This CD is the first of the series on “Sustainable Communities” that Global Challenge Award,USA has come out with. It contains loads of information on Climate Change, its causes, effects, corrective actions and effects of corrective measures being taken.
It is in the form of interesting games and animations. This could be an innovative gift for someone you love. It is fun and fact-filled CD(for windows only).
For more details visit :- http://www.globalchallengeaward.org/display/public/Order+Protect+Our+Climate
Friday, December 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
City lads to participate in climate change conference at Copenhagen
A few days from now on Dec 7 to Dec 18, 2009 when thousands of prominent ennvironmentalists converge in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the Climate Change Conference, two young champions from Pune will be among them.
Master Roopak Karulkar 15 years old and Miss Trupti Joshi 14 years
old are attending the conference and will be visiting many organizations with similar interests, as well as various schools to encourage students and adults to take collective action to address Climate Change.
The “Climate Change Student Ambassadors representing GCA & Neeti ” are the winners of the Go-Dac (Gaming Olympiad for Disaster and Climate Change) competition held in Pune in Sep-Oct 2009, jointly conducted by Global Challenge Award , USA, a non-profit organization that conducts an annual online high school climate change response program and Neeti Solutions, Pune, India a socially committed
enterprise.
Neeti works in areas of computer based training for professionals and children using virtual reality and 3D simulation to create applications for climate change, disaster and emergency management.
Dr. Parag Mankeekar: Founder and Director of Neeti Solutions, one of GCA's board members and an Ashoka Fellow and Dr. Manasi Abhyankar: Neeti Coordinator of Children & Challenges, and Asia Coordinator for GCA,will be participating in the Copenhagen conference as mentors.
Master Roopak Karulkar 15 years old and Miss Trupti Joshi 14 years
old are attending the conference and will be visiting many organizations with similar interests, as well as various schools to encourage students and adults to take collective action to address Climate Change.
The “Climate Change Student Ambassadors representing GCA & Neeti ” are the winners of the Go-Dac (Gaming Olympiad for Disaster and Climate Change) competition held in Pune in Sep-Oct 2009, jointly conducted by Global Challenge Award , USA, a non-profit organization that conducts an annual online high school climate change response program and Neeti Solutions, Pune, India a socially committed
enterprise.
Neeti works in areas of computer based training for professionals and children using virtual reality and 3D simulation to create applications for climate change, disaster and emergency management.
Dr. Parag Mankeekar: Founder and Director of Neeti Solutions, one of GCA's board members and an Ashoka Fellow and Dr. Manasi Abhyankar: Neeti Coordinator of Children & Challenges, and Asia Coordinator for GCA,will be participating in the Copenhagen conference as mentors.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Winning GCA Participants' Comments:-
Subsequent to the program,students have shared amongst themselves,as to how the Global Challenge Award Program has made a difference to them. As the program name suggests, winning students are from different countries. Working across cultures,countries and time zones has been a great learning as can be seen by the comments below. A rare opportunity while at school.
Global Challenge Award students stay in touch and share their experiences long after the program. They tell us and each other how the Global Challenge Award has made a difference to them. As the program name suggests, students come from all over the world to work across cultures, countries and times zones. As a result, they learn
from each other and from the experience. Their comments below show why Global Challenge is a rare opportunity for global learning during high school.
Through this project, what I enjoy best is that I feel that I can do something practically to protect the environment rather than just say it literally. I also feel the pleasure of communication and teamwork. It’s really nice to have peers work together with you and solve some problems, sharing difficulty and the joy of completing the work. Added by Menglu Che from China.
I came into the program with great ambitions and all of my expectations were met. Personally, I enhanced my strength in communication skills. This is what David HU from USA feels.
The platform to apply my textbook/theoretical knowledge and what I have learnt in college into practical applications to alleviate environmental problems is the greatest motivation for me to join the Global Challenge Award and stay with the program. GCA not only provides the opportunity to learn more about science and technology through the STEM explorations, it also provides a chance to make friends internationally and understand the life’s of other students in other countries. Added by Lawrence Thein from Singapore.
Global Challenge Award students stay in touch and share their experiences long after the program. They tell us and each other how the Global Challenge Award has made a difference to them. As the program name suggests, students come from all over the world to work across cultures, countries and times zones. As a result, they learn
from each other and from the experience. Their comments below show why Global Challenge is a rare opportunity for global learning during high school.
Through this project, what I enjoy best is that I feel that I can do something practically to protect the environment rather than just say it literally. I also feel the pleasure of communication and teamwork. It’s really nice to have peers work together with you and solve some problems, sharing difficulty and the joy of completing the work. Added by Menglu Che from China.
I came into the program with great ambitions and all of my expectations were met. Personally, I enhanced my strength in communication skills. This is what David HU from USA feels.
The platform to apply my textbook/theoretical knowledge and what I have learnt in college into practical applications to alleviate environmental problems is the greatest motivation for me to join the Global Challenge Award and stay with the program. GCA not only provides the opportunity to learn more about science and technology through the STEM explorations, it also provides a chance to make friends internationally and understand the life’s of other students in other countries. Added by Lawrence Thein from Singapore.
Winning GCA Participants' Comments:-
Subsequent to the program, students have shared amongst
themselves, as to how the Global Challenge Award Program has made
a difference to them. As the program name suggests, winning
students are from different countries. Working across cultures,
countries and time zones has been a great learning as can be seen
by the comments below. A rare opportunity while at school.
Global Challenge Award students stay in touch and share their
experiences long after the program. They tell us and each other how
the Global Challenge Award has made a difference to them. As the
program name suggests, students come from all over the world to work
across cultures, countries and times zones. As a result, they learn
from each other and from the experience. Their comments below show
why Global Challenge is a rare opportunity for global learning during
high school.
Through this project, what I enjoy best is that I feel that I can do something practically to protect the environment rather than just say it literally. I also feel the pleasure of communication and teamwork. It’s really nice to have peers work together with you and solve some problems, sharing difficulty and the joy of completing the work. Added by Menglu Che from China.
I came into the program with great ambitions and all of my expectations were met. Personally, I enhanced my strength in communication skills. This is what David HU from USA feels.
The platform to apply my textbook/theoretical knowledge and what I have learnt in college into practical applications to alleviate environmental problems is the greatest motivation for me to join the Global Challenge Award and stay with the program. GCA not only provides the opportunity to learn more about science and technology through the STEM explorations, it also provides a chance to make friends internationally and understand the life’s of other students in other countries. Added by Lawrence Thein from Singapore.
themselves, as to how the Global Challenge Award Program has made
a difference to them. As the program name suggests, winning
students are from different countries. Working across cultures,
countries and time zones has been a great learning as can be seen
by the comments below. A rare opportunity while at school.
Global Challenge Award students stay in touch and share their
experiences long after the program. They tell us and each other how
the Global Challenge Award has made a difference to them. As the
program name suggests, students come from all over the world to work
across cultures, countries and times zones. As a result, they learn
from each other and from the experience. Their comments below show
why Global Challenge is a rare opportunity for global learning during
high school.
Through this project, what I enjoy best is that I feel that I can do something practically to protect the environment rather than just say it literally. I also feel the pleasure of communication and teamwork. It’s really nice to have peers work together with you and solve some problems, sharing difficulty and the joy of completing the work. Added by Menglu Che from China.
I came into the program with great ambitions and all of my expectations were met. Personally, I enhanced my strength in communication skills. This is what David HU from USA feels.
The platform to apply my textbook/theoretical knowledge and what I have learnt in college into practical applications to alleviate environmental problems is the greatest motivation for me to join the Global Challenge Award and stay with the program. GCA not only provides the opportunity to learn more about science and technology through the STEM explorations, it also provides a chance to make friends internationally and understand the life’s of other students in other countries. Added by Lawrence Thein from Singapore.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Results of Gaming Olympiad for Disaster & Climate Contest
Thanks to everyone for making the prize distribution ceremony of GO-DaC one of the best ever. The results of most awaited GO-DaC i.e. Gaming Olympiad For Disaster & Climate contest declared. The overwhelming response for contest was obvious as the contest has much potential.
The evening of 9Th October 2009 saw a beautiful prize distribution ceremony where Mr. Michael Newbill,Economic & Political Observer for US Consulate,Mumbai was the chief guest at the ceremony. The consistent applause of the overwhelmed parents moved one and all.
Master Roopak Karulkar from Abhinav English Medium, Pune and Miss. Trupti Joshi from Mar Ivanios Convent , Nigdi were declared as Children Climate Change Ambassador and would represent Global Challenge Award and Neeti Solutions in the International Conference on Climate Change COP15to be held in Copenhagen,Denmark in Dec2009.
In a magnanimous gesture, the Guest of Honor, Mr. Manish Sabade announced that the Guardian Travels would sponsor airfare for two winners.
The evening of 9Th October 2009 saw a beautiful prize distribution ceremony where Mr. Michael Newbill,Economic & Political Observer for US Consulate,Mumbai was the chief guest at the ceremony. The consistent applause of the overwhelmed parents moved one and all.
Master Roopak Karulkar from Abhinav English Medium, Pune and Miss. Trupti Joshi from Mar Ivanios Convent , Nigdi were declared as Children Climate Change Ambassador and would represent Global Challenge Award and Neeti Solutions in the International Conference on Climate Change COP15to be held in Copenhagen,Denmark in Dec2009.
In a magnanimous gesture, the Guest of Honor, Mr. Manish Sabade announced that the Guardian Travels would sponsor airfare for two winners.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Four Years of Global Challenge Impact
The overall impact of GCA can be measured in both quantitative and qualitative ways. During the last 4 years, more than 6000 students from 50 countries registered, a figure which illustrates the popularity achieved by the program. GCA has also made grants of about $200,000 to these students in the form of college scholarships and training opportunities. These personal gains have been important to students, who continuously benefit from their GCA experience.
Using technology, GCA is helping children to become change agents for a better future. Youth gain skills that help them aspire to careers in international affairs, the green economy and entrepreneurship. Importantly, 85% of GCA students have shown continued commitment to global and climate issues after completing a GCA program. This impact on their awareness of climate change is multiplied by their concrete actions that are mitigating and addressing climate change effects around the world.
GCA's team-based experiences improve a student's confidence for solving local as well as global problems. Students learn to think outside-the-box and see that their creative global warming solutions can move from idea to reality. Students learn to work in cooperative teams, how to coordinate with each other and how to communicate.
Global Challenge thus has a three-fold impact on students: increasing climate change awareness and action, resulting in personal gains and gaining experience in global virtual teamwork.
Participating in GCA provides youth with many keys to success while engaging them in creative thinking and action for a Greener world.
Using technology, GCA is helping children to become change agents for a better future. Youth gain skills that help them aspire to careers in international affairs, the green economy and entrepreneurship. Importantly, 85% of GCA students have shown continued commitment to global and climate issues after completing a GCA program. This impact on their awareness of climate change is multiplied by their concrete actions that are mitigating and addressing climate change effects around the world.
GCA's team-based experiences improve a student's confidence for solving local as well as global problems. Students learn to think outside-the-box and see that their creative global warming solutions can move from idea to reality. Students learn to work in cooperative teams, how to coordinate with each other and how to communicate.
Global Challenge thus has a three-fold impact on students: increasing climate change awareness and action, resulting in personal gains and gaining experience in global virtual teamwork.
Participating in GCA provides youth with many keys to success while engaging them in creative thinking and action for a Greener world.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Where Students Come From?
Dear everyone, we’ve written several times about the Global Challenge Award program and how it works. The name itself suggests that students are involved from all over the globe. We’ve had tremendous response from students who are full of enthusiasm and potential. Students in GCA work together to achieve socially responsible goals that they set for themselves!
Global Challenge Award believes that with the advent of 21st century technology youth are increasingly driving change around the globe. GCA uses the Internet, learning networks, and a fast growing web of educational connections to attract students to its annual competitions. Thousands have participated since the GCA’s inception in 2005.
From 2006 up to 2008 we had a continuously increasing response from all over the globe. The numbers tell a success story about the GCA Program. Tell someone you know about GCA today and help save the world!
Students roll up your sleeves and start immediately. Enroll for tomorrow’s green world. Success is just a step ahead.
Contribute,
Communicate
Co-ordinate
Global Challenge Award believes that with the advent of 21st century technology youth are increasingly driving change around the globe. GCA uses the Internet, learning networks, and a fast growing web of educational connections to attract students to its annual competitions. Thousands have participated since the GCA’s inception in 2005.
From 2006 up to 2008 we had a continuously increasing response from all over the globe. The numbers tell a success story about the GCA Program. Tell someone you know about GCA today and help save the world!
Students roll up your sleeves and start immediately. Enroll for tomorrow’s green world. Success is just a step ahead.
Contribute,
Communicate
Co-ordinate
Monday, September 7, 2009
Global Challenge Award( http://members.globalchallengeaward.org/)
Climate Change is expected to increase the severity and frequency of natural hazards like storms, floods and draughts.
Young people really matter since they are going to be our future leaders. They will create tomorrow’s solutions. Students can be the driving force behind many of sustainability efforts.
Why don’t we use the creative power of students by encouraging their energy, skills, and enthusiasm to solve global climate change issues? Introducing the Global Challenge Award!
GCA is a World Wide Web activity combining traditional and Web 2.0 telecommunications to support small 4 students teams. Students are guided in the use of computational science tools to create innovative collaborative solutions to global warming.
Over 400 students have engaged in GCA. The beauty of program lies in its ability to attract a very diverse group of participants by gender, ethnicity, socioeconomics, student interests and rural/urban environments.
GCA A Role Model for your future projects. How?
Ø High school Students or age group 13 to 18
Ø Registration is open year around, with fees of $25 (or equivalent currency) for a whole year of activity!
Ø A student forms team of two (an optional adult can be invited by the student)
Ø Join team from another country to form a 4 –person global team.
Ø Mentor (who is former GCA participant) will guide the team throughout the project.
The GCA Program has been awarded by foundations and corporations, and its impacts on students are highly prized and well documented. Parents and schools can readily see the relationship to important valued outcomes of education.
Benefits to students include:
· You Dream it, GCA will help you to achieve it.
· Turn your ideas into Reality.
· Global teamwork increases your Cooperation, Communication, Coordination skills while building awareness and knowledge about climate change.
· Projects help you develop sound knowledge of mathematics, science, technology and engineering.
· Students develop and apply scientific research skills to design a technically feasible solution.
· GCA awards certificates, letters of recommendation, prizes and many more benefits,
Join and experience essence of one and only one famous GCA Program,
Register Today?
NO…
Register On the Spot
http://members.globalchallengeaward.org/
Young people really matter since they are going to be our future leaders. They will create tomorrow’s solutions. Students can be the driving force behind many of sustainability efforts.
Why don’t we use the creative power of students by encouraging their energy, skills, and enthusiasm to solve global climate change issues? Introducing the Global Challenge Award!
GCA is a World Wide Web activity combining traditional and Web 2.0 telecommunications to support small 4 students teams. Students are guided in the use of computational science tools to create innovative collaborative solutions to global warming.
Over 400 students have engaged in GCA. The beauty of program lies in its ability to attract a very diverse group of participants by gender, ethnicity, socioeconomics, student interests and rural/urban environments.
GCA A Role Model for your future projects. How?
Ø High school Students or age group 13 to 18
Ø Registration is open year around, with fees of $25 (or equivalent currency) for a whole year of activity!
Ø A student forms team of two (an optional adult can be invited by the student)
Ø Join team from another country to form a 4 –person global team.
Ø Mentor (who is former GCA participant) will guide the team throughout the project.
The GCA Program has been awarded by foundations and corporations, and its impacts on students are highly prized and well documented. Parents and schools can readily see the relationship to important valued outcomes of education.
Benefits to students include:
· You Dream it, GCA will help you to achieve it.
· Turn your ideas into Reality.
· Global teamwork increases your Cooperation, Communication, Coordination skills while building awareness and knowledge about climate change.
· Projects help you develop sound knowledge of mathematics, science, technology and engineering.
· Students develop and apply scientific research skills to design a technically feasible solution.
· GCA awards certificates, letters of recommendation, prizes and many more benefits,
Join and experience essence of one and only one famous GCA Program,
Register Today?
NO…
Register On the Spot
http://members.globalchallengeaward.org/
Monday, August 31, 2009
Contributing to Community through Creative Competitions.
Globalization is testing our collective talent. If we want to build a more sustainable world for future generations, we have to work together. Challenges of our day are to transcend geography, religion, gender, in order to work together on world's most pressing challenges like climate change and the future of energy, poverty, health, education, terrorism. Solving global issues requires innovation, research & development, increased application of science & technology in a global context.
Here comes Global Challenge Award in picture.
The Global Challenge Award (GCA) is an innovative non-profit education program founded in 2005 to prepare high-school students to thrive in the 21st century and give them the tools and confidence to solve the planet’s most pressing problems.
By forming international teams of high school students to solve global problems, students learn that the future belongs to those with skills in science, technology, engineering, math, systems thinking, and perhaps most importantly, in global collaboration and communication. But technical and communication skills are not enough. The Global Challenge succeeds because it brings young people together to form relationships built on solving common problems, and it empowers young people to believe that they can make a difference not only on their own lives and national economies but on the planet itself.
Education is crucial to turn globalization into a more inclusive process. In the age of the information society and the knowledge economy, education is the key to social progress. We believe that high-school students in the age group of 14 to 17, comprise a vibrant group, with high potential to contribute to sustainable development in coming years & generations. This group has the intellect, capacity and eagerness for radical thinking and they are fast learners. They are growing in a technology savvy environment and can make best use of emerging technologies to solve global issues. We need to invest in this group in order to enhance their skills in the areas of science, technology, participatory learning, collaboration, working in virtual teams that transcend various boundaries. In this group, we also need to help create awareness, develop a sense of ownership, responsibility and commitment towards solving global issues. Dedicating resources to these cause, will in turn enable sustainable development worldwide and help combat global issues.
In 2005, Craig Deluca of The Arno Group, established an innovative nonprofit, Global Challenge Award, with a mission to "Provide Students the Tools and Confidence to Solve Global Problems Together." The nonprofit was founded in close collaboration with Domenico Grasso of University of Vermont, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. Having an extensive experience of serving on many corporate and nonprofit boards of directors and Advisory boards including Executive Perspectives Inc , Technology Strategies Inc, Intercon Systems Inc, Intervision Inc. He firmly believes that it is not going to happen naturally so thought about how we can change the education system, what could we do, and what could be the goals. And that’s the starting phase of innovative program GCA.
Here comes Global Challenge Award in picture.
The Global Challenge Award (GCA) is an innovative non-profit education program founded in 2005 to prepare high-school students to thrive in the 21st century and give them the tools and confidence to solve the planet’s most pressing problems.
By forming international teams of high school students to solve global problems, students learn that the future belongs to those with skills in science, technology, engineering, math, systems thinking, and perhaps most importantly, in global collaboration and communication. But technical and communication skills are not enough. The Global Challenge succeeds because it brings young people together to form relationships built on solving common problems, and it empowers young people to believe that they can make a difference not only on their own lives and national economies but on the planet itself.
Education is crucial to turn globalization into a more inclusive process. In the age of the information society and the knowledge economy, education is the key to social progress. We believe that high-school students in the age group of 14 to 17, comprise a vibrant group, with high potential to contribute to sustainable development in coming years & generations. This group has the intellect, capacity and eagerness for radical thinking and they are fast learners. They are growing in a technology savvy environment and can make best use of emerging technologies to solve global issues. We need to invest in this group in order to enhance their skills in the areas of science, technology, participatory learning, collaboration, working in virtual teams that transcend various boundaries. In this group, we also need to help create awareness, develop a sense of ownership, responsibility and commitment towards solving global issues. Dedicating resources to these cause, will in turn enable sustainable development worldwide and help combat global issues.
In 2005, Craig Deluca of The Arno Group, established an innovative nonprofit, Global Challenge Award, with a mission to "Provide Students the Tools and Confidence to Solve Global Problems Together." The nonprofit was founded in close collaboration with Domenico Grasso of University of Vermont, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. Having an extensive experience of serving on many corporate and nonprofit boards of directors and Advisory boards including Executive Perspectives Inc , Technology Strategies Inc, Intercon Systems Inc, Intervision Inc. He firmly believes that it is not going to happen naturally so thought about how we can change the education system, what could we do, and what could be the goals. And that’s the starting phase of innovative program GCA.
Join the GO-350 Contest!
We invite you to participate in a gaming competition called GO-350 (Games Olympiad 350). This December, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to craft a new global treaty on cutting emissions. Win our competition and you too can be part of this exciting event! You can participate in this round to be held between August and November 2009 if you are between 13 and 18 years and live at one of Pune, India, state of Vermont USA, City of Chicago, USA or Israel.
The number 350--as in parts per million, is the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. Our contest seeks to “Educate and Engage Youth to Take Action, be Change Agents and Save the World on their Way to College”.
At each individual site mentioned above, the competition will have 3 rounds with rewards for all participants and special rewards for winners of each round. First round involves playing 5 computer games on climate change developed by Global Challenge Award and its partner Neeti Solutions. Top scorers move to round 2 where you learn about games design and are required to submit an original idea of yours on a climate change game. Youth with top ideas move to round 3 where you play a game, which assists you in creating your own presentation of the facts, warning signs and impacts of Climate Change. You then make a case in front of a panel of judges why your presentation should win and you might just find yourself in Copenhagen this December!
Learn more about the competition...we look forward to seeing you at the competition!
Global Challenge Award: Offers a year round competition that requires global collaboration amongst Youth. It challenges Global Youth teams to find and implement innovative solutions to climate change and other environmental issues while rewarding them for their work.
Neeti Solutions: Uses technology as a tool to deliver solutions that will have a sustained positive impact on human life. Neeti works in areas of computer based training for professionals and children using virtual reality and 3D simulation to create applications for climate change, disaster and emergency management.
The number 350--as in parts per million, is the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. Our contest seeks to “Educate and Engage Youth to Take Action, be Change Agents and Save the World on their Way to College”.
At each individual site mentioned above, the competition will have 3 rounds with rewards for all participants and special rewards for winners of each round. First round involves playing 5 computer games on climate change developed by Global Challenge Award and its partner Neeti Solutions. Top scorers move to round 2 where you learn about games design and are required to submit an original idea of yours on a climate change game. Youth with top ideas move to round 3 where you play a game, which assists you in creating your own presentation of the facts, warning signs and impacts of Climate Change. You then make a case in front of a panel of judges why your presentation should win and you might just find yourself in Copenhagen this December!
Learn more about the competition...we look forward to seeing you at the competition!
Global Challenge Award: Offers a year round competition that requires global collaboration amongst Youth. It challenges Global Youth teams to find and implement innovative solutions to climate change and other environmental issues while rewarding them for their work.
Neeti Solutions: Uses technology as a tool to deliver solutions that will have a sustained positive impact on human life. Neeti works in areas of computer based training for professionals and children using virtual reality and 3D simulation to create applications for climate change, disaster and emergency management.
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