Beth Hatefutsoth Award

ORT Argentina Technical School, Belgrano campus, has been awarded at the International Competition “Shorashim - My Family Story” organized by the Beth Hatefutsoth (The Diaspora Museum). After an exhaustive revision by the jury, composed of members of the Israeli Ministry of Education, authorities in History of the Diaspora Museum, specialists in Education from the Tel Aviv University, and professionals with long-standing experience in related methodologies, it has been decided that a special distinction will be granted to our school for the excellence of the works submitted.

In the last 10 years, Beth Hatefutsoth got thousands of students to explore their Jewish heritage through the search of their own family story. Thanks to this international competition, high-school students from different schools throughout the world have researched their stories, thus discovering their parents’ and grandparents’ stories and also the strong connection they have with the Jewish People.

We would like to congratulate our 6th-year students Ilán Rubín and Diana Gettner from the Design track, 5th-year Michelle Oppel from the Mass Media track and 6th year student Ezequiel Lindenberg from the ICT track for their outstanding performance.

The Awards Ceremony of the International Competition Manuel Hirsch Grosskopf “My Family Story”, will take place on Wednesday 9th, June 2010, at the Ceremony Hall of the Tel Aviv Diaspora Museum, Beth Hatefutsoth.

Two ORT Argentina Students at the Raya Cowan Summer School in Israel

Iván Derechinsky (ORT Belgrano student) and Melisa Kohan Martínez (ORT Almagro student) were chosen to represent Argentina at the 4th edition of the Raya Cowan Summer School, which will take place next August. Different scientific, cultural and recreational activities will be carried out at the Weizmann Institute in Israel.

Both students were chosen among all the students that attend ORT Argentina Technical Schools by taking into account their background. They took scientific exams, were interviewed via videoconference and succeeded in all these steps.

ORT at the TIC Americas 2010 Finals

The 3D Housing project is a virtual simulator of big real-estate initiatives which was developed by ORT Belgrano campus School students. The project qualified for the TIC Americas 2010 finals among more than 1200 teams from the continent. The Talent and Innovation Competition will be carried out in Lima, Peru, next June 2010 within the framework of the XI Summit of the Americas.

The team constituted by students from the ICT track (Luciano Bertenasco, Pascual Galliverti, Matías Nisenson and Melanie Babour) and the Business Administration track (Alan Kronik, Cindy Russo y Daiana Ganiewich) worked together to apply for a place at the competition under the guidance of the teacher Clara Rujinsky. The selected project was part of the 5th-year school curriculum.

This is an international competition which gives awards to business plans by young entrepreneurs of up to 35 years old. The contest has been developed by the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), a private-sector organization which cooperates with the General Assembly of the Organization of the American States (OAS).

ORT Technical School will represent Argentina in the ‘Technology’ category and the students will introduce their project in English.

“Our School is the only high-school institution which has participated in the contest. It competed with universities, small and medium size enterprises and training companies from the entire continent. We congratulate all the students who took part in this challenging competition. We feel very proud of them and we wish them all the best for the rest of the contest!” –said ORT Argentina Executive Director, Adrián Moscovich.

For further information on this project, please visit the following website:
http://campus.belgrano.ort.edu.ar/tic/noticia/80546/ort-en-la-final-de-tic-am-ricas-2010

Congratulations to Alan Jais!!!

The International Jewish Film Festival in Argentina will premiere “A PINTALE ID, The Jewish Essence”, the latest documentary by the young Argentine film-maker Alan Jais - graduate student from the Mass Media track at ORT Belgrano campus. The event will take place from November 5th to 11th, 2009, in Buenos Aires. The film will also be premiered at the International JewishEye Festival in Ashkelon, Israel, from October 19th to 27th.

The film focuses on certain aspects of the homonym theatre play by Myrtha Schalom, with adapted texts by Jorge Schussheim, show which was on stage for 3 years at the Ben Ami Auditorium to testify the state of Yiddish and its theatre in Argentina.

ORT Students at the International Olympiads in Informatics

Every year, the best young programmers of the world meet at the International Olympiads in Informatics. This year, the 21st International Olympiads in Informatics is carried out in Bulgaria from August 8th to 15th.

The Argentine team is composed by Lucas Tavolaro (student from the Electronics track), Joaquín Fixman (from the ICT track), and Nicolás Ponieman (graduate student from ICT track). We’ll follow up the development of the contest at this blog.

Argentine Olympiads in Chemistry

On November 7th, the Chemistry Olympic team won 3 medals at the national competition of the 18th Argentine Olympiads in Chemistry, which took place in Villa Giardino, Córdoba Province, from November 4th to 7th.

• Yair Litman obtained a gold medal (Level 3)
• Daniel Averbuj obtained a silver medal (Level 3)
• Ezequiel Maidanik obtained a bronze medal (Level 2)

We also congratulate the rest of the team and Sergio Slaifstein (the trainer)!!!

Good News from Costa Rica

Our students Yair Litman and Daniel Averbuj have obtained a gold medal and silver medal each at the 13th Latin American Olympiads in Chemistry.

We congratulate them once again and wish them a good flight back home!

For further information on the Olympiads: http://www.una.ac.cr/olimpiada_iberoamericana/index.html

Philosophy Olympiads

We are proud to communicate that Melisa Szpaizer, 6th-year student from ORT Almagro campus, was the first finalist of the City of Buenos Aires -with a score of 100/100- at the XII Philosophy Olympiad organized by the School of Philosophy (University of Buenos Aires). Carola Wainhaus, 5th-year student, received a mention for her outstanding performance.

The third and last national phase for the winners from all the country will take place in November, and the final winner will participate in the International Olympiads.

Argentine Olympiads in Biology (Almagro Campus)

The students Axel Levin, Axel Sirota and Sebastián Vishnopolska obtained a silver medal at the XVII Argentine Olympiad in Biology. Besides, they were preselected to participate in the International Olympiads that will take place in Japan. We congratulate them and their coach, Nancy Ribas!

Argentine Olympiads in Biology (Belgrano Campus)

The students Greta Ponieman (2nd year), Cristian Gonzalez (3rd year) and Nicolás Chamo (3rd year) obtained the 2nd Mention at the XVII Argentine Olympiads in Biology, which took place at the University of Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province.

We congratulate the students and their coaches Agustín Sanguinetti and Mariela Spinelli.

Bronze Medal for Ezequiel Wajs

We congratulate Ezequiel Alejandro Wajs, 6th-year student from the Electronics track of ORT Technical School, Almagro campus, who has obtained a bronze medal at the XIII Latin American Olympiads in Physics, in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexican United States, which took place from September 27th to October 3rd, 2008.

“I’d like to say that it’s been one of the best experiences of my life. Apart from the academic achievements, this event has changed my point of view of the world and the people that surround me. I’m extremely happy of the bronze I have obtained (even when I thought I wouldn’t make it), but I have to admit that such happiness cannot be compared to what this trip, its people and experiences have given me”, wrote Ezequiel at the blog of the trip. http://oif-ort.blogspot.com/

Latin American Olympiads in Physics

The National Minister of Education, Juan Carlos Tedesco, has signed a resolution through which he officially appoints the members of the Argentine team that will participate in the XIII Latin American Olympiads in Physics, which will be carried out from September 27th to October 3rd in the Mexican city of Morelia.

We congratulate Ezequiel Wajs, 6th-year students from the Electronics track, who will represent our country.

Congratulations!

ORT Belgrano students, who took part in the Interschool Biology Olympiads on August 13th in levels I and II, were chosen to participate in the National Olympiads, which will take place in Río Cuarto University, Córdoba.

The members of the teams are:

Level I: Greta Ponieman , Cristian Gonzalez and Nicolás Chamo
Level II: Carla Nudel, Ezequiel Genender and Ivan Derechinsky

Congratualtions!

Biology Olympiads

ORT students, who took part in the Interschool Biology Olympiads on August 13th in levels I and II, were chosen to participate in the National Olympiads, which will take place in Río Cuarto University, Córdoba.

Level I: Florencia Herbstein, Johanna Gueler and Karina Glaser

Level II: Sebastian Vishnopolska, Axel Levin and Axel Sirota

We congratulate our students and the teacher, Nancy Ribas.

Congratulations!

The International Olympiads in Informatics, which was carried out in El Cairo (Egypt), finished yesterday.We congratulate the Argentine Olympic team and two of its members, who won bronze medals:

Martín Fixman: 5th year ICT track, ORT Technical School – Belgrano campus;

Nicolás Ponieman: 6th year ICT track, ORT Technical School – Belgrano campus

Ñandú Mathematics Olympiads

Julián Del Gobbo, Ezequiel Gribman, Martín Goffman and Nicolás Ravel, 1st-year students from ORT Belgrano campus, passed the local competition of the Ñandú Mathematics Olympiads.
Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Gastón Chef Tarrab, student from the Business Administration track at ORT Belgrano campus, won the silver medal at the “Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship”. The competition took place in Arhus, Denmark.

Congrats!

Bronze Medal for Iair Litman

We congratulate Iair Litman, 6th-year student from the Chemistry track at ORT Almagro campus, for obtaining a bronze medal at the 40th International Chemistry Olympiad, which was carried out from July 12th to 21st in Budapest, Hungary. More than 60 countries participated in it. Congrats!!!

Swimming Tournament

On Friday 27th, the 2nd Youth Swimming League was carried out at ORT Belgrano swimming pool. More than 150 students from 7 schools participated. The team that represented our school had an outstanding performance from the beginning of the tournament, and got the second position on the general score board.

Some of the results were as follows:

* Eric Goldenberg: gold medal in 25m butterfly and silver medal in 50m freestyle.

* Camila Rivilli: silver medal in 25m breaststroke.

* Martina Cendoya: bronze medal in 25m breaststroke.

* Ariel Sapollnik: bronze medal in 50m freestyle.

* Alba Sanchez: bronze medal in 50m freestyle.

* Galit Mautner: bronze medal in 50m freestyle.

* Florencia Rozenblum, Martina Seco, Camila Rivilli and Martina Cendoya: silver medal in 4 x 50m freestyle relay take-over.

* Demián Kuznetch, Matías Lopez, Ariel Sapollnik and Eric Goldenberg: silver medal in 4 x 50m freestyle relay take-over.

* Galit Mautner, Alba Sanchez, Tamara Ramos and Lara Cendoya: silver medal in 4 x 50m combined relay take-over.

* Tomás Aldanondo, Lucio Notrica, Alan Kronik and Gabriel Mendelson: bronze medal in 4 x 50m freestyle relay take-over.

* Sebastián Quiroga, Nicolás Ponieman, Nicolás Amaro and Maximiliano Einhorn: bronze medal in 4 x 50m freestyle relay take-over.

II Metropolitan Olympiads in Physics

On June 23rd, the II Metropolitan Olympiads in Physics were carried out at the Physics Department of the School of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. More than 80 students participated representing 10 schools.

From ORT Belgrano campus, the students who took part in it were trained during the Physics Olympiad training program. The ICT students won the following awards:

Nicolás Ponieman: 1st award
Ezequiel Fattori: 1st award
Ezequiel Genender Peña: 2nd award

Congratulations!