The Official World Education Games Blog

My name is Danielle Erb and I am a grade 8 student at Allan A. Greenleaf Elementary School in Waterdown, Ontario, Canada.

This year, I have been chosen to be one of six Ambassadors of the World Education Games 2013 (WEG). Each year, 3P Learning hosts the World Education Games, which is a global online event where students from all over the world compete in a fun and educational competition to see where their spelling, math and science skills compare to other students across the country and around the world.

WEG thinks that it is crucial for children of different ages, backgrounds and skill to compete against each other and show off their learning skills. Schools all over the world are encouraged to register for the Games, and as an Ambassador, my job is to also encourage children all over my country, Canada, to participate in the Games.

The Games are fun and give children all around the world, the chance to engage with friends and students in a fun and educational environment. Prizes are also available to those who participate and demonstrate their skills at a high level. Just think of how far our country, Canada, can get in the world of knowledge. Allowing children and students to participate in the games, it gives them a whole new perspective of fun learning within their class. As an Ambassador for WEG, my tasks and duties are to promote the Games and try to get as many schools/students as possible to register, sign-up and participate in them.

On February 6, I was flown to Calgary for the Official World Education Games Tour 2013. Videographers accompanied myself and the other five Ambassadors while we gave

brief interviews and presentations to several schools trying to promote the World Education Games and the UNICEF School-in-a-Box program. We were driven around in a luxurious limo disguised as a mini-coach bus and we were all treated like royalty for three amazing days. We conducted more interviews about the Games and two of us also did a Radio commercial about Mathletics. The itinerary was packed but we got to spend some leisure time with the other Ambassadors, too. Not only was the trip just about promoting the Games but it was fun!

We also listened to two motivational speakers which were really inspiring to everyone. The trip went fast. At the end of the trip we received a couple of great gifts from 3P

Learning (a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Official Cowboy Hat) thanking us for all the work that we had done. All of the Ambassadors got along great and afterwards plan to keep in touch. I’d like to thank 3P Learning for this amazing opportunity to represent my country for a worldwide competition. Although, I had the trip-of-a-lifetime in the past few days experiencing Calgary, I’ve also been on another once-in-a-lifetime experience that opened my eyes even bigger.

Not only are the Games about uniting the world in learning but they also ensure that students less fortunate than ourselves are given a chance to pursue an education just like us. That’s why UNICEF has partnered with the World Education Games so that schools participating in the World Education Games have the option of supporting UNICEF’s

“School-In-A-Box” program. One of the components of the World Education Games was UNICEF’s “School-In-A-Box”. Last year, my school supported the UNICEF School-In-A-Box fundraiser and raised over $600. The money is used to make education possible by providing children in needy countries with school supplies. Any school that donated a certain amount of money to that particular fundraiser was put in a worldwide draw to win an all expenses paid trip to Vietnam. The whole point of the trip was to show us how in today’s society, children are still struggling to pursue a good education and how the UNICEF funds help out the children that are in need. With such luck, it seems like we’re the farthest possible school from Vietnam, yet we got chosen for this trip of a life time. Myself and another boy, named Eoin, were the lucky ones chosen for this wonderful opportunity to represent our country, Canada on this trip of a lifetime. It has been an incredible journey that I will never forget and will treasure for the rest of my life.

I would like to thank UNICEF, World Education Games, and 3P Learning for making not one, but two once-in-a-lifetime opportunities come true for me! I will strongly encourage as many people as I can to participate in The World Education Games, and make a donation to the UNICEF “School-In-A-Box” fundraiser! I am honoured to be a Youth Ambassador for Canada! You can read about children that don’t have the same opportunities as us in a newspaper, ad or even see it on a TV commercial or program, but once you’re actually there and see everything for yourself first-hand, it really makes you appreciate what you have. It truly inspires you to help and make a difference for those less fortunate.

That’s why, this year, once again, my school will be participating in the World Education Games and will be donating to the UNICEF “School-In-A-Box” program as well…so I really hope you do too!
-Danielle

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