The Tech Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity is one of the premier annual humanitarian awards programs in the world.
The award program by the Tech Museum of Innovation, honors 25 Laureates that each address the most critical issues facing our planet and its people by significantly improving the lives of people around the world in one of the five categories: education, equality, environment, economic development and health.
Named Microsoft 2008 Education Award Laureate GoNorth! was selected from among nominations representing 68 countries.
This is a testament to the magnificient work that teachers are doing with the GoNorth! adventure learning series out there in more than 4000 classrooms around the world.
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~ Mille Porsild, program director and expedition leader
We are more than humbled In this company of Nobel prize winners, and tremendously honored with the recognition that adventure learning is an educational solution that matters in improving the overall well being of people worldwide.
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~ Aaron Doering, education director and ass. professor at the University of Minnesota
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