原创他们斩获8项大奖，晋级CTB全球赛！

After three months of hard work, 4 CTB teams from SIFC competed on the same stage with teams from 600+ high schools across the country and have successfully completed all online challenges. In the end, they won 8 awards and ready to enter the global competition! Among the hundreds of teams participating in the local CTB competition, only 3% will become qualified for the Global Finals.

China Thinks Big (CTB) is a research and innovation challenge focused on social impact and implementation in your own community. With the help of comprehensive online training modules and mentorship to build the relevant and necessary skills, teams perform in-depth academic research on a topic of their interest - but it doesn’t stop there. CTBers are then prompted to implement their research ideas into an actionable plan where they have the opportunity to solve a real problem in their communities. CTB calls high school students from around the world to “Think Big, Start Small,” cultivate a breadth of critical skills, prepare them for research in higher education, and foster a new generation of bright future leaders. The ultimate goal of China Thinks Big is to empower participants to solve real world problems while learning critical research skills. CTB empowers teams to “Think Big,” exploring, analyzing, and combatting some of the world’s most complex problems. Students are provided with a diverse array of over 100 potential research topics that engage with the major social, economic, cultural, environmental, and technological challenges of the 21st century. Past student projects have tackled everything from reducing food waste from high school cafeterias to decreasing the negative impacts of social media on body image to addressing the mobility challenges of the visually impaired individuals.

CTB challenges participants to pursue projects that effect real, positive change in their communities. Teams take their big ideas and translate them into concrete actions. Teams first “Start Small,” applying their research directly in their local community. Past teams have chosen to run artistic initiatives, conduct public outreach, organize business ventures, start non-profits, create online platforms, and design new technologies. These are just a few of the possible effective project implementation strategies and encourage teams to get creative! Through trial and error, continuous re-evaluation and reflection, and perseverance, participants continue to hone and improve their solutions. Throughout this process, teams produce real, measurable community impact.

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Students preparing for CTB

For the students, participating in CTB is definitely a valuable and significant journey in their life. In the follow-up articles, we will cover relevant CTB competition projects that students were involved in, and relay stories about those students' exploration, efforts, growth and gains in this challenge. Stay tuned!