Academy of Information Technology and Engineering Students Win International Competition

A team of Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) students has won the NFTE World Series of Innovation contest.

AITE Team Cassidy received the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Adjudicator’s Choice in the “International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,” category. Under the leadership of AITE Business and Technology Teacher Brenda Zanga, “Team Cassidy,” comprised of AITE students Cassidy Colosi, Jenny Millien and Alexandra Walker, submitted the winning concept for an app aimed at helping teens fight depression, suicide, and bullying, by providing them access to live video, text, and audio chats.

The competition invited teams of students worldwide to devise innovative products and services that address everyday opportunities in seven categories. With nearly 800 international entries, two team winners were chosen in each category.

The two winning teams in each category will receive a prize of $2,000 to share, and a prize of $500 for their school or other non-profit youth serving organization.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies award is for teams that created a unique tablet or smart phone app that promotes volunteerism for a more caring society and a better world.

The World Series of Innovation (WSI) is a signature program part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) and is organized annually by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) – an international non-profit which teaches young people to think like entrepreneurs and provides them with tools and attitudes to overcome adversity and address future personal, economic, community and global challenges.

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