Oracle India Honors Students and Teachers for Taking Top Honors in Global Technology Competition

Local ThinkQuest Winners Attend Special Ceremony in Delhi

New Facts
• Oracle India recently hosted a ceremony in Delhi to honor seven students and teachers for their award-winning work in the 2009 ThinkQuest Competition.
• Winners were honored by Mr. Subhash Khuntia, Joint Secretary, School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development; Mr. Ranglal Jamuda, Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan; Mrs. Renu Mittal, Director, Delhi Public School Society; Mr. Krishan Dhawan, Managing Director, Oracle India; Mr. Krishna Sistla, Regional Director, Oracle Education Initiatives, Asia Pacific; and other dignitaries from the Ministry of Human Resource Development and local universities.
• The ThinkQuest Competition, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation, challenges students to develop innovative online projects that educate their peers about global issues. Participating students develop critical 21st century skills, including critical thinking, communication, and technology skills.
• The Indian winners were selected from over 2,100 teams from 83 countries who entered the 2009 competition. They were honored for their work on the following projects:-
• Anmol, a student at Darbari Lal DAV Model School in Delhi, collaborated with teammates in Brazil and the United States to create an online project called “Let’s Rock and Roll,” which was awarded 1st place in the 15 and Under age division. The project examines the history of rock music and its impact on society.
• Students Akhil, Ashirr, Debargha, Abdul, Priya and Rimi of Kendriya Vidyalaya Project Sewak in Dimapur, created “Book Buddies,” which was awarded 2nd place in the 15 and under age division. The project explores the educational value of textbooks and traces the journey of a book from the writer’s mind to the reader’s hand. The team was coached by their teacher, Mr. Saptarshi Majumder.
• Eeshha, a student at Symbiosis School, and Rujuta, a student at Balmohan Vidyamandir in Mumbai, collaborated with students in the United States to create “You Be the Change,” which was awarded 3rd place in the 15 and Under age division. The project educates young people about global warming and sustainable living.
• In addition to the ceremony in Delhi, the winners attended the ThinkQuest Live awards event in the San Francisco Bay Area from October 11-14, 2009.
• The winners also received prizes including laptop computers, digital cameras, and school grants, depending on placement.
Supporting Quotes
• “I am delighted by the Indian students’ enthusiastic response to the challenge of the ThinkQuest Competition,” said Mr. Krishna Sistla, Regional Director, Oracle Education Initiatives, Asia Pacific. “By participating in the competition, these students foster a spirit of collaboration with their peers worldwide and develop critical skills for work and life in the 21st century.”
• “We are proud of the outstanding performance of students and teachers from the KVS family,” said Mr. Ranglal Jamuda, Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. “On behalf of KVS, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Oracle Education Foundation for providing our students with this opportunity to act as leaders and change agents in their communities.”
• “By cutting through the monotony of rote learning, ThinkQuest motivates students and helps them develop skills and knowledge they will remember for life,” said Saptarshi Majumder, coach of the “Book Buddies” team.

Supporting Resources
• ThinkQuest
• Oracle Education Foundation
• Become a fan of ThinkQuest on Facebook
• View the Oracle Education Foundation YouTube channel
• Video interview with “Book Buddies” team at ThinkQuest Live 2009

About the Oracle Education Foundation
The Oracle Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization funded by Oracle. It delivers ThinkQuest, a widely acclaimed education technology program, to K-12 schools globally. ThinkQuest is a protected, online learning platform that enables teachers to integrate learning projects into their classroom curriculum and students to develop critical 21st century skills. For more information, visit http://www.oraclefoundation.org.

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