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Awards Ceremony Held in Thailand
On September 3, the KWN Thailand Awards Ceremony was held at the Centara Grand Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Eight participating schools along with 50 media representatives from newspapers, magazines and TVs attended the ceremony. Five local judges honored Suratpittaya School from Surat Thani province with the Grand Prix.
Their video, "The Art of Thai Boxing," was highly acclaimed for its superb expression of the importance of civility in Thai culture. The video depicted it through "Ram Muay," a symbolic dance of respect toward teachers that is performed in Thai kickboxing matches.
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Performing each other's traditional folk dance |
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China KWN Members Visit Japan
On August 26th, a Chinese KWN team of the Wanquan Primary School from Beijing, visited the Seka Elementary School in Kobe, Japan. The trip was a prize for Wanquan Primary's winning the Best Video Award of the 2009 KWN Contest in China. After seeing each other's KWN project videos, they had a lively discussion about their videos and school activities. They also enjoyed various cultural exchanges such as performing traditional folk dances of both countries and seasonal summer events in Japan. Seka Elementary's PTA's and local town officials helped the event with a great hospitality making it a most memorable trip. The school event was followed by a tour of the Panasonic Eco Technology Center (PETEC), which is close to Seka Elementary, to learn about Panasonic's recycling technologies. |
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KWN Global Contest 2009 Awards Ceremony
Finalists in the KWN Global Contest 2009 were honored at an Awards Ceremony at the Panasonic Center Tokyo on July 7, 2009. The 2009 Grand Prix was awarded to "Dirty Work", the video produced by the Public Secondary School in Jerzmanowa, Poland.
Students and teachers representing finalist schools from Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Thailand and U.K. attended the Awards Ceremony. In addition to the Grand Prix, awards were presented in six categories, including production awards for Best Videography, Best Editing, Best Research and Best Documentary. Best Ecology and Best Communication awards were also presented in keeping with the KWN Global Contest themes.
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