HI Yvonne, Thanks for sharing this news. It's great that you have been able to solicit the activity and project work among teachers around the world.
It's gratifying that 5-6 of these schools are part of the iEARN global network. We will highlight their participation in the Doors to Diplomacy competition. Regards, Ed Ed Gragert - Join us in Morocco in July 2009 http://www.iearn2009.ma/ iEARN--Celebrating 21 years of 21st Century Skill-Building Look what's happening in Chicago: http://tinyurl.com/CPS-intl-collaboration On Jun 9, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Yvonne Marie Andres wrote: > *Please help us get the word out by forwarding this news to a > colleague! > > > > > > 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. 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