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.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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.
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