SAGE China 赛智中国 Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship

SAGE is Local. SAGE is National. SAGE is Global

2011-09-16T04:34:00.000-07:00

Dear SAGE Friends,

You can view a new six-minute video entitled, "SAGE is Local. SAGE is National. SAGE is Global," produced by SAGE's very own videographer, Mr. George Rogers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGgfJgNLPuM

The video contains highlights from the 2011 SAGE World Cup in Buffalo.

Thanks!

Curt

上外附中的同学们你们上镜啦，同学们你们不带口音的英语让人无法分辨是哪国人啊，让在美国混的我更是情何以堪。总之，恭喜恭喜~加油加油，2012的比赛规则略有改动，但是实践完整自己的经历是不变的哦。

SAGE 2011第八届中国区赛智杯决赛新闻稿

2011-08-13T12:32:00.000-07:00

　　5月15日，浦东图书馆举办了一场别开生面的赛智中学生创业大赛(SAGE)。赛智中学生创业大赛于2002年在美国发起，每年参与该赛的中学生覆盖全球30多个国家以及500多所高校。本次大赛汇集了如上外附中、华师大二附中、杭州外国语学校、曹杨二中以及西外外国语学校的精英学生。他们创意无限的产品以及精彩纷呈的多媒体展示，使得台下来自国内外的评委、观众纷纷表示很受震撼。赛智中学生创业大赛十分重视培养学生的实践能力以及社会责任意识。在这样一个商业实践类比赛中，各支中学生参赛队不仅关注项目的市场生存能力，还需深入地思考社会问题。他们有些将关爱洒下自闭症儿童、农民工子弟学生等社会弱势群体，有些则通过丰富的想象和动手能力设计出实用而时尚的环保产品。
为了帮助参赛的中学生通过比赛更好地体会企业家精神，本次比赛同时也为中学生搭建了一个社会资源平台。雷励中国、屋里厢社区服务中心、欣耕工坊、热爱家园、彩虹笔等优秀的公益组织和社会型企业纷纷通过赛智这样一个平台向中学生展示了成熟的社会责任型企业是如何运作并发扬光大的。在比赛的午休期间，参赛的中学生团队以及各公益组织纷纷在图书馆的底楼大厅展示了各自的产品与文化，引来众多兴致盎然的读者与其合影留念。
最终来自上外附中的学生凭借其出色的参赛项目与令人惊叹的舞台表现能力赢得了评委的一致好评，斩获该赛事的两项冠军奖杯！据悉，赛智经济社是上外附中最具人气的学生社团，冠军队的学生表示这样的荣誉与其一整年来辛勤的付出是密不可分的，虽然在学习之余参加这类素质拓展比赛十分辛苦，但他们非常享受团队合作、创造奇迹的整个过程。今年7月22日，他们将代表中国队参与在美国纽约举办的赛智世界杯比赛，我们期待他们在国际比赛中拥有更出色的表现

SAGE 2010 上外附中荣获“赛智”SAGE南非世界杯“最佳展示奖”

2011-08-13T12:19:00.000-07:00

zz from SAGE China's Blog on Sina weibo! http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_6a0446d20100kqq2.html
(2010-08-05 02:20:08)
昨天，上海外国大学语附属外国语学校（简称：上外附中）一行14人，从南非开普敦回到上海。他们在今年5月在上海浦东新区市民中心举行的，SAGE中国区总决赛中获得了冠军，代表中国在7月23日开始，为期一周的SAGE2010南非世界杯上载誉而归，获得了“最佳展示奖”。

   SAGE（Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship全球高中生企业家竞赛）简称“赛智”，是一项具有全球影响力的高中生商业项目竞赛。创办者为美国加州州立大学商学院教授Curtis L. DeBerg。于1997年在美国开赛以来至今已有10年历史，吸引了包括美国、加拿大、爱尔兰、新加坡、韩国、南非、尼日利亚等众多国家的高中队伍踊跃参与。
    SAGE于2004年进入中国，前后曾有复旦附中，华师大二附中，格致中学等近20所上海高中组队参加比赛，每年出线的代表队在世界杯比赛上都有不错的表现。

    SAGE的意义在于——通过竞赛使高中生在项目进行的过程中体验到问题式学习与实践性学习，进而培养高中生的商业、金融理财与创业能力，提高学生的领导能力、团队合作能力和交流能力。同时SAGE还十分注重学生在项目中所体现的企业家精神、社会责任感、环保意识以及国际视角。

    今年SAGE世界杯在南非开普敦举办，来自上外附中的团队以全国冠军的身份代表SAGE 中国区参加了本届世界杯的角逐。

    此次，SAGE南非世界杯聚集了来自不同国家、不同肤色和语言的20多支参赛队伍，多达300多名学生。经过激烈地角逐，新加坡队折桂，而亚军则为加拿大队获得。

    上外附中SAGE队通过不懈努力获得“Best Presentation Skills”奖——即最佳展示奖。该团队的项目围绕“return health to everybody”的理念展开，在商业和社会两方面都有着出众的表现。他们以中药产品作为主项目，着力推出结合传统中国文化和时尚元素的中药娃娃系列产品，在白领和学生团体中深受欢迎。商业获得成功的同时，他们也不忘回馈社会的使命。学生们心怀对社会弱势群体的关切，积极为“草根之家”的失业民工提供工作，帮助尿毒症患者凑足手术费，还在校内举办慈善义卖为玉树地震筹款。值得一提的是，他们通过积极联系采访成奥斯卡获奖影片《海豚湾》制片人，成为该片在中国唯一的合作伙伴。并举行活动，支持环保理念、大力呼吁保护海豚。

    在比赛过程中，上外附中SAGE队与主办方南非分在一组，并且是小组中第一个展示的队伍。面对诸多不利因素，第一次代表中国区参赛的队伍以“真诚而不乏生动”独一无二的风格获得好评。

    上外附中团队不仅展示的内容丰富，作为来自语言特色高中的学生，参赛者们在面对一群native English speakers时毫不示弱，他们摆脱按照“比赛条例”逐一陈述的传统模式，设计了一种新颖的演讲模式，由一名学生作为主持人，起串联和互动的作用，以问答形式和其他成员一起展示整个创业故事，最后给所有在场评委留下深刻印象，一举荣获本届世界杯的“最佳展示奖”。这是中国代表队首次荣获此奖项，实属不易。

    得奖之后参赛团队的周同学说道，“我们能获得这样的成就，首先要感谢杜校长和陈老师的支持，让我们有机会走向世界；还要感谢所有帮助过我们的李亚平老师、大学生辅导员们与SAGE中国志愿者们，让我们精益求精；更要感谢上外附中为我们提供了自由、开放的平台，让我们实现梦想。我们的努力最终得到了回报，我们不仅锻炼了自己、开拓了眼界，更是为上外附中，为中国争得了荣誉，并把博大的中国文化传扬到了世界。”上外附中的SAGE团队才刚刚启航，相信今后他们的队伍会不断壮大。

    SAGE中国区负责人表示：“中国高中生需要更多的机会进行社会实践，而SAGE项目是一个很好的平台，让高中生学会挑战自我，培养创新与回报社会的精神。在一些大学正努力提出自主招生等高招改革的背景下，拥有实践与创新能力的学生将会更受欢迎。
    2011年的SAGE项目现已展开。为了更好地培养高中生的社会责任意识，今年SAGE比赛规则与往年有所不同，因此，对于每个参赛学校来说，即是挑战也是机遇。而每年可赴国外参与世界杯的队伍，也从原先的一支增加为二支，届时，SAGE会为参赛选手提供更多的经济支持。
    希望今后会有更多的中国高中生投入到这项具有创新和社会意义的活动中去，开拓眼界，收获成长。”

SAGE 2007 zz 中国SAGE乌克兰行

2011-08-13T12:13:00.000-07:00

zz from 日沐的木匣

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4ccc332f01000a43.html

谨以此文献给所有同去的队友

首先这个标题就让我比较头痛，因为文章要有主次之分，到底这篇文章是主要介绍中国SAGE的在乌克兰的比赛过程与情况呢，还是主要介绍在乌克兰的游玩经历呢，思来想去，于是想了这么一个折中办法。（我比较啰嗦）
上篇：SAGE
    首先在这里介绍一下什么是SAGE，SAGE是英文Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship的缩写。简单的说就是一个学生经济社团，工作就是做生意。我们学校于三年前参加SAGE的活动，今年小胜对手，代表中国参加2007 SAGE World Cup。比赛的时间是8月1日到8月3日，地点则是在乌克兰的Odessa。经历了整整一个流火七月的准备。从比赛ＰＰＴ到演讲稿，再到年度报表等等，无不是改了又改，反反复复。很快就到了比赛的时间。名义上说我们是代表中国出战，但实际上SAGE在中国发展得不是很好，仅仅在上海有人参加，所以也没什么人支持，费用全部自理。尽管如此，我们还是要去比！最后出发的人有：Joyce Liu, Keith Shao, Ann He, Gloria Niu, Watson Yu, Allon Chao, Helen Shi（中国赛区裁判）, 我，还有一个带队老师。
    ７月30日，上午舒舒服服睡了一个懒觉，下午泡了一个澡，收拾好行装，做足准备，马上就要踏上前往乌克兰的旅途了。这是我平生第一次出国，虽然是第一次，却没有任何紧张的感觉，大概我这个人会比较适合四海为家的生活吧。晚上8：00的飞机，先到北京，在转机到Kiev（基辅），再转机到Odessa（敖德萨）。下午4：00，我正坐在餐桌前准备享受回国前最后一顿中餐时（事后证实这不是最后一顿，暂且不表），电话铃声突然响起，不祥的感觉陡然涌上心头。果然，因为北京天气原因，所以飞机改至下午5：50，阿天或许还记得，那天北京的天气绝对谈不上令人愉快。于是乎，我只得告别我心爱的红烧鸡翅膀，出门，打的，在所有人中第一个到达虹桥机场。在机场，我了解到北京正在下雷暴雨，航班取消了，后来我们的新航班时间仍是8：00，让人无语向苍天。在机场和小绫通了几条短信，貌似有人说我回国会来接我哦。7：50准时登机。北京雨下得天昏地暗，飞机还在起飞队列中，要等待一段时间，陆续有乘客下飞机，放弃这班航班了。我们继续等，一直等到10：00多，飞机终于在众人的期盼中起飞了。本来如果飞机准时起飞的话我们应该已经在北京首都国际机场了。这时候别的人因为已经太晚了都睡着了。我和Watson因为经常熬夜，所以精神还好。飞到北京上空时，只见飞机下面的云层里电闪雷鸣，让人担心能否顺利降落。不过还好，飞机一阵颠簸后顺利降落了，不然我也不可能在沙发上专心写这篇日志了。众人纷纷鼓掌庆祝。在北京逗留了几个小时，次日凌晨乘国际航班于当地时间中午到 Kiev，当地时间下午到Odessa。乌克兰与中国时差5小时。也就是说这一路将近花了1天的时间。这里要提一句，乌克兰人的英语实在很是让人头痛，虽然知道这是英语，但夹杂了乌克兰口音后我们依然无奈无法听懂，结果入境过关过得很麻烦，大家只能大眼瞪小眼，还好最后总算成功入境了，没被遣送回国。
    到了Odessa，Joyce通过重重关系（绕了几个弯）认识的一个和她基本没有任何关系的名叫鞠静的姐姐来到了机场接我们。一出机场，我们就受到了媒体 100%media的采访，好好在国外上了一把镜，露了一把脸。但接下来我们马上就遇到了乌克兰人“斩”我们的第一刀。事情到是十分简单的。我们要从机场打车去Black Sea Hotel，在机场谈妥的价格是每辆车40格里（当地货币，$1=5格里），一共两辆车，到了目的地，司机就开始赖账了，最后收了我们一共180格里，每人20。真是一见面就大刀向游客的钱包砍去啊！
    进了宾馆，洗了个澡，大家就匆匆换好衣服去出席晚宴了。比赛的人来自不同的国家，大家用英语夹杂着各种手势相互交流。晚宴是自助餐，随便吃了一些我们就回房休息去了，一路飞过来，没怎么合眼，还有什么力气去参加什么晚宴呢？
8月1日上午，早早起了床，因为上午有Countries Day的活动，要求介绍各个国家的特色，我们自也不甘落于人后，集体男生西装领带，女生衬衫短裙，风风火火步入会场。首先是国家展示。Helen播放了一段古筝录像，Keith当场泼墨画国画，我也上台打了几式太极。展示很是成功。我们还看到了南非姑娘的歌舞表演，尼日利亚的土著舞，乌克兰美女的独舞，还有菲律宾人的将敲开的椰子壳绑在身上、并运用敲击的一种舞。无不精彩无比，让人赞叹。展示过后是各国设摊交流，韩国的三个帅小伙摆出了浓汤和一堆国内随处可见的农心辛辣面，乌克兰摆出了当地的待客美食：硬面包沾盐巴。这滋味怎么说呢，总之不是很对中国人的胃口。各个摊上有许多免费小礼品拿，我自然也不客气得搜刮了不少。外国人很有趣，看到了中国书法后产生了浓厚的兴趣，纷纷要求用书法来写他们的英文译名，国内带出的宣纸不一会就全用光了，韩国人见到了，大方地拿出了他们的展板纸，虽然效果不及宣纸，但满足了外国人强烈的需求。其中一个韩国人还亲手写下了自己的名字：潘昌铉，用的还是毛笔，虽然是铅笔式的握笔法，但还是写的不错。
    上午结束了自然要吃午饭了，我们三个男生（我，Keith，Watson）正坐在一起吃饭时，SAGE的总发起人DeBerg主动过来与我们一桌吃饭。他给人的第一印象不错，面相很友善，谈吐也很幽默，我们聊到了中国，上海，还有SAGE日后的发展，还聊到了他在俄罗斯推广SAGE的经历。据说当时是一张方的长桌，DeBerg和他的秘书助手坐一边，俄罗斯教育部长坐另一边，板着脸，一脸严肃，让人不禁想到了美苏冷战。
    下午，主办方请了几位导游领我们徒步游览了Odessa。Odessa位于乌克兰南部沿海，是典型的港口城市。Odessa不是很大，徒步走一圈需约5小时。城中的古旧建筑很多，多为古典和巴洛克风格的。城中雕像很多，有普希金的，拉奥孔的复制像，还有Odessa几任执政官的铜像。一路上，发现当地过马路只有车让人，没有人让车。这让在国内一直提心吊胆过马路的我们感慨不已。而且当地的流浪猫狗特别多，原因我也就不得而知了。
    晚上回宾馆，吃了些泡面、压缩饼干，洗漱一下，便睡下了。
    8月2日，上午排练presentation排了一上午。下午出门逛了逛商店。在一家店中看到了很多漂亮的刀具，心中升起了购买的想法，这时同学问了问店员这刀是哪里生产的，店员给了个意料之外，情理之中的答案：China。马上打消我的购买欲……在另一家店，我买了一瓶欧莱雅的化妆品给老妈，当地的化妆品比国内普遍便宜。下午去商店领了一桶水回宾馆。这家宾馆很奇怪，不免费供应饮用水，只能5格里1瓶地买。所以出门买水是必须的。但水买好了，又有问题了。买好后当我们问店员这水能不能喝，并做手势时，店员使劲摇了摇头。我们很惊讶，不明就里，只得拎了水向店外走去。走到外面，竟看到几张亚洲人面孔，上前一问，竟听到了国语，仿佛听到了天籁之声。忙问了水的事，得知这的确是矿泉水时，心中的石头总算落了地。千谢万谢后，我们回到了宾馆，继续排练。明天就是比赛的时间的。当晚一夜无梦。
    8月3日，终于到了比赛的日子了。从宾馆上车，来到了黑海边三面被海环绕的另外一家宾馆，参加比赛。上台抽签，Watson很乌鸦嘴地说抽中序号2。果然是第二个上台。比赛之前上台试ppt，竟然不能放ppt中的录像。一放就只能投影出蓝屏，我们大惊。我忙把电脑所有的显示有关的设置看了一遍，总算找到了原因，修好了。大家颇有劫后余生之感。因为上届我们也是一样的原因在比赛中放不出录像，结果只拿了中国第二，集体遗憾无比。今年再出同样的问题，我这个专门负责电脑的人估计要被队友们乱刀切碎，魂断乌克兰了……今年参加比赛的有：中国、韩国、菲律宾、俄罗斯、乌克兰、南非、尼日利亚、巴西还有美国，一共9 个。我们的项目是一个校内的学生公司，还有配合特奥会的一系列活动。感觉还不错。终于上场了，脚有点抖。记得Ann在赛前反复向我强调她很镇定，不会紧张，但轮到她发言时，还是忘词了，顿了三四秒，周围的人都在用嘴形提醒，总算记起来了……到我说话时，拿起话筒，发现喇叭竟然没声音，只好放开嗓门大声讲解项目。事后才发现是话筒没开……队友给出的评价是：很有激情，疯狂，音量够大。比赛一直比到下午。其间韩国做presentation的时候，提到了中国，但将台湾也并列提出了。我们所有人均是一惊。这是个很敏感的问题。他们下台后，我们上前进行了友好交涉。他们连声“Sorry”马上纠正了错误。
    看完所有比赛团队的presentation，平心而论，我认为我们的项目和presentation都是一流的。绝对能进前三，但是比赛结果却让我们大失所望。尼日利亚第一，乌克兰第二，第三是谁我已经记不清了。尼日拉亚黑人做的presentation说的英语像在唱rap一样，根本听不懂。后来听 Helen说评委中有一半是乌克兰人，乌克兰第二自也正常，明年SAGE比赛会在尼日利亚举行，加上评委中有不少黑人，所以尼日利亚拿冠军也就不奇怪了。我们很是气愤。有些东西，知道了就是知道了，但知道了又能怎样？还不如不曾知道。但我们还是有收获的，比赛评委中的Boschee颁了一个自己家族的奖，专门奖励在Social Work上做出贡献的人。我们拿到了银奖，还有1000美元奖金。当然不归个人所有，归我们整个社团拥有。
晚上，所有人来到了黑海海边的一个小广场，参加了一个篝火晚会。大家都放开自我，跳起了舞。在国内根本没这种机会，大家都放开身心，放松了一把。 Joyce则在沙滩上发了十几分钟呆，把沙子像撒骨灰一样洒了十几分钟。而Watson被南非来的漂亮美眉卡拉钩去了魂，Gloria则看上了俄罗斯帅小伙丹尼尔。后来我们还看了烟火表演。一直闹到凌晨。在回宾馆的车上，大家唱起了儿歌，什么《小燕子》《我爱北京天安门》等等。如果同车的外国人听懂了估计要好好地汗一把了。乌克兰之行的比赛部分就此告一段落了。

下篇：玩在Odessa
    8月4日，比赛结束了，我们也可以好好玩玩了。回国的日期是8月7日。早上吃早饭时，Watson就此多了一个绰号。以下是他们的对话：
（Watson端了盘香肠来到Gloria对面坐下，准备吃香肠，但拿刀怎么都切不开）
    Gloria：从前有一只猫，很喜欢吃香肠，但怎么都不能用刀把香肠切开。（眼神向一边飘）
    Watson（抬头看了Gloria一眼，香肠一放）：你这么说什么意思？？
    Gloria：我又没说你。（得意洋洋）
    Watson（郁闷地看了Gloria一眼，改吃火腿片了）
    Gloria：香肠不理猫了，猫去找火腿片了。
    Watson（改吃面包）
    Gloria：连火腿片都不理猫了，猫去找面包了。
    Watson（干脆地放下了刀叉）
    Gloria：猫没人理了。哈哈。
    从此，Watson就有了新的绰号：猫，而Gloria因为起了这个绰号了，自封为猫主人。加上Watson的面相的确有点猫的感觉，这两个绰号就叫开了。
    吃好早饭我将从中国带去的清凉油送给了DeBerg, Bochee 等等。他们都很喜欢这来自中国的大自然的清凉。
    上午，鞠静姐姐带我们去了黑海的沙滩。因为原本没有准备，我并没有下水。在海边大家赤脚走了走，拍了些照片。捡了片贝壳。用乌克兰的沙子将Keith活埋了。还和Joyce来了场沙滩脚斗，结果是她的裤管里全是沙子，而我，自然大获全胜。哈哈。沙滩出来，我们正去公交站，路上遇到了一个男的，说Keith 把他的汽车的后视镜撞掉了。我上前一看，这明明是旧伤。得，遇上“碰瓷”的了。那男人神色激动，叽里咕噜了半天，俄语8级的鞠静姐姐翻译过来说，那男人要我们赔50格里。这也太黑了点吧。最过分的是那个男人还威胁我们说他要报警。报吧报吧，我还巴不得你报了。僵持了半天，那男人手机舞了半天，就是不打报警电话。耗吧耗吧，反正我们是6号的飞机。又僵持了一会，Keith一路讨价还价，那男的最终决定只要30格里。Keith出了钱。大家愤愤了一路。感叹乌克兰风气的问题。
    中午，鞠静姐姐带我们去吃了一顿中餐。想不到人在国外还要吃中餐，感慨一下。家乡的菜让人格外亲切。几道中国小菜口味还算地道。
    下午，去商场疯狂购物了一把，买了一堆巧克力。回国准备送人。出了商场，Allon说她的相机掉了，反复翻包未果。匆匆重回商场，急着找时，想把眼镜摘下，打开眼镜盒，发现相机赫然在盒中。真是得来全不费功夫，虚惊一场。继续走着，突然遇到一个正在抽烟的人一直跟着我，很莫名地说了一堆话，听也听不懂。最后他送了我一枚硬币，有很莫名地走掉了。事后仔细研究了这枚硬币，面值是2马克，1975年铸造，发行于民主德国。真是一件怪事！
    回宾馆的路上，我们被警方的人盘查了，要查护照，防止偷渡，但我们的护照这是都押在宾馆前台呢。只好拿出了邀请函，总算pass了。事后我们想和这些警察合影，但被微笑着拒绝了，真是遗憾啊！
    晚饭吃了乌克兰当地产的方便面，同学开玩笑，竟把我的面放到了冰箱的冰格中，真是不爽！
    8月5日，要去离Odessa一小时车程的白城玩。是乘小巴去的。上车时人们抢着上去要座位，挤得不正常，就有事要发生了，我坚信我的第六感。果然，我低头，看到一只手放在我的口袋中，这倒不是要紧事，关键这只手不是我的，更关键的是这个口袋里放了我的皮夹，皮夹里有900美元……我马上一记手刀过去，那只手马上逃离，空手而归。我的皮夹一分未失。现在想来真是好险。算来这已经是我第二次亲手从小偷手上把东西保住了。真是在乌克兰的“精彩”遭遇啊！
    小巴晃了一路，闷热无比，总算到了目的地：白城。白城的门票本来是4格里，现在涨到了20格里。在白城中，我们欣赏到了一出精彩的表演，一场惨烈的攻城战，虽然没听懂解说词，但还是看得很开心。我们还爬上了城墙。总的说城堡建得还算结实。
    晚上，回到宾馆，众人开始K歌，吃早上卖的西瓜。我们4声道合唱，唱到一半，一件事情打断了我们：Watson的护照不见了。众人忙帮助寻找。整个房间找了一遍，没找到。最后总算是Ann提出在床底寻找后，在床底找到了。众人纷纷表示要回房理理东西，特别是床底，免得丢了什么。K歌不了了之，心中甚是不爽。晚上Gloria以代表SAGE中国队为借口，向代表俄罗斯队的丹尼尔送了礼物，还收到了回礼和一个热情地拥抱，搞得她回房间就发疯了。我们看着疯狂状态的她，只能无奈得笑笑就罢了。
    8月6日，要回国了。早上5：45起床，6：30出宾馆。到了机场。飞到Kiev。在Kiev到北京的飞机上开始构思并动笔这篇日志。在北京首都国际机场等去上海的班机时打80分，被很不幸地打到了10。回上海的飞机上和Ann, Keith打牌，我和Keith都小小得让了Ann一把。北京时间8月7日10点半左右到了上海。回家，洗澡，睡觉。8月8日上午上课。花了7号8号两天时间写出了这篇日志。
    最后用Joyce在飞机上写下这段文字结束这篇文章。
   “觉得生活就像是乘坐电车。这个想法在脑子里笃悠悠地转了很久。在任何一段经历中，我们都像是匆忙的旅客，登上某一列的电车，然后在上面邂逅形形色色的人。或许曾经互相扶持过、鼓励过、欢笑过，然而不同的生命轨迹终究不能完全重合，总有那样一天，电车会停在属于你的那个站头，于是，这一段旅途剩下了落寞的离别……
    生命的短暂注定我们要在奔波和追逐中度过。来到一个站头，带着行囊上车，颠簸地度过一段旅程，在到站的时候下车，然后赶上另一列电车……无数这样相同的的片断重叠交错出人生。车上不同的故事和感受在不同的人身上刻下烙印，成为生命的标记……
    2007年8月7日，sage生涯的高潮在飞机着陆的一刹那宣告结束。这一趟颠簸的电车最终还是平静地停在了站旁。同行的九个人，都拥有着只属于他们九个人的回忆。即便，也许他们的轨迹在今后很难再有交点，但从上海到敖德萨的这段路上，还是印下了他们携手走过的足迹。那些曾映在车窗上清晰闪动的身影，以后会常常在他们心头掠过吧……”
    That’s all.
    谢幕。
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4ccc332f01000a43.html

SAGE 2011 World Cup @ Buffalo: 上外附中赛智团队上美国报纸啦！

2011-08-08T13:05:00.000-07:00

不是冤家不聚头抽签中美俄罗另一组中美，最终
SRB中国以微弱优势战胜美国出线，并且在决赛阶段获得1sr Runner Up 的好成绩。
SEB也获得联合国千年计划的奖金。泪奔，想当年我们都只有奖状没有奖金啊！

http://www.buffalonews.com/business/article500852.ece

"Shao Siyi and Lu Xuan, from the second-place Socially Responsible Business team, were intrigued by the differences between their hometown, Shanghai, China, and Buffalo.

"We took a subway to downtown Buffalo," Siyi said. "It's an experience."

From comparatively empty sidewalks to older architecture, the city was a new scene from Shanghai.

The duo will not be part of the school's SAGE team next year, passing it on to the younger students, Xuan said.

That's part of the SAGE experience, too. Students learn skills and let the next year build on their program."

Other related news:
上外附中赛智社团荣获中国赛区双冠王
http://www.sfls.cn/xszc/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=3548

SAGE China Linkedin Group?

2011-08-08T12:41:00.000-07:00

For SAGE China, now we have a user page on Renren (Biggest social media for students in China), a website(www.sagechina.org) and a blog(sagechina.blogspot.com).
I drafted a blueprint for these stuff from what I know so far. Please give comments,or please correct me.
If we are going to have SAGE China Linkedin group. Here is my plan.
Renren-

Basically for posting news(link to website)
SAGE high school main pages on Renren
Share articles(link to blog)
SAGE alumni network (previous sage students)

Website-

SAGE knowledge
News,
Cooperation,
Sponsor

Blog-

Thoughts sharing,
Articles on How-to,
Archives,
Media links

Linkedin-

SAGE judge education (link back to website)
Judges Discussion
Workshop preparation(article and archive on blog)
Judges network(sponsor)

Please be free to comment.:)

Being a SAGE Judge 2011(1)

2011-07-08T14:11:00.000-07:00

I was invited as a SAGE judge by China Coordinator Angela Qian this May 2011. Being so happy to meet many old and new faces, I felt the honor as well as the responsibility when judging and giving out comments for this year's SAGE China teams.

I was deeply moved by Soo May Cheng and her husband Mr King Yiu Lee coming from Macau and arriving Shanghai 3am that morning to serve as a SAGE judge. We have been in contact since 2008, the second year I was the County Coordinator. So dedicated and humble, she gave a lot of wise advice and encouragement to the SAGE students. While Mr Lee is good at pointing out the key problem.

SAGE has changed my life, and is still changing my life. I began to step out and learn. Stay stupid and hungry. Knowing there is no perfect thing on earth, I learned we still need to improve ourselves as well as contribute for our team.

SAGE is changing the life of many of you for sure. I can see that. When watching the presentation by the teams, I was astonished to see now we get are now discussing some real business problems,how to do the marketing, shall we apply for patent(chair). I have been working to be a model/example for SAGE students. Now I need to work harder, otherwise, I don't know if I get something to share and teach.

Thank Angela and her team, for such an excellent job at organising the whole SAGE China competition.
Standing in the Pudong Public Library, I felt my dream coming true. Angela, thanks so much for staying for SAGE and backing up me in my senior year. You must be very busy preparing for the future study in Duke. Your dedication and commitment to the cause is admirable.

For all SAGE China 2011 students,
Hope you all achieve your group and personal goals!

SAGE China 赞助方案讨论启动

2011-02-12T13:30:00.000-08:00

http://www.sagechina.org/zzf.htm
SAGE China Sponsor

The Launch of www.sagechina.org

2010-12-05T06:51:00.000-08:00

http://www.sagechina.org/

Thanks Angela Yifei Qian and her team!

Nigerian Kids shine at world science fair

2010-10-19T12:07:00.000-07:00

zz from http://www.upiu.com/articles/nigerian-kids-shine-at-world-science-fair--2

Please follow this link that SAGE Nigeria Team won the 2nd place of I-SWEEP.
The competition has three categories; energy, environment and engineering. It was under the energy category that the Nigerian young scientists won the silver, ahead of USA, 3rd position, and behind 1st place China. The duo, 14 years old SSS1 students, contested against 651 participants from 69 countries.

Why you need a mentor?

2010-09-27T12:07:00.000-07:00

想起古代很多可贵的师生情谊和故事，觉得佳话这个词用来描述这样的情形比较妥当。或者一个字，缘。
当然，日常生活中，比较迟钝的我经常不觉得有那么特殊和强烈的情感，但是这也不妨碍我们想起来的时候怀着感恩的心态。（汗！不会写中文了。）

有那么一些老师，在你不知道自己可不可以的时候他们就觉得你可以。中国的老师们经常批评为主，鼓励为辅，这样的效果是你会觉得鼓励是多么的可贵以及含金量极高。那么在关键的时候，（前提是你相信老师的权威，）他或她的鼓励就会极大地增强你的自信。我是这样的，不知道对于现在的小朋友们是不是这样。你可以试试看，不过我发现现在的赛智参赛者普遍都很自信，似乎这个建议不太需要。

有权威在，至少不会很盲目说：我这个也不会那个也不会叫我一下子做件事情，那是不可能的啊！所以除了老师以外，在那个领域的牛人都可以去请教。虽然他们一般都很忙，不可能带着你一步一步地教，但是即使去研究一下这样的一群人，或者有幸见次面，甚至见不到面去参观下他们工作的地方，感受一下，哦，原来是这个样子的，也是不错的经历。首先不要希望太大咯，别人不可能一直恭候你的吧，所以还是要礼貌加多多联系。

我不知道现在的高中生对大学生的看法怎么样，似乎在我们成长的环境没有美国那么随便也没有日本那么“前辈前辈”地那么拘束。没有兄弟姐妹的我们似乎联系起其他的“兄弟姐妹”来也不那么热络，何况一般一个年级都那么多人了，还认识不过来呢。学校又是相对封闭的环境，高年级差个三年了不起了。就我自己来说当时这样的前辈也不多，到了大学才多起来。在高中的时候觉得大学生好赞啊，都可以自主决定。后来自己大学毕业才觉得大学生好闲好不用功，不过比起高中来还是上了一个等级的。所以当时去复旦去见college mentor对于我进复旦是否有影响呢？其实我也不知道啊。

感言I（写着写着要成回忆录了）

2010-09-19T07:54:00.000-07:00

我一直觉得赛智在我生命中是个奇遇。并且我相信事物的相互作用，勇气，热情，真诚，你播种什么就会收获什么。

赛智让我感受到自己身上潜藏着的力量，让我知道原来有那么多的可能性，原来除了在学校里学习和接受父母哺育的我们还可以创造些什么，以及我如何来感染身边的人。虽然5年从一个参赛者，到college mentor到协调人的转变属于几次跳跃，但我觉得针对这段经历对我影响的思考才刚刚开始。也希望你们，关心赛智和中国青少年的朋友们和我一起来讨论。

赛智让我遇到了无数让我感动的人，恩，生命就应该是这样充满感动但是不要太感动，回味起来很温暖就可以了。我的文字不大好，只有啰啰嗦嗦絮絮叨叨了。

最初是在二附中的政治课上知道赛智的，大家都不重视的政治课的，你能想到这样的消息从政治课上传出来吗？那时候二附中的施老师具体教了什么大家都没好好听啦，反正他还挺幽默的。高二的我觉得在人才济济的二附中自己好渺小啊，想尝试下这样的活动（因为那时候大概最好的学生都是参加模拟联合国的。呵呵，那个参加不上这个总去混混也可以吧。）很感谢李德伟老师，不知道他现在在哪里。（所以要好好感谢告诉你有那么一个活动的老师啊！！！！当然如果你在赛智是非常不愉快的经历，你还是要感谢那个老师的。）

预告一下

接下来是Lili 和Curt
接下来是伙伴们
接下来是陈檬老师
接下来2005年有很多人，包括格致和大同还有我的初中同学巧遇啊
2006年开始我也是senior了，
2007年一团乱麻
临阵磨枪
2008年奥运rp借光？
2009年，飞行30小时记录
2010年很感谢你们的支持

Angela最近在做宣传，不知道有没有关注这个blog,现在挂在我的邮箱上也没办法挪了。
俺会来更新的。

赛智新网站：请登录注册 Please log in and register

2010-09-08T18:34:00.000-07:00

大家好！

新网址是：sageglobal.org
快去看看吧！
请关注今年的比赛变化 A must do list:
1.下载并阅读2010-2011 SAGE Information Handbook
2.2010年南非世界杯各国Best Team年度报表以上传
3.SAGE China的各支队伍今年请在主站网站上登记。（请注意：今年比赛放宽了对参赛者的要求，所有符合年龄段的青少年均可参加。）但报名时请注明是参加两项中的哪一项。

网站技术问题请咨询 jlsphar@gmail.com
如不能访问请用wall climbing(推荐freegate)，由于今年我都不在国内，具体请联系
Angela Qian

And congratulations to Kirsten Chen, one of SAGE China best volunteer!
She runs SAGE China on Renren.com and currently she won the Scholarship form the Rotary Club.

SAGE China on Renren.com

2010-08-17T00:59:00.000-07:00

赛智中国登陆校内人人网啦!
大家快去加好友吧!

SAGE China welcomes Starshine Founder Trish McCarty

2009-05-14T04:55:00.000-07:00

5月13日虹桥万豪酒店,来自美国亚利桑那州的Starshine Founder兼CEO Trish McCarty女士与赛智中国SAGE China Coordinator 施辰小姐一起分享了青少年教育社会公益组织的管理心得，并互赠礼物合影留念。

Competition Timetable2009

2009-05-10T21:42:00.000-07:00

You are already looking forward to the competition right? Now I have to inform all of you the procedures.
• Before we start the competition, every school needs to send a delegate to draw lots. In this way, the schools’ orders are decided. We will arrange 3 teams to compete before noon, and the other 3 teams afternoon.
• Once we start our competition, every school has to follow these steps. First, every team has 5 minutes to prepare, during this period you’re allowed to hand out your annual reports, Get ready for your presentation, test the equipment. Then, you will have 15 minutes to do the presentation. Finally, you will have 5-10 minutes, according to the judges, to do the Q&A. In this section, you’ll have the chance to supplement what you haven’t stated clearly before.
• After the competition, we will set some time for judges to discuss and score your performance. Every team has to leave the scene for a while. I’m truly sorry for that. But that guarantees the equality and justice for the competition. So please understand us.
• Finally comes the most exciting moment. We will declare the final results! Will you be the winner?
Let's wait and see.

Grant Request and Judge Invitation

2009-04-18T23:59:00.000-07:00

If you are a social entrepreneur,a NGO or business leader who cares about the growth of high school students. I am honored here to invite you as our judge for 2009 SAGE China Event. Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) is a global community of teenage entrepreneurs sharing a common purpose to make the world a better place. Its mission is to advance ethical business practices, social responsibility, civic engagement and environmental awareness worldwide by engaging high-school youth in entrepreneurial and community service activities.

www.sageglobal.org
If you are interested in taking part as a judge or becoming our sponsor for 2009 SAGE China Tournament
Please contact me with your business information after reading the invitation letter below.
I will reply ASAP

sincerelly,

Helen Shi

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On May 16,2009,7 high school SAGE teams will compete in the SAGE China Tournament to be the top team representing China at the Sage World Cup in Brasil on August 9-13,2009.One observor team from Jiangsu Province will also join us.

INVITATION
You are wanted as a judge for the 2009 SAGE China Tournament! As a supporter of youth entrepreneurship, learning through service and youth empowerment, we would be delighted if you are to join us.

When: Saturday, May 16: 9:00-9:30 pm (judges briefing)
9:30 pm-11:30 pm (competition)

12:30-17:30 pm (competitionspeeches and prize-giving)

Where: Shanghai Pudong Civic Centre 浦东新区市民中心 B1 Citizen Hall

It is between Shanghai Oriental Art Center and Science and Technology Museum.
near the subway station
(Please see maps attached) Tell me if you need more details on that.

Here is the link from Google Map：Routine from Pudong Airport

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=31.153177,121.801043&daddr=%E8%BF%8E%E6%98%A5%E8%B7%AF&geocode=%3BFYdi3AEdJ6U-Bw&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=31.159861,121.772804&sspn=0.033712,0.075617&ie=UTF8&z=14

Or you can take Maglev train to Long Yang Lu Station and then Change to No.2 Subway get off at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.

Thank you for your support!

Helen Shi

Country Coordinator
SAGE China

Genetic Buiding 2013
Fudan University,

Email: pupushichen@gmail.com;
06300700079@fudan.edu.cn;
Web: sageglobal.org

赛智推荐: Invent Your World

2009-01-28T19:22:00.000-08:00

SAGE China提供这样一个平台，如果您的团队符合以下项目的标准，希望您鼓起勇气参与其中，实现梦想，。
详细内容请见以下链接：
http://www.inventyourworld.org/rules.html
Project ideas are evaluated and grants are awarded on an ongoing basis. The final deadline is March 15, 2009.

Eligibility Criteria

The challenge is open to all youth between the ages of 12 and 20 in North America and Europe and 12 and 24 everywhere else. (Proof of age will be required before grants can be approved.)
Each participant is limited to one grant.
Each participant will be required to submit an action plan showing what activities will be carried out and how the grant will be spent.
Each participant will need to form a team with at least two other youth to qualify for funding.
Participants under age of 18 must have parental or guardian support and approval to receive grants and launch projects.
Ideas and action plans should be submitted before March 15, 2009 in English, Spanish or French.
Assessment Criteria

Grants will be awarded to projects that best meet the following criteria:

Innovation – Project uses a new or adapted technology to address a local or global challenge.

Impact – Project has potential to produce significant or measurable impact on the issue it addresses.

Sustainability – Project has potential to produce on-going positive change. In other words, it’s not a one time event.

Youth-led and youth-driven – Leaders of the project should be between 12 and 20 (North America and Europe) and 12 and 24 (everywhere else).

Global Roundtable on Climate Change - A panel of distinguished judges will choose five of the best invention ventures to participate in a global roundtable on climate change at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Scholarship Grand Prize – From the pool of invention ventures, judges will also award one team a $20,000 scholarship to pursue their university education.

General Guidelines

Deadline – The last day to submit a project idea is March 15, 2009.
Grants – Up to 50 grants will be awarded for this challenge.

Entries – Submit an idea first. If your idea meets our criteria (see above), we will send you an application (an “action plan”) to apply for a grant. We welcome all ideas, even if they are similar to ideas other youth have submitted.

SAGE’s Core Values:

2009-01-28T18:54:00.000-08:00

We believe in the importance of teenagers to our global community

We hold our work and that of our youth to high expectations - we will constantly challenge them to ask more of themselves and others.

We aim to keep at the cutting edge and continually build upon our social return on investment at every level

We believe every teenager is capable of making the world a better place

We believe entrepreneurship—both social and commercial entrepreneurship—is a powerful way for teenagers to create better futures for themselves and others

We believe that caring, supportive peer team and adult mentors are essential for teenagers to fully explore their potential and develop into capable and productive global citizens

We believe that meaningful participation in the world beyond school is essential for youth to develop the skills and competencies necessary to be contributing citizens

We believe we have a responsibility to nurture the next generation of leaders

We believe that investing in youth building social enterprise is the most effective and efficient way to create a socially responsible, just world.

We believe there is no better way to get at the root of social ills and to maximize one’s social return on investment.

Breaking News!(from SAGEGLOBAL)

2008-11-28T23:24:00.000-08:00

Breaking News!
->SAGE partners with NACCE. see how community colleges can start and fund their new youth development programs.
->Grossman Family from Chico, CA sponsors eight new international SAGE special competitions addressing each of the eight Millennium Development Goals.
->Sierra Health Foundation provides SAGE CA with a $25,000 grant to start SAGE in five Sacramento area high schools.
->SAGE Continental Coordinators recently met in Brazil to plan future SAGE strategy and details of the August 2009 World Cup, to be held in Brazil.

SAGE's new misson

2008-11-22T06:20:00.000-08:00

SAGE’s mission is to help create the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders whose innovations and social enterprises address the major unmet needs of our global community.

SAGE PenPal Program(SPP): 高中生国际笔友招募

2008-09-25T19:37:00.000-07:00

SAGE PenPal Program(SPP): 高中生国际笔友招募
如果您是中国的高中生，均可报名参与此次活动，与全世界的同龄人交流身边发生的事情以及世界各国同龄人眼中的全球商业变化，畅谈合作机会。

当然SAGE（Student for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship）所在学校的学生将有优先权。

具体请关注SAGE China Blog...

Here is a short description of what I have done with Sweden:

LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

What I would like to develop is a learning partnership between schools so we both can learn about global business. Each school would do research just like an actual business would in terms of what it would take to “import” things from the country, and “export” things to the other country. What the “import/export” essentially involves is a exchange of items. With our Swedish partnership we have exchanged t-shirts, candy for Swedish crystal and Swedish candy.

In addition, students would learn about each other’s culture and maybe develop a pen-pal type relationship by learning about each other. I would send a profile and names of my students, and you could do the same and they could communicate once every week or so.

Items to exchange- As far as the type of items to exchange, my initial work on this tells me that the weight of the items is important. The lighter the better. It would be nice if the products we trade could be determined by the students for their educational benefit (market research). That is something we can discuss further. Basically, it is an “exchange” of items, rather than an import/export arrangement.

Timeline- I would like to get started as soon as possible.

Communication- Internet/email would be the obvious choice.

We have had success with a school in Sweden for the last five years and would like to expand it to other countries.

Dennis Villeneuve

New Comers:SFLS Brainstorming 上外附中之行

2008-09-23T05:39:00.002-07:00

2008-2009赛季迎来SAGE China第一个新学校，她是上外附中Shanghai Foreign Language School。高一高二就是用来玩得，确实没错！总是能在第一次接触SAGE 的学生身上找到Eureka！还有自己的影子。

感谢刘仲林，他是一个敢想敢做的人，不然赛智没有机会深入到他们的需求中去。感谢殷芹老师，当然还有陈凤雅老师，提供了这样的机会，不管是给SFLS的学生还是给我和SAGE China的所有成员。希望SFLS的SAGE team抓住好的条件和机会，尽情地发挥自己的想象，并踏实的实现一步一步地目标。

我们见证您的成长！

College mentor备忘录2：头脑风暴法答案

2008-09-05T01:01:00.000-07:00

来源：综合发表时间： 2007-08-06

　　(一)来源

　　头脑风暴法（brain storming），又称智力激励法、BS法。它是由美国BBDO广告公司总经理A.E奥斯本于1939年首次提出，1953年正式发表的一种激发创造性思维的方法。

　　(二)原则

　　1.禁止批评，鼓励表扬

　　奥斯本认为，对现有观点的批评不仅占用时间和脑力资源，还会使与会者人人自危，从而发言更加谨慎，影响新观点的诞生。因此，不要暗示某个想法不正确或者将有些消极作用，所有的想法都可能成为好的观点，或者能够启发他人产生新的想法。

　　相反，如果对与会者的观点不断进行表扬，则会在很大程度上激发其创造力和想象力，有利于新观点的诞生。

　　2.重在数量

　　头脑风暴法讨论的应该以更多的数量的观点为目标。如果单纯追求观点的质量，则容易拘泥于某一个有创意的观点，导致大部分的时间用于这个观点完善上，而忽视了其它观点和思路的开发。

　　3.观点不可雷同，强调建立新观点

　　头脑风暴法要求与会者不可重复别人的观点，强调建立新的观点。将他人和自己的看法进行比较、融合，比较容易产生新的思维成果。如此下去，更多的观点就容易产生，而且更多的观点带来了更多有用的观点。与会者的思维也会更加开阔，能够在挖掘自身潜力的同时，不断参照其他人的思维成果，在脑力震荡中产生新的观点。

　　(三)实施要点

　　1.不受干扰的环境及平等的会场布局实施头脑风暴法，选择整洁、安静，没有外界打扰的环境非常重要。会场也最好布置成圆形或者U形，这会使与会的每个人都有平等的感觉，且容易感觉到其他成员和自己处在同一小组中。

　　2.确定不同背景的与会者

　　与会者要做到不同层次的人相结合，专家和各背景的人相结合。专家的选择要与预测的目标相一致，而且要有一些知识渊博、经验丰富并对问题有较深刻的理解、较强的分析与推断能力的专家参加。参加讨论的不应该只是专家。不同背景、差异很大的人或许能提供不同的信息。也许具备不同身份的人往往能提供给你所需要的东西。

　　3.开始前的准备活动

　　参会者到达时，要试着使他们之间进行先进行交流。主持人需要介绍比较生疏的人。此外，还要将会议的意图阐述给与会者，但是不要对具体问题的解决方法做任何暗示。

　　(四)误区

　　1.设定发言顺序。发言顺序的设定往往会使讨论陷入模式化的误区。如果老板率先发言，可能会设定讨论的议程和范围，讨论就立刻受到了局限。大家如果轮流发言，则会导致与会者会把他当成一项任务，也不利于集体讨论的进行。

　　2.禁用愚蠢的东西。对于头脑风暴来讲，没有什么是愚蠢的东西。因为这些看似不可思议的东西往往能够激发与会人员的灵感和创造力。

　　3.远离现场举行。在远离现场的讨论可能达不到预期的效果。这是因为，现场可能会触发一些更为有益的东西。（© 世界经理人）

college mentor如何进行辅导？SAGE模型

2008-09-05T00:56:00.000-07:00

作者：CLAIRE LIU 来源：原创发表时间： 2006-11-08
　　定义

　　SAGE（Surrendering Accepting Gifting Extending）模型是一种辅导过程框架，帮助培训者摆脱固定思维，形成不受权力影响的学习渐进过程，有利于培训者接收有效信息，提升培训效果。

　　来源

　　Chip R. Bell所著《Managers as Mentors ：Building Partnerships for Learning 2nd Edition》一书中提出了SAGE模型。贝尔是美国行为调研协会的资深合伙人，曾担任许多国际知名公司、机构的顾问或培训师。

　　应用

　　成功的管理应该是一种辅导行为，而成功的管理者应该承担教练的角色，如何引导和培训员工，是领导者的一项必修课。SAGE模型是一种培训的基本方法和思路，实施的意义在于，通过重点培养学习者的发现和独立能力，减少界线限制，培养责任意识。

　　1、放弃（Surrendering）—铺平学习的道路。在培训过程中，教练要尽量放下自己的权威意识，让学生减轻焦虑，增强勇气

　　2、接纳（Accepting）—为风险尝试创造一个安全的港湾。多鼓励和支持学生，传递认可和安全的信息，给予安全感，让学生更有尝试的勇气。

　　3、馈赠（Gifting）—培训的核心内容，教练提出建议，给予反馈，指出发展的重点和方向，这是教练与学生分享自己才能的过程，能够加强辅导关系，使之健康发展。

　　4、扩展（Extending）—培养学生的独立能力。扩展意味着将关系延伸，超过预期的界限，用多种方法强化学生的知识，有利于创造一个独立的、能自我辅导的学习者。

　　作者CLAIRE LIU为世界经理人网站副编辑。（© 世界经理人）

Food for thought:Choosing smart entrepreneurs

2008-09-03T01:07:00.000-07:00

http://www.bjreview.com.cn/business/txt/2007-07/02/content_68115_2.htm
"When we have a bunch of entrepreneurs brief us about a project, the smart ones are the preferred choice," said Luh. "But I don't want to invest just in high IQ scores. IQ is the mother of wisdom, but the two vary drastically, with the latter being far more important.

"Oftentimes, a company can have very good products, industry outlook, innovative technology, market and development potential, but problems with execution. Should there be any deviation in the course of execution, the people are accountable for such failure," Luh explained. "One with inadequate capability can still grow to be capable, but nothing can be done if he is found wanting morally. That is how wisdom is different from IQ."

Luh offered an example to illustrate his idea.

In 2000, the DFJ Dragon Fund extended investment to a few companies started by graduates of Tsinghua University. They presented clear and accurate schemes in every aspect. Luh was particularly impressed by the team leader, a former student who had experience and outstanding achievement overseas, and a deep knowledge at home and abroad. Soon after the investment arrived, however, the leader started to disagree with his partners and threw himself into an internal fight for power.

"Plus his personal integrity was also in question," Luh explained.

The guy bought a car for himself and registered it under his own name with the raised funds. When asked about the issue, he showed no regret and made up excuses.

"The case cost us a lot of money and much time," said Luh. "So we now attach great importance to the personal integrity of the entrepreneur. We always want to put our investment in the hands of smart entrepreneurs, who care about corporate culture, credit standing and branding.

"Of course, most of the entrepreneurs are very young, and age is related in some ways to wisdom," said Luh. "It is impossible to expect these young entrepreneurs to have too much wisdom. But wisdom can be nurtured step by step and it will grow in practice just as Buddhism refers to the root of wisdom. In most cases, given a little help, people will come to an understanding."

(Xinhua Finance)

MoneyTree Student win Gold in SAGE World Cup Featured in The New Paper

2008-09-03T00:28:00.000-07:00

http://moneytree.sg/2008/08/05/moneytree-student-win-gold-in-sage-world-cup-featured-in-the-new-paper/

SAME ARTICLE IN pdf

http://moneytree.sg/images/200808/NewPaper_Asia1_FullArticle_On_Shazwi_Joseph.pdf

Goals for the upcoming year

2008-08-31T06:33:00.000-07:00

1.The school number doubles in Shanghai
2.Encouraging students to enjoy the process ,while Preventing students from participating just to win
3.Get at least observer school outside Shanghai(maybe Beijing or Sichuan) I 'd like to spread SAGE to mountainous areas suffering poverty.That helps youth find out a way to develop their home town.It is a long term goal here.
4.Better management of volunteers(clear duty and high efficiency)
5.Alumni of SAGE (experimental process lauched in Songjiang High school now)

我校赛智社员赴乌克兰获奖归来

2008-08-29T23:41:00.000-07:00

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来源:华师大二附中校电视台供稿 2007年09月12日 11:17 阅读次数:1475

赛智活动是一项非常有意义的活动，我校学生一直积极参与，把学校的賽智活动开展的有声有色。

2007年7月30日至8月7日，我校赛智（SAGE）经济社的7位社员（刘心悦、何婧婧、范诗然、邵子剑、于华辰、巢艾伦、牛谦）与指导教师陈檬前往乌克兰的敖德萨市参加了第五届“SAGE世界杯”。

赛智，最初由美国加州大学的一所分校创立，是从事学生经济创业的青少年组织，也是一个学生经营经济项目的比赛。“SAGE世界杯”是赛智组委会举办的一年一度的国际比赛，代表不同国家的赛智团队将在此大赛中齐聚一堂，通过演讲、答辩等环节角逐总冠军。今年，共有来自中国、美国、韩国、巴西、南非、俄罗斯等十个国家的代表出席本届比赛。

为期四天的活动和比赛包括欢迎晚会、文化展示、当地经济论坛峰会、正式比赛和闭幕式狂欢几大部分。在8月3日的正式比赛中，我校代表凭借以“迎接特奥，关注社会弱势群体”为主旨的与“阳光之家”——上海智障人士的活动组织的合作项目“Sunshine Project”及其积极的社会影响获得了本届的新奖项：社会杰出贡献奖的银奖及奖金。

本届“SAGE世界杯”既是一个各国文化交流展示的舞台，又是培养经济眼光、拓宽国际视野的平台。在这次非同寻常的经历中，参赛者不仅享受了一次特殊的异国之旅，同时也在备赛和比赛的过程中收获了宝贵的坚定与自信。

赛智的历史：

2008-08-14T16:40:00.000-07:00

2003年：赛智从美国加州走向全球，第一届赛智全球比赛在美国肯萨斯城进行
2004年：赛智在全球10个国家发展壮大。
2004年1月：赛智来到上海。上海理工大学SIFE团队瞿莉莉小姐帮助成立中国第一批赛智团队。
2004年4月：第一届赛智中国区（上海）选拔赛，上海市控江中学当选赛智中国代表队
2004年5月：中国首次参与赛智全球比赛，控江中学代表队获得全球季军。
2005年4月：第二届赛智中国区（上海）选拔赛，华师大二附中当选赛智中国代表队
2005年8月11-14日：第三届赛智国际大赛（美国旧金山），华师大二附中代表队获得全球亚军，并宣布第四届比赛主办国为中国
2006年8月4日：第三届赛智中国区（上海）选拔赛在沪举行。松江二中当选赛智中国代表队
2006年8月5日：第四届赛智国际大赛（中国上海），松江二中代表队荣获全球季军，并宣布第五届比赛主办国为乌克兰。
2007年8月第五届赛智国际大赛（乌克兰敖德萨），华师大二附中代表队获得社会责任感奖金1000美金，并宣布第六届比赛主办国为尼日利亚
2008年５月３１日　第四届赛智中国区（上海）选拔赛在沪举行。松江二中当选赛智中国代表队
２００８年７月２０第五届赛智国际大赛（尼日利亚阿布贾），由于松江二中上报教育局未通过批准而未能成行

期待您的精彩表现！

SAGEGLOBAL:www.sageglobal.org
SAGECHINA: sagechina.blogspot.com
请联系：SAGE China Coordinator 施辰
pupushichen@gmail.com

SAGE Alumni 你的母校榜上有名吗？

2008-08-02T17:26:00.000-07:00

赛智到过的学校：

控江中学
2004年冠军队
2004全球比赛季军 SAGE World Cup 2004 2nd Runner Up

华师大二附中
2005、2007年冠军队
2005全球比赛季军 SAGE World Cup 2005 1st Runner Up
2008年季军队
格致中学 2005 2006 2007
2005年亚军队
多次获得亚军的劲旅

市三女中 2005

大同中学 2005

松江二中
2006、2008年冠军队
2006全球比赛季军 SAGE World Cup 2006 2nd Runner Up
持续性很强，并且拥有自创品牌的队伍。
交大附中

浦东外国语
2008年季军队

上海外国语 new

（按照时间为序，由于要做好历史整理工作，如有遗漏请提出补充pupushichen@gmail.com 经核实后会马上改正）

Is Winning Everything? -from Lili's Blog

2008-08-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

It surely is at the World Cup. The winning team always gets attention; the winning team gets adoration; the winning team is worshiped. Winning seems not the most important thing; it's the only thing. In life, do we also want to win all the time? For some people, yes! They fight, struggle, trap, or simply do whatever it takes to win. Students burn mid-night oil in order to be at the top of the class, whether voluntarily or coercively. Employees work their ass off hoping to be promoted over co-workers. Celebrities strive to be the most popular stars by hook and by crook. Winning is sweet! But look at what we've probably lost when we won. We never enjoy small little things in life; we have less family time; friendship and cordial interpersonal relations becomes unnecessary; our health is deteriorating. We pay so much cost for winning, and we tend to lose the ability to enjoy the process of getting what we long for. Then winning becomes nothing

Lili Qu
SAGE China Coordinator 2004-2007
She is the one who make SAGE posible in China, and devoted her heart to this organization which is a great platform for high school students as well as civic leaders and business people in China.

Many thanks to Lili!Lili's Blog is linked in the right column.
*permitted by the author*

sagediary1：Why this blogger is born?

2008-07-29T18:28:00.000-07:00

差一点把diary拼错成daily,赫赫，天天更新那是做不到的。
不过知止不殆，知道天天更新一直如此是不可能的，但是一有机会决不能放过更新和休息。。。

下面来解决一个问题：
Why this blogger is born?
为了让更多的人（特别是和中国有关的人）知道赛智(SAGE Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship），了解赛智，从赛智中得到启发=〉希望更多的高中生参与，更多的机构和个人支持我们。

就目前情况来看，时间、技术和funding都供不起网站。在这里开辟一个根据地，从试验田开始做起。
请大家多多提意见！

你不得不知道的资源：
www.sageglobal.org
更多链接请见主界面右侧链接。。。

From the SAGE 2007 World Cup Competition

2008-07-29T18:17:00.000-07:00

It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom.

It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. Mahatma Gandhi (Bookmark and often refer to http://www.quoteopia.com/)

Before we give examples of winning ideas from the SAGE 2007 World Cup Competition, let us pause and reflect on Gandhi’s words.
There is not one, but two, lessons in those words.
First, we could and should learn from others, so reading about what winning SAGE teams have done is good.
Second, what winning SAGE teams have done is not necessarily going to help them win this year. Circumstances change and the best things of yesterday might well not be the best things for today. Question which you and your teammates should always ask is, “Can this activity be done better?” If your team answers “yes”, then it should not hesitate to do the activity better and share your improvement in SAGE competition this year.

For example, last year a SAGE team might have had an activity in which team members did much traveling by car. But now, with climate change looming like a fire-breathing dragon, traveling around by car is not a good idea. A SAGE team has to think whether the activity could be done using buses, bicycles, cellular telephones, the Internet or even walking shoes.

The following examples are excerpted from the annual reports submitted by SAGE teams at the 2007 World Cup Competition.

From the Nigerian SAGE Team

“Clean the World.” This project is the response to the challenges of keeping our school community clean and stopping air pollution arising from indiscriminate burning of wastes. Through this initiative we provided giant waste paper baskets for all classrooms in our school. Our SAGE team also constructed a refuse dumpsite for the dumping of refuse generated by our school community.

“Trees 4 Life.” The main activities of our Trees 4 Life campaign include planting trees by our SAGE team, carrying out environmental awareness campaign through the design of handbills containing messages like “Plant and Replant,” “Plant Indigenous Species 4 Life”, and carrying out tree-planting pledge action. Our tree-planting pledging target of 100,000 trees by the end of 2007 has been met with the promise of 60,000 trees from the local government councils and 40,000 trees from churches, mosques, private sector and rural communities across Nigeria.

“The World Is Ours.” Through this project we are creating a network of sister schools across the world and creating markets for our goods. Our team has exchanged correspondences with our 30 high schools and youth business organizations across the world. We are happy to inform you that our Tender Touch products and musical CDs are now available in Ghanaian and United Kingdom markets.

Consider how your team might improve on the above.

From the Chinese SAGE Team

“Environmental Protection.” First, we gave our cooperation to Roots & Shoots, a school environmental group. We campaigned for a series of “green” environmental projects:
to recycle waste paper,to recycle dead batteries,to recycle yellow pages.
And we handled a flea market every term, including this term. We collected and sold students’ unneeded possessions and profited from the margin price.

Consider how your team might improve on the above.

From One Russian SAGE Team

“Do Become a Journalist.” Aims: vocational guidance for the talented youth in the sphere of journalism, to perfect the editing of the school newspaper Boomerang. Our school has no common information center. Students and their parents would like to know school news and get detailed information. According to a student opinion poll, 96% of students are interested in a school newspaper.

Making the business plan: selection of the staff, searching for providers, developing the technology of production, the cost estimation of the project, the definition of capital investments, the calculation of cost price, setting the price.
Production activity: our school paper issued monthly in four pages, a circulation of about 100 copies; an issue is prepared by journalists, an editor, a proofreader, a financial manager, an issuing manager, and distributors.

Consider how your team might improve on the above.

From the American SAGE Team

“Social Entrepreneurship.” Bracelets. We continued to sell the imported Peruvian-style bracelets, a plan originated by IDEA, to have the townspeople of Cuchuma, Peru, make authentic woven bracelets. This has helped to create a thriving business within the town and enabled the townspeople to support themselves. We worked with the Peruvian government, Heifer International, and DeSales University SIFE to create and sustain the business for a second year.
Visiting Schools. We visited a local elementary school for the second year to create awareness about Team IDEA, Peru and Nicaragua. We arranged a time to meet with 4th graders and created a lesson plan as well as an assessment to test their new knowledge. We taught the students about the languages, cultures, and governments of Peru and Nicaragua, as well as about the Heifer Foundation.

“Environmental Stewards.” Greenhouses. With the help of Heifer and DeSales, we helped to provide greenhouses to families in the town of Cuchuma, Peru. The greenhouses grew food for many families by using the land and limiting the harmful gases released into the air.
Garden. We are creating a garden outside Hogar el Resposo in Nicaragua. Money raised from Powder Puff was donated to help the children create a garden to benefit the town. Other money was donated to help the orphanage itself.

Consider how your team might improve on the above.

From the Ukrainian SAGE Team

“TV Program ‘Business Class’.” The aim: to show advantages of creating one’s own business, consideration of world experience of business development, to study business technologies. Target audience: pupils, students, beginning businessmen.
Stages: brainstorming, program content, SWOT and STEP analysis, conducting business negotiations with TV management, professional consultations, shooting and installation, searching for companies to advertise, broadcasting.

The TV program consists of 5 sections:
the theory of business, business expertise, a piranha or 20 inconvenient questions to the known businessman, ideas of business, and business slang. Broadcasting on 3 TV channels 9 times a week, 20 minutes each time. Effectiveness: an all-round development of the person, creation of one’s own business in view of world tendencies and business technologies, understanding of principles of business social responsibility and observance of philosophy traditions, and the creation of an information field.

Consider how your team might improve on the above.

From the Brazilian SAGE Team

“Destino do Lixo.” Garbage disposal. Partners: Sepam School and the Environmental Protection Department of Ponta Grossa. Goals: comprehending the cycle of garbage disposal in town; visiting the city dump and considering the environmental impact; discussing the separation of types of garbage; developing an environmental conscience in youth; learning about the paper recycling process.

Implementation: exposing classes to the impact of garbage on the environment; differentiating between dump and biodegradable garbage; visiting the city’s dump; interviewing the garbage collectors at the dump; considering the impact upon the region around the dump; paper-recycling workshop.

“Plataforma Politica Sepam.” Sepam Political Platform. Goals: fortify democracy, stimulate youth participation in the electoral process, generate the voter of the future, encourage new political leaders.
Implementation: our project takes place every 2 years, during the electoral period; 16 to 17 year-old teenagers. Partners: Sepam School electoral Court of the Judicial District, Association of Industry and Business.
Two action methods: (1) stimulate the teenagers at this age to have their electoral license and attend a lecture with the judge of the electoral court of the judicial district; (2) generate opinion by conducting debates among people running for mayor, councilman, state and federal deputies with an electoral base in the city. The adolescents make their choice based on the political platform of the candidate.

Results: 520 students obtained their electoral license when they turned sixteen; 3 lectures from electoral judges; 12 debates with candidates; commercials on TV, on radio and in newspapers.

Consider how your team might improve on the above.

From the South Korean SAGE Team
“World Youth Environmental Forum and Vermont Common Assets Trusts.” Description: To encourage global cooperation in addressing the environmental crisis, and to bring about planetary change. SAGE-KMLA established a global environmental network through on-line communications, and the members have recently participated in an off-line activity.
1. SAGE-KMLA recruited young people around the world through on-line communications. 14 students from South Korea, China, India, Indonesia, Honduras, and the United States become the first members o the network “World Youth Environment Forum”.2. All the members gathered at the University of Vermont and worked on the Bill of Vermont Common Assets Trust, which tries to levy tax on air pollution by citizens. The members suggested several methods of collecting pollution fees from citizens, which included home-networking technology installed in automobiles and toll gateways.3. The members presented their projects to Vermont State Senator Mr. Sanders and professors of the University of Vermont.

“Meeting U. S. Ambassador Mr. Vershbow.” Description: SAGE-KMLA invited U. S. ambassador Vershbow to KMLA. Although he had a tight schedule due to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Korea and the U. S. and the nuclear crisis of North Korea, Vershbow visited KMLA with delight. He gave a lecture on leadership, and students raised many issues, including FTA and the Kyoto Protocol, during a question period.
Consider how your team might improve on the above.
From the Philippines SAGE Team

“Growth is evolution towards perfection.” TARP, Inc., has consistently evolved, maturing to become a leader of the Philippines bag industry. Our elemental focus on bringing a rewarding business opportunity for locals, innovative products, and acting as an uplifting force for good culture to more people throughout the Philippines has nurtured this growth. Looking forward, we will continue to enlarge our global footprint, while introducing new products to capitalize on our strengths and expand our capabilities and our horizons.

“2007 Milestones.” We believe our social consciousness, translated into providing employment to the unemployed, has become an investment in human capital. This focus on long-term success on human resources has played a pivotal role in this official recognition. We expect that our labor partners would help lead the company in renewed revenue growth for the entirety of the year in 2008.

“Training the Common Folk in Entrepreneurship.” Our company values underscore our corporate culture and represent one of the reasons that TARP, Inc., is able to attract highly motivated craftsmen devoted to their craft. Consistent with this Transforming Difference orientation, our Entrepreneurship for Everyone Initiative has been a significant success. In just three months of operation, Entrepreneurship for Everyone has provided more than 40 new jobs to different people by broadening the horizons and braving the impossible.
Consider how your team might improve on the above.

Note that complete annual reports can be read by going to the SAGE Web site, www.csuchico.edu/sage .

为什么要参与赛智？

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一．中学：

实际意义上实施素质教育，培养学生学习能力、实践能力、创新能力等方面21世纪有竞争力人才的必备素质。社区实践将与学校课堂教育紧密结合，与之相辅相成，起到改进学校传统教育模式的作用。

高中生们在老师和大学生辅导员的指导下，策划、实施、评估创新的商业类、社区性项目，并在每年4-5月进行比赛，评比出最佳团队，代表国家参加世界比赛。从具体方面来讲，中学和中学生可以从以下方面受益：

提高学生综合素质（如创新能力、交流能力、团队合作能力）
促进与赛智姐妹学校的交流结成姐妹学校的有：

1. Benicia High School Sage
2. Oakland Tech High School and PFLS SAGE Team (Pudong foreign language school)

全面与大学、社区、企业互动
参加全国赛智选拔赛
有机会参与国际大赛、促进国际文化、学术交流

二．大学：

大学生将在以启发梦想的创业教育为责任的赛智中得到能力的锻炼和社会责任心的培养。同时，在帮助高中生实现项目评定的过程中与我们的BAB（Business Advisory Board 商业资询委员）交流互动，在实践中了解各领域（风险投资、外贸、物流管理中的‘Problem Solving 和 Know-how）。同时教会大学生在创业过程中需要做有社会责任感的决策,为未来培养更多的CSR（Corperate Social Responsibility）

大学作为带动中学进行创业教育，起到参与、组织、协调的作用。大学生们通过专业知识学习具有良好的知识背景，在团队建设和运营上有较丰富的经验，是担当传播创新知识和理念的绝佳人选。特别是学习商业、经济、管理、语言、表演、计算机的大学生对赛智团队的帮助非常明显。

大学生参与赛智可以从以下方面获益：

锻炼大学生实践能力
促进与各界精英的交流
实现大学生社会价值
作为大学社团的可持续性实践项目
提高大学在全国高中生中的知名度、扩大生源提高各界对大学的评价
角逐年度“赛智最佳大学生辅导员”奖

三．企业和机构：
企业是赛智项目中不可或缺的组成部分。他们有些直接参与到高中团队的指导工作中，有些参与主办机构举办的互动讨论，有些则作为评委参与到全国选拔赛获国际比赛中。企业更是在经济上和精神上给予赛智这个非营利性项目极大的支持，以使中学团队能完成创新项目并且参与全国选拔赛，以及赴海外参加国际赛智大赛。企业参与赛智可以从以下各方面获益：

参与帮助青少年成长，提高企业公众形象
提高企业知名度（在全国选拔赛/国际比赛中推广企业）
赴全球赛参加主办方的商业讨论，与国外企业建立良好关系
直接参与培养商界未来优秀人才（成为学生团队的顾问）
成为SAGE Judge/Sponsor/Ambassador/Consultant

什么是赛智?

2008-07-28T17:34:00.000-07:00

赛智为国际非营利性组织SAGE（Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship）的中文译名。取其比竞智慧之意。

赛智为高中生、大学生、社会各界成功人士提供交流互动的平台，通过在创业教育和社区服务的合作中，共同为创造更美好的社会而做出贡献。该项目是面向高中生的创新教育的实践项目，由美国加州州立大学发起，现在已经发展为全球具有广泛参与性的项目。

Our Mission：高中生通过创业学习和社区服务，成为有商业实践意识、有社会责任感、主人翁精神和环保意识的人才。

赛智鼓励高中生走出课堂、走进社区，寻找问题、分析问题、解决问题，为改善社区贡献自己的力量。赛智为高中生展示才能创造了契机，搭建了舞台，学生们通过学习、实践、展示，成为有综合素质的人才。赛智有了高中生、大学生或社会各界的参与，发展更迅速更壮大。而每个赛智参与者，无论是高中生、大学生或社会各界（无论是政府、企业或者非营利组织）的精英也能通过亲身参与而获益。

随着中国经济的发展，我们希望更多的青少年能够担负起未来建设的重任。

SAGE China Host:
SAGE China为中国地区比赛的主办方，我们也真诚地希望有更多的志同道合者一起来推进中国青少年的发展。如您希望参加比赛或支持观摩请联系我。
考虑到学期的周期，赛智中国比赛一般在4-5月举行，决出代表中国的参赛队参加在全球巡回SAGE World Cup，如2008年SAGE China 决赛于5月31日在复旦大学正大发展中心举行。今年的World Cup 在尼日利亚首都阿布贾举行。

Welcome to the SAGE network!
Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship—SAGE—is an international network that links teams of secondary school students to nearby university students, business leaders and civic leaders.

SAGE’s mission is:
To advance youth entrepreneurship and community service around the world, emphasizing ethical business practices, social responsibility, civic engagement and environmental awareness.

At the end of each year, all high school SAGE teams from a state (or region) compete in a “State SAGE Competition,” hosted by a college, university or nonprofit organization in that state who applies to its National SAGE Headquarters to be the “Regional SAGE Host.” Winners of the regional competition advance to the “National SAGE Competition,” and the winners of the national competition advance to the “SAGE World Cup.” State and national competitions take place between February and July each year. The National Champions advance to the SAGE World Cup in August.

高中如何开展赛智(SAGE)活动？

2008-07-27T23:13:00.000-07:00

结合您的问题和我自身的经验（由于我本身也曾经参加SAGE比赛），仅供参考：

1．请学校负责学生活动的老师推选有兴趣有能力的同学组成SAGE团队。（团队队长1人，骨干力量5-6人，队员数量根据所进行的项目灵活安排。）在此过程中，可以采取由老师推荐学生，或学生自己报名，两种方式相结合。

2．给团队配置好必须的硬软件资源。硬件资源指照相机、摄像机、电脑等（活动过程需要记录下来，以便在比赛陈述过程中，用作声像资料，团队中应有同学负责这项工作）。

软件资源指的是具有专业知识的指导者，可以是大学生、老师或社会人士，给团队的活动提供引导和指导。（可以利用所能取得的任何有用的社会资源鼓励学生带着相关的问题去找专业人士）

3．集体学习研究SAGE的宗旨和项目标准以及以往各个国家比赛中的项目。（这项工作可以在指导老师或大学生辅导员的指导下进行。）

4．根据所了解的SAGE信息，让队员策划项目方案。先可以采取"大脑风暴"的方式想出尽可能多的方案。（可以分组进行，每个小组给出一个项目方案，给定时间，如两天，之后让他们集中起来，汇报方案。）团队可以初步筛选出可行的好方案，然后请指导者(可以是大学生辅导员或咨询委员会)帮助确定要实施的项目。

5．开始实施项目，并定期做小结和调整（如每两个星期一次）。

6．在比赛前三周左右时间，总结项目，挑选项目并整理资料（书面、声像）。总结能力强、英语写作好的同学负责写陈述稿，有电脑特长的同学负责做PPT演示幻灯片。最终完成一个15分钟的英语口头陈述和4页A4大小的书面报告。

7．临近比赛，后期准备工作（服装、书面报告、道具等），并邀请指导者观摩彩排，提出建议。

注意：SAGE是以学生为主体、老师或指导者为辅助的以培养学生学习能力、创新能力和实践能力的活动。在此过程中值得向学生强调的是在过程中收获的意识和社会责任感。

同时也可以采取阶段性的目标激励的方法。
在此，诚邀您参加观摩今年的中国赛区决赛。时间为每年的4-5月，如有任何疑问，欢迎您提出！

SAGE World Cup Results 2008

2008-07-27T22:25:00.000-07:00

SAGE World Cup Results 2008:

First Place: Nigeria (Jikoyi Secondary School from Abuja)
Second Place: Korea
Third Place: USA (Santa Monica)
Fourth Place: Singapore

Other countries competing or observing: Brazil, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.

Countries here in spirit (but unable to compete because of financial or security reasons): China, Ukraine, Philippines, and Russia.

The SAGE World Cup 2009 will take place in Brazil, and we are looking at having the SAGE World Cup 2010 in Korea.

The SAGE staff (Rob Best, Gen Rose, Liz Wendorf, David Wurlitzer, Lauren Bronson, and me) have had an extremely enlightening and rewarding experience in Abuja, Nigeria.

We thank the SAGE Nigeria staff for introducing about 140 students and teachers to Nigerian culture and hospitality. We will be updating our website with photos and a summary in the next couple weeks.

Thanks to all of you for supporting SAGE!

Sincerely,

Curt DeBerg
SAGE Founder

SAGE China 赛智 中国 Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship