dr.Jawahar Surisetti had conducted the Earth Genius Contest last year at Ashoka Universal Schools and it turned out to be a superb affair.Motivated by this effort, it was decided and announced by the chairman of Ashoka Group that we would go national next time.Hence the International Environment Olympiad.
Dr Jawahar Surisetti
The environment, which is currently occupying the world agenda , is the focus of all attention these days. With a view to enhance the awareness of the schools and students of the world, Dr.Jawahar Surisetti, the maverick director of Ashoka Education Foundation , in association with The American Center(the cultural wing of the US Consulate) have come together to devise an Olympiad which will reach the schools and students from classes 1 to 12. The International Environment Olympiad is designed to involve the student, nudge their thought processes an force them to think about the world that they are going to inherit.
Dr.Jawahar Surisetti had conducted the Earth Genius Contest last year at Ashoka Universal Schools and it turned out to be a superb affair.Motivated by this effort, it was decided and announced by the chairman of Ashoka Group that we would go national next time.Hence the International Environment Olympiad.
The Olympiad is held for 3 levels, the primary level for classes 1 to 4, the middle level for classes 5 to 8 and the secondary level for classes 9 to 12. The first round kicks of on the world ozone day,ie.,16th September 2009. The first round has been made easily accessible for the students as it is being held between 16th September to 15th October. The students or the schools could coordinate with the nearest Reliance Webworld and fix the time convenient for students and available at the webworld for taking the exam within the stipulated period of one month.
The first round is an online round which lasts for 60 minutes and the students will have to access the test online and finish it in one hour. The result will be flashed immediately after the test. The second round will be in December which comprises of the EXPRESSIONS round. The top 3 students from each level will present an expression which could be a working model, presentation, painting, poetry, dance, song or any other manner pertaining to environment.
Each participant receives a participation certificate and the top 100 rankers get prizes which include laptops, PCs, digicams,wrist watches,pendrives and books.The environment olymopiad will reach out to more than 5000 schools across the country and also in the US.
The American Center provides resources and experts to conduct the olympiad. source:http://indiaedunews.net/
The first round is an online round which lasts for 60 minutes and the students will have to access the test online and finish it in one hour. The result will be flashed immediately after the test. The second round will be in December which comprises of the EXPRESSIONS round. The top 3 students from each level will present an expression which could be a working model, presentation, painting, poetry, dance, song or any other manner pertaining to environment.
Each participant receives a participation certificate and the top 100 rankers get prizes which include laptops, PCs, digicams,wrist watches,pendrives and books.The environment olymopiad will reach out to more than 5000 schools across the country and also in the US.
The American Center provides resources and experts to conduct the olympiad. source:http://indiaedunews.net/
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