Press Release Template

 

Send out a Press Release if you want to notify the media of a news worthy project.

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Fill in your information and print your final copy on a sheet of your school or organization's letterhead.

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[School/Organization] Makes [City/Town/Community/Local Leader] Internationally Known as Part of

International CyberFair -- Kids Empowering Communities to Prepare for the Future

[City, State], ([date, month, year]) -- [School/Organization Name] has joined students all over the globe in highlighting a unique aspect of our community as a part of International Schools CyberFair, sponsored by the Global SchoolNet Foundation. CyberFair encourages youth to connect the knowledge they learn in school to real world applications.

The theme for CyberFair 2012
is "Dream and Unite!"

Youth are challenged to publish original research projects that focus on how the dreams, positive actions and contributions of their local citizens have the power to improve, preserve and unite their community.

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

In partnership with the World Future Society, students are also encouraged to also share their dreams for the future - by thinking about the possible future, the probable future, the preferable future and the preventable future. Projects that best illustrate "future thinking" are invited to the World Future Society international conference in Toronto, Canada, July 2012, WorldFuture 2012: Dream. Design. Develop. Deliver

Endorsed by the White House, the contest encourages students to become ambassadors for their communities, conducting research, working with community members and using technology tools to publish a website that displays their learning. Touted as the largest international cyber event for schools, the annual contest involves more than two million students from 45,500 schools across 115 countries. [School/Organization Name] is participating in the category of [Category Name].

[This paragraph should include specific information about your page. Which class participated? Which category did they pick? Why was it important to them? Any funny stories about the process....any pertinent information...how many people have seen the site? Let the press know it was something done locally, which has achieved global exposure.]

[Include a quote from one of your students about his or her involvement with the project. Did he/she discover anything interesting while researching the topic? ]

In addition to the cyber entries, judging for the competition also takes place online. Students review the projects of other schools by using a web-based evaluation tool designed by Global SchoolNet. The top forty entries are then reviewed by a panel of international judges, representing six continents, to determine the winners.

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

The winners of CyberFair 2012 will be announced in May 2012.

You can learn more about CyberFair by visiting the website at http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsncf/.