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Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC May 17, 2007 2007 Doors to Diplomacy Award Winners Announced Minnesota and Taiwan Students Take Top Honors in International Diplomacy Competition The Department of State is pleased to announce the selection of two winning websites for its 2007 Doors to Diplomacy Award, which is co-sponsored by Global SchoolNet. The awards recognize the websites that best teach young people about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Participants, ranging in age from 13 to 18, included more than 190 student teams from 38 countries. The winning sites are: *Doors 2 Cambodia, http://www.roch.edu/course/doors2cambodia/ This site was built by a team of three students in Rochester, Minnesota. The team built upon a service class trip to Cambodia promoting citizen diplomacy. Their website shows what they learned about the country and the specific projects they undertook to support education and advocate for human rights. *International Medical Aid, http://oa.mingdao.edu.tw/~foo/www9/index.swf Built by four students in Taichung County, Taiwan, this site explores the international community’s development of health services in Taiwan, and Taiwan’s interest in paying back to the world community with assistance to those whose health care remains insufficient. 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 State Department judges from the Bureau of Public Affairs. The winning sites will be linked from the State Department's youth site at www.future.state.gov later this month. Global SchoolNet 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. To learn more about Doors to Diplomacy projects, visit http://globalschoolhouse.org/doors/ For more information, contact: Yvonne Marie Andres Global SchoolNet Telephone: 760-635-0001 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Janice Clark U.S. Department of State Telephone: 703-875-5086 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ====================================== Doors to Diplomacy PLATINIUM Award Winners ====================================== Project ID 4272, Doors 2 Cambodia Cat 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues Triton Public Schools Rochester, Minnesota, USA Project ID 4801,The Role of Taiwan in World Health – International Medical Aid Cat 7. Health and Environment Ming-Dao High School Taichung, Taiwan ====================================== Doors to Diplomacy GOLD Awards ====================================== Project ID 5076, End Family Violence for Better World Category 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues SMA Negeri 8 Yogyakarta Yogyakarta, Indonesia Project ID 5039, A Healthy World - Pneumonia, the Silent Killer Category 7. Health and the Environment International School of Kuala Lumpur Ampang, Malaysia Project ID 4916, Globalisation: A Tool to Promote Human Rights Category 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues Hwa Chong Institution, High School Section Singapore ====================================== Doors to Diplomacy SILVER Awards ====================================== Project ID 5020, 4th World Teacher Category 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues Agusan del Sur National High School Philippines Project ID 5086, Greenhouse Effect and Climate Changes Category 7. Health and the Environment Chingshin Middle School, Taipei, Taiwan Project ID 5032, A Doorway to the Riches of Turkmenistan Category 8. Arts and Culture Secondary school #50 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Project ID 4881, Stem Cell Research and the Controversy Category: 4. Science/Technology Foshay Learning Center Los Angeles, California, United States Project ID 4813, Panda Diplomacy Category 7. Health and the Environment John Muir School San Diego, California, United States ====================================== Doors to Diplomacy HONORABLE MENTION ====================================== roject ID 4985, European Union - Diverse people, one union Category 6. History of Foreign Relations A&B, , Shumen Bulgaria Project ID 5098, Terror trails Category 5. International Security Ryan International School Gurgaon, Haryana, India Project ID 5096, Srijan- birth Category 1. Leadership Traits Ryan International School Gurgaon, Haryana, India Project ID 5099, Karmanya Vadhikareste: To Us... Our Deeds Category 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues Ryan International School Gurgaon, Haryana, India Project ID 4928, Can you return my childhood? Category 2. Promotion of Peace and Democracy: Social Issues ST. Lawrence High School Mumbai, India Project ID 4910, Bioterrorism - Threat Comes In A New Face Category 5. International Security Ryan International School Navimumbai, India Project ID 5120, SPACE, Humanity & Handshakes Category 4. Science/Technology Kuwait English School Salwa, Kuwait Project ID 5003, The Destroyer: From Rags to Riches Category 1. Leadership Traits Agusan del Sur National High School San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, Philippines Project ID 4825, Terror Day Category 5. International Security Colegiul National Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi Radauti, Suceava, Romania Project ID 4724, Flower-bridge Category 6. History of Foreign Relations Colegiul National "EUDOXIU HURMUZACHI" Radauti, Suceava, Romania Project ID 4789, Mr. Turgut Ozal Category 1. Leadership Traits Cagdas Egitim Koleji Izmir, Turkey ========================================================================================== C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !! to all teams! Doors to Diplomacy 2008 will begin in October 2007 To learn more about Doors to Diplomacy projects, visit http://globalschoolhouse.org/doors/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
