14 March 2014 - Two Filipino students from Vientiane Pattana School - Cyron Joshen Inventor and Izenn Adrielle Inventor, together with seven (7) Lao schoolmates aged between 13 and 15 bagged the third place award in a competition at the Actions for Earth-Global Youth Summit 2014 held from January 15 to 18 in Singapore.

Actions for Earth – Global Youth Summit is a youth-led global platform for students to network, discuss and initiate innovation for sustainable solutions to protect children, fresh water and the natural environment from further destruction. 

The summit brought together 500 students from 14 Asia Pacific countries, including Laos, who are tasked to prepare an action plan to create innovative solutions to minimize waste that they may execute within their respective home countries. 

The Lao group was mentored by a Filipino teacher Mr. Evan Roy Bolisay who is currently a Secondary Science teacher in Vientiane Pattana School.  The group gave a talk on the idea that “less is more” and discussed ways on how to sustain the environment in Laos. 

First place was awarded to the Singaporean team while the Indonesian group won the second place award. END