GVC winners 2010

Dear Friends,
I am very excited to inform you that the kids and I have won the second prize in the Global Virtual Classroom competition this year.We are absolutely delighted and invite you to share this site and the others below with your students.
I wish to congratulate my special friend and mentor Janet Barnstable for the first place award. Janet deserves this recognition for the wonderful work she has been doing and still does with children and educators around the world. I am so proud of the globaldreamers educators who have received recogntion and awards. I wish to also congratulate Matt Kuntz and his kids for the 3rd place award and Rick Glass and the kids for the special recognition award!
In addition I would also like to congratulate Aleksandra Blalteberg of Poland who also won a second place award in the GVC competition who is a partner in Globaldreamers.
I am honored to be working with such educators and touched!!
I wish to thank the many educators who have been writing messages on the ePals teacher spotlight.
http://www.epals.com/forums/124.aspx
My work is under Israel Peace Project and they are allowing people to register their classes and comment on the forum. I have been told that I will be an ePal spotlight teacher soon for our work in the peace project and will inform you when it is up. It will take a bit.If anyone else can go on the forum and add a comment please do!!
Many thanks and best wishes to all of you,
Fondly,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org
Come and dream with us soon!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Elsey
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 12:29 AM
Subject: 2009/2010 GVC Winners


Dear GVC Teachers-



I’d like to congratulate each of you for an excellent year. The time, effort and dedication shown by you and your students in this unique learning experience is amazing. I would like to say thank you to each teacher and student for participating in the contest this year.



I also want to personally congratulate all the teachers and students that have participated in the 2009/10 GVC. Your dedication and hard work is once again reflected in each of your websites. With so many creative websites, the judging was a challenge, but the results are now in. On behalf of Give Something Back International Foundation, the supporting organization, I would like to announce the winners of the 2009/2010 Global Virtual Classroom Contest.





Primary Winners:



Team
Website
Awards
School
Location

GVC09-01
Save Earth
Grand Prize
Percy Julian Middle School
Illinois
USA

St. Mark's Public School

India

Washington West Elementary School
New York
USA








GVC09-02
Past, Present and Future Life
Second Prize
Long Beach Middle School

USA

Ein Ganim Elementary

Israel

The New Roberto Clemente
New Jersey
USA








GVC09-05
Imaginary Island
Third Prize
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Illinois
USA

Island Village Montessori School
Florida
USA

Tainan Municipal Haidong Elementary School

Taiwan






Primary Special Merit Winners:



Team
Website
Awards
School
Location

GVC09-03
Future Life
Exceptional Creativity
Clyattville Elementary School
Mississippi
USA

Elgin Ave. P.S.

Canada

Gynasia N0. 57

Russia








GVC09-05
Imaginary Island
Exceptional Helping Focus
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Illinois
USA



Island Village Montessori School
Florida
USA



Tainan Municipal Haidong Elementary School

Taiwan








GVC09-06
Friendship Blossoms
Exceptional Multi-Media
RaeyGuang Elementary School

Taiwan

Harrison Elementary School
Indiana
USA

John Muir School
California
USA








GVC09-08
Animal Stories
Exceptional Creativity
Riverside School

Czech Republic

Blue Mountain Middle School
New York
USA

Horace Mann Elementary School
Illinois
USA






Secondary Winners:



Team
Website
Awards
School
Location

GVC09-16
Service Before Self
Grand Prize
John Muir School
California
USA

St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School

India

Wako Kokusai High School

Japan








GVC09-13
People and Events that Changed the World
Second Prize
Littleton High School
Colorado
USA

Rajini School

Thailand

Gimnazjum nr 4

Poland








GVC09-24
Mystical creatures and gods
Third Prize
Percy Julian Middle School
Illinois
USA

Penang Free School

Malaysia

Chavakali High School

Kenya






Secondary Special Merit Winners:



Team
Website
Awards
School
Location

GVC09-12
Amazing Oceans
Exceptional Creativity
Point Option High School
Virginia
USA

C S Ramachary Memorial Matriculation School

India

Wako Kokusai High School

Japan








GVC09-14
The Secrets Revealed
Exceptional Academic Merit
Waterford Mott High School
Michigan
USA

Philippine Science High School Main Campus

Philippines

Gymnasium # 16 (secondary school # 11)

Russia








GVC09-16
Service Before Self
Exceptional Helping Focus
John Muir School
California
USA

St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School

India

Wako Kokusai High School

Japan








GVC09-17
A World of Difference
Exceptional Creativity
Forest Park Middle School
Illinois
USA

Rajini School

Thailand

Wako Kokusai High School

Japan














I have also attached a copy of the GVC Student Participation Certificate. Each GVC teacher should complete the information and print out and distribute a copy to each student that participated in the GVC program.



For those of you interested in seeking local media coverage for your work with GVC, we will be sending a media kit to assist you. This will be sent soon.



I look forward to working with you all again next year.



Don’t forget to register early for the 2010/2011 GVC school year. You can now find the new online early registration form on the website (www.virtualclassroom.org)





--
Charles Elsey
Program Manager
Global Virtual Classroom