RANK and BOLT Awards: Excellence Outside Academics

Suggested by Priya Venkateshan

Event: RANK and BOLT Awards (Website)

Organised by: Air India and Deccan Herald

Key Dates:
Deadline for receiving entries: June 30, 2008

The annual Rank and Bolt Awards are designed to recognise excellence outside the field of academics among students and teachers across Karnataka. Hosted jointly by Air India and Deccan Herald, the Rank Award is for students while the Bolt award is for teachers. The objective of the Award is to make responsible citizens and preserve a crumbling environment.

The test of ability for students includes designing a flag for a fictitious country and explaining its significance. Teachers must demonstrate how to make learning meaningful, among other variables of the Award. Participating teachers need to design a curriculum to be adopted by schools and create a plan to actually implement it Moreover, students have to commit to three courses of action towards work, environment, neighbourhood, etc.

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