Products designed and created by twenty-four (24) NGHS students were highlighted at the Ceremony for the National Technology Education Caravan 2018. They received an award for Outstanding Products for Challenge 2. Twenty-five (25) secondary schools around the country came together on Wednesday 27th June 2018 at the Rudranath Capildeo Learning Resource Centre, for this Ideas, Innovations and Inventions Program, hosted by the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Scotiabank.
NGHS participants, comprised of Form 3 students, that took part in the program and three products in particular caught the judges attention; all made with newspapers, as their main material. After extensive research and investigation, they designed and created a piñata, lantern and vase. They incorporated their various skills developed through school art sessions such as paper mache, papercrete art and recycled art.
A challenge trophy was awarded to the school and students displayed their work for viewing on the day. Other creative students’ products such as jewelry, fruit baskets, stationery caddies and jewelry boxes, impressed the judge at an earlier stage of the competition. Our win will hopefully encourage more students to attempt other types of challenges presented to them in future and stimulate creativity, efficient problem solving and effective team work skills.
The following students were awardees:
Product 1: ‘Stale News’ Challenge
Product Name: Cactus Gets Hit
Class: 3J
Students: Manisha Balkaran, Kayla Dookie, Azeeza Khan, Prithvi Maharaj, Selena Raghunanan, Hailey Seegobin, Jasmin Weis
Product 2: ‘Stale News’ Challenge
Product Name: The Printed Vase
Class: 3J
Students: Emma Banham, Saura Debideen, Makayla Garcia, Shristi Neeranjan, Vrishni Maharaj, Chloe Ramdeo, Kristy Seucharan, Narisa Singh
Product 2: ‘Stale News’ Challenge
Product Name: The Lantern
Class: 3N
Students: Krista Balkissoon, Allysa Boodram, Kareena Jaisingh, Emily Maharaj, Kirese Maharaj, Anera Pheakoo, Avisha Ramai, Andrea Sarwan
Students of 3J portraying their product “Cactus Gets Hit” together with Principal, Mrs. Carolyn Bally-Gosine and Tech Ed teacher, Ms. Rox-Anne Harripaulsingh
Students of 3J portraying their product “The Lantern” together with Principal, Mrs. Carolyn Bally-Gosine and Tech Ed teacher, Ms. Rox-Anne Harripaulsingh
Vrishni Maharaj and Makayla Garcia portray “The Lantern”
“Cactus Gets Hit”
Some of the products created for the “Stale News” Challenge on display
Some of the other products created by Form 3 students on display
