Recently, the global diversified chemical company Saudi Basic Industries Corporation and the non-profit organization International Youth Achievement China (JA China), a non-profit organization specializing in youth careers, entrepreneurship, and financial education, successfully held the second session of the “Sparkling Future” at the SABIC Shanghai factory. The Campus Sustainability Design Challenge. The Challenge is an extension of the JA Lighting Futures program initiated and funded by SABIC. It is designed to encourage students to apply the knowledge they have learned and to integrate the environmental and economic concepts of coordinated development. Life. The day of the game coincides with SABIC's Public Open Day in 2018. This is SABIC's positive response to the International Association of Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) initiatives for many years. The theme of this year's Public Open Day is 'Chemical for Environmental Protection, Innovation'. Livable' is also highly compatible with the original intention of the project, that is, the power of chemistry to create a beautiful, sustainable future.
Students are sorted by color under the guidance of SABIC employee volunteers
Based on the successful implementation of the 2017-2018 school year program, the competition attracted eight teams from five schools in Shanghai Putuo District, Pudong New Area and Minhang District. The participating students started preparing for the challenge competition from April onwards. The sustainable development issues on campus and the design of solutions for them. In the days before the competition, they also displayed their entry plans in the SABIC Shanghai factory through innovations such as poster models. On the day of the competition, students were included, teachers, volunteers More than 90 people, including guests and parties, gathered at the SABIC Shanghai factory. The participating teams had a fierce competition on the spot. Through demonstrations and pleadings, the judges from various districts and SABIC and JA representatives showed each of them. The team studied the sustainable development of the current school and provided corresponding solutions, such as the recycling of water resources on campus, the application of solar wind power, etc. It is worth mentioning that the SABIC volunteers also shared their professional experience before the match. , Provide pre-game coaching for each participating team.
After a fierce competition and judging panel's all-round evaluation, the Ring of Net Spring team from the Fourth Affiliated High School of East China Normal University won the first prize of the Challenge. This group of students used the campus rainwater collection and recycling program to convince and impressed them. The judges and audience of the team. The team member Chen Nuoxi said: “By lighting up future courses and competitions, we not only learned a lot of energy conservation, sustainable development knowledge such as the greenhouse effect, but also interviewed students, conducted research and related knowledge. Applied to real life. Although we are still students, we can do something within our power to make the world a better place.'
The Ring of Net Spring team from the Fourth Affiliated High School of East China Normal University won the first prize of the Challenge
The participating team took a photo with the guests at the SABIC Shanghai factory
Li Lei, Vice President of SABIC and President of North Asia, stated: “SABIC has always been committed to promoting the development of sustainable education in China. While vigorously expanding its business, it actively fulfills its corporate social responsibility and vigorously disseminates the concept of sustainable development, which is the next generation of China. Cultivate awareness, knowledge and skills for sustainable development. Through the “Lighting the Future” project in full swing, I am very pleased to see that students are able to give full play to their creativity and design effective solutions for sustainable campus development. SABIC We have always been advocating chemical achievements for you and me. We look forward to working with JA China to further promote this outstanding sustainable development curriculum to more Chinese students.
The 'Fuming Future' Curriculum brings real business cases to the classroom to discuss how to balance the environmental and economic benefits. At the same time, through experience-based teaching, students develop critical thinking, teamwork and other comprehensive capabilities. ' JA China Advanced Ms. Wu Qijun, the project director, said, 'We are very grateful for SABIC's continued support for this project. JA China hopes to work with more partners to nurture the Chinese youth's character, creativity and leadership to help them succeed in the global economy.'
'Lighting the Future' was launched as a global model corporate social responsibility project initiated by SABIC and pioneered in Asia. It was launched in China in 2014. It aims to promote youth’s active and lasting attention to sustainable development through a series of customized activities. , Inspiring its innovative thinking on environmental protection. As of now, the project has covered more than 1,900 Chinese students aged between 12 and 28. More than 40 school teachers have contributed more than 1,100 hours to support volunteer activities or direct participation in teaching. 300 person-time SABIC corporate volunteers contributed more than 3,900 hours and developed systematic teaching courses and teaching materials.