The Ministry of Education, led by Andrea Centurion through the Coordination of Scientific and Technological Activities of Youth (ACTJ), reported that students Misael Soto Acosta and Ana Clara Barros Roldan, of ENET No. 1 Pre-University “Professor Vicente García Aguilera”, are in the 2022 Junior Science Olympiad at the level 2, advised by Professor Omar Soto.
The Olympiad organized by UNCUYO University (Mendoza), jointly with the Ministry of Education of the nation, constitutes a program whose main objective is to strengthen calls in young people for experimental science and an appreciation of scientific work from an early age. In addition, it seeks to encourage teachers to constantly update the content, in a way that helps to collaborate with the education system in improving science teaching.
Students participating in various cases at the university and provincial level, passed through theoretical and practical tests, and achieved excellent results, which allowed them to reach the national instance, representing Catamarca in the province of Mendoza, where student Misael Soto Acosta took second place. Put nationally.
In this regard, Director of Rural Education and ACTJ Coordinator Leon Kamji commented that among the top six in the country, Michel had the opportunity to join the international Olympic team, which will compete in Colombia. However, one of the requirements was that he be under 15 years old at the time of the competition and our student, like the other winners, had just turned 16” However, this is a great achievement for Catamarca, demonstrating how the teachers and students from our district are interested in these activities that contribute significantly in their academic training.”
The Education Portfolio Manager saluted her and congratulated the students involved in this case “We are very proud of you who have done so well to represent our district so well, but above all we want to highlight the value and efforts you put into study and self-improvement, in incorporating new knowledge related to science from order to progress in this Olympiad,” Centurión noted.
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