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Students from over 2,000 schools register
Singapore-based Skillizen Olympiad Foundation is conducting International Life Skills Olympiad (ILSO) for class III-XII schools students on December 14-15. T
New Delhi: Singapore-based Skillizen Olympiad Foundation is conducting International Life Skills Olympiad (ILSO) for class VIII-XII school students on December 14-15. The online registration is life at (www.lifeskillsolympiad.org). Students from 2000+ schools from all over the world have already registered for the first online Olympiad on Life Skills. The last day for the registration is November 30.
ALSO is the world's first Olympiad on Critical Life Skills tests that assesses and helps young children to enhance their Life Skills Aptitude. There is lot of excitement among students as the 4 winners of Life Skills Olympiad will get a ticket to visit Harvard University. There are many other grand prizes for the students.
According to the Chief Convener of ILSO, Sidharth Tripathy, "It is important to ensure that children are equipped with basic life skills during the hardwiring stages of their brain development, i.e., between the ages 6-16. This will help student to face the real world challenges beyond school. Integrating the Life Skills curriculum in the child's education is the logical next step. "
Within India, higher numbers of schools from the southern and western states of India have registered their students for ILSO and internationally Africa and Middle East are the leading regions for participation in ILSO. Based on the number of countries participating, ILSO is the world's most global assessment test of any kind at the school level.
"Life Skills empower the young children to live their lives to the fullest potential and help them overcome the hurdles of everyday life, be it at school, work, or as global citizens. Hence it is important for parents and schools to encourage children to participate in the Life Skills Olympiad." said Tripathy.
Life Skills Olympiad is based on pioneering research on Life Skills done at Harvard University in 2011, by the founder of 'Skillizen'. Over the years, Skillizen has come to be known as the world's leading organization that is preparing young children for roles in the real world beyond school. Skillizen provides the world's 1st criterion-referenced and evidence-based Critical Life Skills Curriculum for 6-16-year-old young children. The curriculum is available in online and offline modes as well.
