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We're pleased to announce this week the winning team that will represent the United States in the 2009 Junior 8 Summit. From North Miami Senior High School, in North Miami, Florida, the Global Pioneers demonstrated great strength in their knowledge of the issues highlighted at the upcoming J8 Summit. The team, accompanied by their advisor and U.S. Fund for UNICEF staff, will travel to Italy in July.
The Junior 8 Summit (J8) is the youth event linked to the G8 Summit and is sponsored by UNICEF. The J8 program enables young people, ages 13 to 17, to become involved in the topics that concern the G8 countries, their leaders and the broader global community. Drawing from their knowledge, understanding, and perspectives of these global issues, student teams compete via an essay and application process for the opportunity to represent their country at the J8 Summit.
The United States' 2009 winning delegation, Global Pioneers, is comprised of International Baccalaureate students. Their entry presented specific recommendations to key global issues: Global Warming and Climate Change; Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS; and Poverty and Development. The essay was chosen based on originality of ideas, ambition of recommendations, pragmatism, coherence, and grasp of the issues.
We extend our sincere appreciation to all of the teams who submitted essays for their creativity, hard work and thoughtfulness in their entries. The selection process was very difficult as there were a great number of high-quality essays submitted. We look forward to next year’s competition and encourage educators and students during the course of the year to engage in TeachUNICEF resources, available at www.teachunicef.org. To further get involved in UNICEF’s work, please visit www.unicefusa.org/volunteer.
Congratulations again to the winning team, Global Pioneers, from North Miami Senior High School.
