High School GENIUS’ Fight Environmental Decline

by Submitted article | June 3, 2016 10:00 am

OSWEGO, NY – Pollution. Overcrowding. Global Warming. Environmental deterioration is knocking at the door of millions of people world-wide.

While many ignore the knock, high school students from around the world answer the call for change at the 2016 GENIUS Olympiad.

The GENIUS Olympiad, a four-day competition co-sponsored by SUNY Oswego and Terra Science and Education, Inc., is one of the largest environmentally focused fairs in the world.

In 2015 more than 700 high school GENIUS’ from 57 countries and 33 states gathered to collaborate, share research and ideas, and find solutions to the ever-increasing environmental problems affecting the earth’s populations.

Participants at the 2016 Olympiad work year-round to examine the environmental problems of today through one of five lenses – science, design, business, creative writing, and visual and performing arts.

Through the disciplines students draw attention to the deterioration of the earth and create innovative solutions which they then present and discuss during the competition.

Students accepted to the event make up a portion of the world’s brightest youth, many of whom go on to become environmental ambassadors and leaders.

“The earth is not an unlimited resource,” warns Dr. Fehmi Damkaci, president and founder of the GENIUS Olympiad. “GENIUS allows students to become invested in the quality of the environment they live in and lead the movement for change.”

Environmental problems are impacting students everywhere.

The olympiad provides a venue for students to examine those problems and work to create sustainable solutions.

The public is invited to attend the competition’s opening ceremony and public project viewing on June 13 from 5 – 7:30 p.m., the closing ceremony June 16 from 1:30 – 3 p.m., and the International Culture Fair from 5 – 7:30 p.m. on June 14 in the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena on the SUNY Oswego Campus.

Filled with music, food, and fun this is a great event for the entire family.

Terra Science and Education is a nonprofit organization promoting the improvement of K-16 education through consulting, scholarships, research, and public forums.

For more information about the GENIUS Olympiad email [email protected] or visit www.geniusolympiad.org

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