A group of high school students from St. Paul University Philippines in Tuguegarao City scored multiple awards at an international competition aimed at fostering innovation among young learners.
The International Creativity and Innovation Award (ICIA) was recently held at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in Bangkok, Thailand from April 26 to 28. The competition showcased 105 projects from various countries, which include China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
The SPUP delegation, comprised of eight junior high students and eight senior high students, was able to bag the highest accolade in the competition, the Titanium Award, for its entry called “TACTILE: A Floor Title that Generates Electricity from Applied Pressure Project.”
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The proponents behind the project were Aaron Paulo B. Bautista, Gabrien Khyle L. Chua, and Jahnrodz Juillet T. Fermin. The project also netted three additional awards—The Expeditious Award, The Pearson PTE Award, and the Grand Award—the last of which qualifies the trio to participate in the STICK program in Malaysia in July 2024.
Another project, “PAULA: Paperless Automatic Laboratory Assistant,” received The Gold Award for the Innovation Challenge Category. This project was created by Joseff Kyle I. Balubal and his team.
The “GLUCOBOT: An Advanced Glucometer for Enhanced Diabetes Management” project, designed by Katherine Roelle D. Latupan and others, earned The Gold Award for the Innovation Award Category. Rizalinn Gabrielle P. Caronan and her team bagged a silver medal in the same category for their project, “METABOTIC: An Arduino-based Automated Metabolic Cage.”
The SPUP team was coached by Learni C. Javier, Edwardo L. Magallanes, and Dr. Janette T. Fermin.
Source: SPUP