Caribbean-UK Visionaries Challenge
The Evelyn Grace Academy
Prof. Cardinal Warde
Ms. Keisha Taylor
Penny Carballo-Smith, Esq
warde.csf@gmail.com
1-617-699-1281
Updated 11 Feb 2015
Caribbean-UK
Visionaries Challenge
• Modelled after Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
• Modified for relevance to UK students
• To be piloted at Evelyn Grace Academy Coordinated
by CADSTI-UK and EGA staff
• Culminates with entry into the SVC Regional
Championships - Tampa, Florida 5–11 July 2015
The Challenge
Identify a problem facing your school, the
UK community or the Caribbean
Community and use science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM), to
develop an effective, innovative and
sustainable solution to the problem
identified. Solutions to global problems are
also encouraged.
Who can Apply
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Secondary school students from the
Caribbean Diaspora (11-18 years)
Each team must include a majority of
students from the Caribbean Diaspora (CSF
countries)
Caribbean students must have a minimum
of 1 parent, or 1 grandparent from a
Caribbean Country
A student can participate in 1 project only
Caribbean-UK
Visionaries Challenge
Eligible Diaspora Countries
Anguilla
Guyana
Antigua & Barbuda
Haiti
Bahamas
Jamaica
Barbados
Montserrat
Belize
St. Kitts and Nevis
Bermuda
St. Lucia
British Virgin Islands
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Cayman Islands
Suriname
Dominica
Turks & Caicos Islands
Grenada
Trinidad & Tobago
School Prizes
1. Certificates
2. STEM Learning Materials
3. Ambassador Programme Participation
Winning team leader and its teacher will participate in a
7-day trip to Florida to join the winning teams from SVC.
Kennedy Space Center
Lunch with an astronaut & tour
Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)
Hurricane Simulator, Idea Zone, Bank of America
Butterfly Garden
Disney EPCOT Center
Living with the Land Tour; Imagination EXPO
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2014 SVC NATIONAL
CHALLENGE WINNERS
COUNTRY
SCHOOL
PROJECT NAME
Antigua &
Barbuda
Christ The King High School
Nevo Oven
Barbados
Queen's College
The Green Way to Get Styrofoam
Away
Belize
Bishop Martin High School
Chaya Mayan Power for Modern
Times
Dominica
St. Martin Secondary School
Techno Gardeners
Guyana
Abram Zuil Secondary School Paddy husk Particle Board
St. Lucia
St. Mary's College
Trinidad & Tobago Five Rivers Secondary School
Amylo-plastikos
Cardboard Box Pellet recycling
Project
How to Apply
A complete application consists of an abstract and
the design proposal:
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Abstract – No more than 250 words in length, and
includes the name of the school, the title and
description of the project.
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Design Proposal – Due approximately 4 weeks
after submission of the abstract and should be 612 pages in length.
Send application materials to cadsti.uk@gmail.com
Caribbean-UK
Visionaries Challenge
 Design Proposal
 Title page
 Problem Statement and Significance of Problem
 Objectives of the Project
 Approach to Proposed Solution
 The Competition
 Resources Needed
 Timetable
 Use of STEM
 Community Involvement and Community Impact
 References
 Oral Presentation
 Title page
 ‘Elevator Pitch’ –2 minutes to present their project
 Power point presentation - 2/3 slides
Caribbean-UK
Visionaries Challenge
Judging Criteria
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Relevance to Sustainable Communities
Creativity and Innovation
Content and Knowledge of Project
Project Plan and Design
Difficulty of project
STEM Linkage
Methods of Investigation
Presentation
Answering Questions
Public or Community Engagement
About Mentors
 Teams may request mentors from
CADSTI-UK
 Mentors will be matched to teams
based on projects, location etc..
 Mentor will:
• Provide feedback on ideas
• Answer questions related to ideas
• Review competition materials
• Share expertise & experiences.
 Mentors may be online or in person
KEY DEADLINES
Event
Date
Status
Challenge
Sensitisation A
Challenge
Sensitisation B
Abstracts Due
Design Proposal Due
School Competition
Held
15 December 2014
Completed
11 February 2015
Q & A session for Teachers with Professor Warde
27 February 2015
23rd March 2015
May 2015 (date tbd)
Elevator pitch with 3 slides; presentation of
mockups, samples, prototypes at booth; winner
decided. Press, parents, friends and community
leaders present
7 Day STEM
5-11 July 2015
Ambassador
Kennedy Space Center, Museum of Science &
Programme (Florida) Industry (MOSI), Disney EPCOT Center
Completed
Caribbean-UK
Visionaries Challenge
Project Example 1
Title: DRINKING CHAMP
The Challenge
We want to reduce the abundance of plastic used
and seen on my high school compound by
eliminating disposable plastic water bottles,
encouraging students and staff to use reusable
bottles, and developing new ways to provide safe
drinking water at my school.
Caribbean-UK
Visionaries Challenge
Project Example 2
Title: Eliminate flooding in our school yard
The Challenge
Our school compound has little green space as the entire
yard is covered with concrete. When it rains the water runs
off our property and floods the street below, making it
difficult for us to access the school. We envision a series of
projects that will add beneficial green space to our school
yard and provide live laboratories for our classes, while
simultaneously reducing the amount of storm water that
leaves our yard.
Caribbean-UK
Visionaries Challenge
Project Example 3
Title: Reliable electricity for our village
The Challenge
Our school and its surrounding community do not have reliable
electricity. At school we often need to recharge the batteries of our two
laptops or our cell phones when the electricity supply is off. Our
farmers and fishermen have the same problem. There are several
abandoned vehicles in our village. Our proposal is to remove the
alternators and batteries from these vehicles and use them to generate
and store electricity. To do this we would make wind turbines by
designing our own blades and attaching them to the alternators. We will
use the old batteries to store the electricity produced, and we will
design a circuit to convert the DC power from the battery to 110 VAC.
Caribbean-UK
Visionaries Challenge
More Information
http://www.cadsti.org
http://www.caribbeanscience.org
http://www.sagicorvisionaries.com
info@sagicorvisionaries.com
https://www.facebook.com/sagicorvisionaries
http://www.youtube.com/sagicorvisionaries
End of Caribbean-UK Visionaries Presentation
CADSTI-UK - Who We are
Caribbean Diaspora for Science, Technology & Innovation UK
Promoting STEM Education & Stimulating Technology Entrepreneurship
http://cadsti.org.uk/
Daryl Best
Khami Alexander
Keisha Taylor
Penny Carballo-Smith
http://caribbeanscience.org
Tyrone Roach
David Rollock
George Marecheau
Brian Stuart
CADSTI-CSF Model
Canada
UK
US-Silicon Valley
US-Southeast
US-NY&NJ
US-New England
US-Mid Atlantic
Technical Expertise
Collaboration
Individuals
Diaspora Gov.’s
AN SC
BE
Entrepreneurs
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SEED Funding
Mentorship
Regional Gov.’s
NCE
IE
CARI
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NGOs & Found.’s
Business Expertise
Funding
N DAT IO
Educational
Programs
SPISE, SVC, STEM-Teacher-Train
Advisory
Role Only
Regional Gov.’s
CADSTI-CSF Mission & Goals
CSF is the implementation arm of CADSTI
(Non-profit, non-governmental, Diaspora
driven)
http://caribbeanscience.org
MISSION
Assist with the diversification of Caribbean
economies by harnessing science and technology
for economic development
GOALS
• Assist with STEM-based education reform
• Stimulate technology-based entrepreneurship by
funding S&T projects in new and existing small
enterprises on a competitive basis.
Caribbean Science Foundation
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Founded by CADSTI on September 21, 2010 in Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago
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Headquarters
located on the
Barbados campus
of the University
of the West Indies
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Our partners are: UWI, CXC, ministries of education,
ministries of science and technology, ministries of planning
and sustainable development, Sagicor Financial Corporation,
other educational entities
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What We Believe
… the next “Google” can start
in the Caribbean or the
Caribbean Diaspora!
Our Model for Economic Growth
and Diversification
Science and
engineering based
entrepreneurship
New technology
companies
Exports
Science and engineering
based innovation
Tourism
STEM-based
education
Economic
Growth and
Diversification
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Ongoing CSF Projects
A. Educational Projects (grooming the next-generation of
Caribbean science and engineering leaders)
1.Student Program for Innovation
in
Science and Engineering (SPISE)
2.Summer Internships for SPISE graduates at technology companies
in the US and the Region
3.Sagicor Visionaries Challenge (STEM project competition in high
schools)
4.Annual workshop – Dialogue between S & T professionals,
teachers and students, and experts from Diaspora
5.STEM Teacher Training Workshops (Five in 2015 - in collaboration
with Caribbean Academy of Sciences)
B. Stimulation of Technology Entrepreneurship
CaribVenture Fund - Ignite small tech business development
C. ALCUENET & ERANET (LAC-EU scientific collaboration)
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Student Program for Innovation in
Science and Engineering (SPISE)
• Four weeks of total immersion for STEM superstars in:
 Calculus
 Physics
 Biochemistry
 Entrepreneurship
 Mandarin
 Caribbean Unity
 Under-water Robotics (MIT inspired)
 Electronics (renewable energy theme in 2014)
• Career seminars from successful professionals
• Workshops: Time management, CVs, U.S. college applications
Rote learning discouraged. Critical, logical and analytical
thinking encouraged. Focus not on grades but on understanding
and applying the fundamentals, and on mastery of the material.
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SPISE 2013 Student Lab Experiments
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SPISE Students by Country 2012-2014
Country
Total
2012
2013
2014
Anguilla
1
0
0
1
Antigua & Barbuda
2
0
1
1
Barbados
8
3
1
4
Belize
6
1
2
3
Dominica
5
0
2
3
Grenada
2
0
1
1
Guyana
5
0
2
3
Jamaica
5
1
2
2
Nevis
1
1
0
0
St. Kitts
1
0
1
0
St. Lucia
4
2
1
1
St. Vincent & Grenadines
1
0
0
1
Tobago
1
0
1
0
Trinidad
6
2
2
2
Totals
48
10
16
22
2015
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Major SPISE & CSF Sponsors 2012-2014
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Scotiabank East
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Caribbean Development Bank
Barbados Ministry of Labor and Human •
Resource development
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US Embassy (Barbados and E.C.)
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MIT Sea Grant Program
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Central Bank of Barbados
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Sandy Lane Charitable Trust
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Williams Industries (Barbados)
Light and Power Holdings
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St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited
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Dominica Electricity Services Limited •
Belize Telemedia Limited
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Belize Public Utilities Commission
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Belize Natural Energy Charitable Trust •
Massy Group
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National Gas Company of T&T Ltd
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T&T Ministry of Planning and
Sustainable Development
BG Energy Holdings Limited
Jamaica National Commercial Bank
National Milling Co. of Guyana
CGX Energy, Inc. (Guyana)
Guyana Ministry of Education
Nicholas Brathwaite’s PETNA
Foundation
Family of Linda Su-Nan Chang Sah
Family of Lionel Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cobham
WERI LLC (Korea)
Friends of Guyana
Friends of Jamaica
Friends of Barbados
Friends of Dominica
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