Call for Students to Develop Innovative Products to Solve Real-World Challenges
5th Annual Spirit of Innovation Challenge
Continues Its Quest to Transform STEM Education
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Nancy Conrad, founder and chairman of the Conrad Foundation,
launched the 2011-2012 Spirit
of Innovation Challenge to encourage students to create technologies
and products that solve global issues. For the past four years, the
innovation competition helped transform the way science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) is embraced by high school students.
“Using a network of world-renowned scientists, engineers, academics and
business leaders, the competition connects teams with mentors to assist
in making their ideas a reality”
“If we are to ignite passion for STEM education, we must embrace an
academic plan to focus on the relevance of the knowledge we share with
our students,” Conrad said. “Memorizing facts to pass a test just won’t
do the job. The hallmark of America’s culture is innovation and
entrepreneurship. It’s how we got to the moon. It’s how companies like
Apple, Facebook and Google were formed. It is how our country will
continue to explore the universe, discover cures for disease and become
good stewards of the world we share with our global neighbors.”
Hosted by the Conrad
Foundation, the Spirit of Innovation Challenge invites high school
teams to use STEM skills in developing commercially viable,
technology-based products in one of three categories – Aerospace
Exploration, Clean Energy, and Health and Nutrition. It is the only
competition of its kind to combine education, innovation and
entrepreneurship, giving students the tools they need to create and
sustain a knowledge-based economy.
“Using a network of world-renowned scientists, engineers, academics and
Article source: PRNewswire
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