More than one and a half thousand projects participated in "Energy Marathon-2011"

April 3, Minsk / Anna Kot - BELTA /. The winners of the fifth republican competition of school projects on economy and thriftiness "Energomarathon-2011" have been determined, the chairperson of the competition jury, head of the organizational and legal work and media relations department of the Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus, Zhanna Zenkevich, told a BELTA correspondent. During "Energomarathon-2011", over 1.5 thousand projects were considered, which is almost 30% more than in the previous year. The goal of the competition is to form a careful and economical attitude towards energy resources and the environment in the younger generation, to identify and disseminate the best practices of teachers in organizing the educational process in the field of energy saving, and to introduce the latest energy-saving ideas and methods into the work of educational institutions. In the nomination "Best Region of the Republic for Organizing Work of Educational Institutions in the Field of Energy and Resource Saving", the first place was shared by Mogilev and Gomel regions. Brest region did not participate in this nomination. The best educational institution for creating a system of work in the field of energy and resource saving was recognized as the educational institution "Secondary School No. 12 of Novopolotsk" of Vitebsk region. In the nomination "Best Teacher for Organizing Work on Fostering a Culture of Energy Saving among Students", the winner was S.V. Zaitseva, a chemistry teacher at the educational institution "Secondary School No. 3 of Osipovichi" of Mogilev region. The best student project of practical energy-saving measures was the project "Alternative Light Sources" by Alexey Samusev and Igor Gayduk of the educational institution "Gymnasium No. 5 of Baranovichi" of Brest region. Project leaders: S.P. Andreeva, E.V. Kaygorodova. In the nomination "Best Practical Center (Museum) for Energy Saving", the educational institution "Lyceum No. 1 of Grodno" took the lead. The first place in the nomination "Best Creative Work of Students on Promoting Efficient Use of Energy Resources" among video clips was taken by the work of the educational institution "Gymnasium No. 2 of Vitebsk". The best agitation team was the agitation team "We are for Energy Efficiency!" of the educational institution "Novopolotsk State Professional Lyceum of Builders" of Vitebsk region. All participants of the final stage of the fifth republican competition of school projects on economy and thriftiness "Energomarathon-2011" were awarded special prizes and gifts from the organizers and partners of the competition. The Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization, the Ministry of Education, and the Grodno Regional Executive Committee are the organizers of "Energomarathon-2011". Assistance in organizing and conducting the competition is provided by regional executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee, public organizations "Center for Environmental Solutions", "EcoProject Partnership", the Belarusian Trade Union of Employees of State and Other Institutions, RUE "Belinvestenergosberezhenie", and enterprises of the Grodno region. International partners of the competition include the Representations of the World Bank, UNDP/UN, Siemens LLC, and a project of the European Union Program. "Energomarathon" was first held in 2008 in Vitebsk. Then the baton was picked up by Mogilev, Minsk, and Gomel. In the fourth republican competition of school projects on economy and thriftiness "Energomarathon-2010", 1,117 works were submitted. The winner of the competition was Gomel region. The republican competition of school projects on economy and thriftiness "Energomarathon" is held for the implementation of the measures of Directive No. 3 within the framework of the fulfillment of the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of Belarus No. 157 of February 8, 2011, and the Republican Program for Energy Saving for 2011-2015. -0-