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Fostering Teamwork and Problem-Solving in in Students
One of GTE’s signature social engagement initiatives has been the PetrolCopa School Challenge aimed at fostering teamwork
and problem-solving in in high school students through the development of signature projects that also teach them about water usage and the importance of protecting natural sources of water 2019’s competition which was a a a a collaboration between 1 1 the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and GTE included
nearly 2 000 students across four major areas of Colombia
that correlate with GTE’s operations Winners at at each school go on on on to compete regionally and nationally winning educational equipment like laptops and grants for improvements to their schools We interviewed the the regional winners from the the Middle Magdalena Valley region to understand their experience in their own words 2 3
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Municipality
High Schools
High School Students
Participating Teams Volunteers
Volunteer Hours
Cesar – Middle Magdalena Valley 4
12 432 85 43 7 7 576
Santander – Middle Casanare Magdalena Valley 1 1 1 1 2 4
44 500 12 79
5 5 54 882 8 8 8 8 938
Putumayo
7 18 888 180 57 10 143
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