CITGO și Discovery Education anunță câștigătorii 2021 Fueling Education Challenge

Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, June 10, 2021) – CITGO Petroleum Corporation and Discovery Education today announced the winners of the 2021 Fueling Education Challenge. Building upon the CITGO Fueling Education initiative with Discovery Education, students in grades 5-8 were asked to identify a community problem and share a solution aligned to one of the four following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: safety and well-being, quality education, sustainable cities and communities, and life on land.

The winning 2021 Fueling Education Challenge winners are:

Primul loc: Camellia S., an 8th grader from Henrico County Public Schools in Henrico, VA, for their project using artificial intelligence to detect skin cancer.

Locul doi: Katelyn C., an 8^th grader from Hernando County School District in Brooksville, FL, for their project building sustainable vegetation options in urban settings.

Locul al treilea: Troy E., a 5^th grader from the Kuna School District in Meridian, ID, for their upcycling project that keeps materials out of landfills while keeping the environment clean.

“At CITGO, we are committed to connecting students to educational experiences that fuel lifelong success,” said Kate Robbins, General Manager Corporate Communications at CITGO. “The Fueling Education initiative and challenge demonstrates the power of connecting students to STEM in a global context. We are thrilled to congratulate the 2021 Fueling Education Challenge winners for their thoughtful problem-solving projects.”

“It’s inspiring to see the innovations young leaders come up to some of the world’s biggest challenges,” said Beth Meyer, Vice President of Corporate & Community Education Partnerships at Discovery Education. “We’re proud to empower students with the STEM resources they need to turn ideas into solutions that make the world better for us all.”

The annual challenge builds upon the CITGO Fueling Education initiative with Discovery Education, which creates unique opportunities for student engagement by highlighting the profound impacts STEM can have on local communities and the broader world. Through educator resources, student challenges, comprehensive lesson plans, educator guides, and dynamic video content, Fueling Education helps to fuel the spirit of innovation in students everywhere. All the resources from the initiative can be accessed online at FuelingEducation.com și prin intermediul Discovery Education’s flexible K-12 learning platform corporate and community education partnerships channel.

Pentru mai multe informații despre resursele digitale și serviciile de învățare profesională ale Discovery Education, vizitați www.discoveryeducation.comși rămâneți conectat cu Discovery Education pe rețelele sociale prin intermediul Twitter și LinkedIn. 

Despre CITGO
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry with a well-known brand. CITGO operates three refineries located in Corpus Christi, Texas; Lake Charles, La.; and Lemont, Ill., and wholly and/or jointly owns 42 terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,400 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 769,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), CITGO is ranked as the sixth-largest, and one of the most complex independent refiners in the United States. CITGO transports and markets transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products and supplies a network of approximately 4,600 locally owned and operated branded retail outlets, all located east of the Rocky Mountains.  CITGO Petroleum Corporation is owned by CITGO Holding, Inc. Learn more at www.citgo.com.

Despre Discovery Education
Discovery Education este liderul global în resursele curriculare digitale aliniate la standarde, conținutul captivant și învățarea profesională pentru sălile de clasă K-12. Prin manualele sale digitale premiate, resursele multimedia și cea mai mare rețea de învățare profesională de acest gen, Discovery Education transformă predarea și învățarea, creând experiențe STEM captivante și îmbunătățește rezultatele academice de pe tot globul. Discovery Education deservește în prezent aproximativ 4.5 milioane de educatori și 45 de milioane de studenți din întreaga lume, iar resursele sale sunt accesate în peste 140 de țări și teritorii. Inspirat de compania media globală Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education este în parteneriat cu districte, state și organizații care au aceleași opinii pentru a oferi profesorilor soluții personalizate care sprijină succesul tuturor cursanților. Explorați viitorul educației la DiscoveryEducation.com.

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