Title: Kaleidoscope 2007 Winners

Description:

Kaleidoscope awarded a total of $2500 in prize money to the winning schools and cultural organizations.  Students worked for months with local cultural groups to learn about a specific culture and create an authentic representation of that culture in the form of a “village” they built onsite at the event.   There were several categories in which schools and cultural groups competed for prize money: 

Best Overall Village – PUERTO RICO
Created by:  Okeeheelee Middle School and the Puerto Rican Organization for Cultural Enhancement and Reaffirmation (PROCER) with Aromas de Puerto Rico
Award:  $500 to the winning school / $300 to the cultural organization

Best Educational Environment – GERMANY
Created by:  Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School and The American German Club
Award:  $250 to the winning school / $175 to the cultural organization

Most Creative/Authentic Representation of Culture – INDIA Created by:  Suncoast High School and Palm Beach India Association
Award:  $250 to the winning school / $175 to the cultural organization

Best First-Time Participant – AUSTRALIA Created by:  Lake Worth Middle School with Northwood University and the Palm Beach Zoo
Award:  $250 to the winning school / $175 to the cultural organization

Best Partnership – TBA
This award will be announced once judging is completed as it is based on a submitted report.
Award: $250 to the winning school / $175 to the cultural organization

Financial Impact:
None

For Additional Information, contact:

Ann Killets
akillets@palmbeach.k12.fl.us
Nat Harrington

Vickie Middlebrooks