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Doors to Diplomacy Award Winners Bureau of Public Affairs Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC June 4, 2009 _____ The Department of State is pleased to announce the selection of two winning websites for its 2009 Doors to Diplomacy Award, which is co-sponsored by Global SchoolNet. The awards recognize the web projects that best teach young people about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Participants, ranging in age from 11 to 18, included 203 student teams from 34 countries. The winning sites are: * Preserving Arts and Culture of Minangkabau <http://minangteamdoortodiplomacy.sampa.com/team-family-site/ACTIONS-CONDUCT ED-FOR-PRESERVING.htm> http://minangteamdoortodiplomacy.sampa.com/team-family-site/ACTIONS-CONDUCTE D-FOR-PRESERVING.htm. This site, built by a team from Padang, Indonesia, explores the diplomatic value of arts and culture exchanges. * Captain Water, http://www.captainwater.com <http://www.captainwater.com/> , was built by a team from Tyrone, Georgia, U.S. Their web project explores water as a vital environmental resource. Each student member of the two winning Doors to Diplomacy Award teams will receive a $2,000 scholarship. In addition, the winning coaches will each receive a $500 cash award. Judging was performed by student peers and educational professionals, with the final selections made by a team of Department of State judges from the Bureau of Public Affairs. The winning sites will be linked from the Department of State's youth site at <http://www.future.state.gov/> http://www.future.state.gov. Global SchoolNet, <http://www.globalschoolnet.org/> http://www.globalschoolnet.org, is a non-profit, Internet-based education program. The Doors to Diplomacy Award was specially created for CyberFair, a contest that encourages students and educators to join together to build high-quality, educational websites on a variety of topics. These website entries will be available on the web as learning tools to millions of people around the globe. Further detail on the Doors to Diplomacy projects is at http://globalschoolhouse.org/doors. ======================== Doors to Diplomacy Platinum Awards ======================== Project ID 5664 Captain Water Helps Teach Kids How to Conserve Water Cat 7. Health and Environment Sandy Creek High School Tyrone, Georgia, UNITED STATES Project ID 5701: Preserving Arts and Culture of Minangkabau Through Youth Activities Cat 8. Arts and Culture SMA 1 PADANG, WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA Padang, West Sumatra, INDONESIA ======================== Doors to Diplomacy Gold Awards ======================== Project ID 5741: Imagine All the People Living Life in Peace Category: 5. International Security Tician Tabidze School 43 Tbilisi, GEORGIA Project ID 5860: TERRORISM AND PEACEMAKING ON OUR LIVES Category: 5. International Security Hwa Chong Institution Singapore, SINGAPORE Project ID 5790: Live for the Future - Make Your House Sustainable Category: 7. Health and the Environment Dimitrie Cantemir National Col Onesti, Bacau, ROMANIA Project ID 5927: Our Water, Our Future, Our Responsibility Category: 7. Health and the Environment St Joseph's Institution Singapore, SINGAPORE Project ID 5542: CULTURE CLUB - Youngsters for Cultural Exchanges Category: 8. Arts and Culture Rustavi Public School #2 Rustavi, Rustavi, GEORGIA Project ID 5912: Our Little Doors to Diplomacy Category: 8. Arts and Culture Zespol Szkol Ekonomiczno-Infor Swietochlowice, POLAND ======================== Doors to Diplomacy Silver Awards ======================== Project ID 5694: The Changes We Believe In Category: 1. Leadership Traits San Diego Riverside Charter School Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, UNITED STATES Project ID 5680:Seeing Double (a cloning and eugenics project) Category: 4. Science/Technology San Diego Riverside Charter Sc Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, UNITED STATES Project ID 5934:Caretta Caretta...Voyage to Turquoise Category: 7. Health and the Environment EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COLLEGE FAMAGUSTA, CYPRUS Project ID 5833: POVERTY AT LARGE: ZOOMING INTO ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST PROBLEMS Category: 7. Health and the Environment Hwa Chong Institution Singapore, SINGAPORE Project ID 5953:Plead for a healty life Category: 7. Health and the Environment Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi Radauti, Suceava, ROMANIA Project ID 5975:Green Life for the Most Beautiful Future to the Earth Category: 7. Health and the Environment Daan Elementary School Taipei City, TAIWAN ======================== Doors to Diplomacy Honorable Mention Awards ======================== Project ID 5820: Barack Obama: The Life, the Journey, and the Diplomatic Ideals of the 44th President of the U.S. Category: 1. Leadership Traits Jefferson County Middle School Madras, Oregon, UNITED STATES Project ID 5781: Let's Fight Child Trafficking Category: 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues St. Lawrence High School Mumbai, INDIA Project ID 5951: HRL Defenders Category: 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues Colegio Puertorriqueno de Nina Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, UNITED STATES Project ID 5891:Team O.R.P.H.A.N. Category: 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues Williams Intermediate School Bridgewater, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES Project ID 5915: Third World Debt Category: 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues Hwa Chong Institution Singapore, SINGAPORE Project ID 5551: The Effects of Global Warming on Human Health and Nature Category: 7. Health and the Environment Edirne koleji Edirne, TURKEY Project ID 5910: Unbiased Environmental Policies Category: 7. Health and the Environment Central York High School York, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES Project ID 5698: The Point of No Return Category: 7. Health and the Environment Joan Ekzarch Language School Vratsa, BULGARIA Project ID 5904: ENVIROMANTAL DEGRADATION AFTER MINING ACTIVITIES Category: 7. Health and the Environment Colegiul Tehnic "Anghel Saligny" Baia Mare Baia Mare, Maramures, ROMANIA Project ID 5870: HOTA, a Diplomatic Utility Category: 7. Health and the Environment Hwa Chong Institution Singapore, SINGAPORE Project ID 5791: ECOJUNIOR Category: 7. Health and the Environment Roman Voda National College Roman, ROMANIA Project ID 5976: The Earth - Our Common House Category: 7. Health and the Environment #5 Public School Rustavi, Georgia, GEORGIA _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
