Omani student teams win big in Shell NXplorers 2021

Omani student teams win big in Shell NXplorers 2021

Muscat: Omani student teams, who rose to the challenge of Shell NXplorers 2021 and made home with wins in three categories through innovative solutions to environmental concerns, received the prestigious Global Recognition Awards at a virtual ceremony held recently. NXplorers is a Shell educational programme that introduces young people to complex and creative thinking that can lead to positive global change. Omani participants won one gold, one silver and one bronze awards in three distinct categories: Fakhriya Al Shaibani won the Silver Award as the 'Most Inspiring NXplorers Mentor'; Team Awaser from Al Dakhliya Governorate won Golden under the 'Outstanding NXplorers Student Team'; and 'My Palm Green Legacy' from Al Amal School won the Merit for 'Best NXplorers Project by a School Team'. The virtual award ceremony, held on January 20th, recognized and celebrated participants of Shell NXplorers from more than 20 countries, who came up with inspiring concepts and ideas to tackle global challenges related to food, water and energy. It was a world-wide celebration of NXplorers participants, facilitators and mentors, who, over the course of the year, availed opportunities to develop skills, tools and techniques to become agents of change. Speaking on the occasion, Jasim Al Ajmi, Social