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THE WINNERS OF “lOGISTICS GENIUS 2011” HAVE bEEN FOUND
Vreni Mummenhoff, Hellmann Osnabrueck
Over a year ago, Hellmann launched the
search for the “Logistics Genius 2011”.
The contest gives primary pupils the opportunity
to explore the world of logistics.
These children were asked to present
their ideas by sending in projects, art,
concepts or by recording short videos.
Klaus Hellmann said about the contest: “Our
children grow up in a society in which everything
is available: the fresh milk for breakfast, the
magazines in the shop, or the bus which takes
them safely to school everyday. How could we
help children realize the extensive logistical processes
which are involved every day?
With this contest we would like to clarify
how fun and exciting logistics is, because
whether they are aware of it or not, they subconsciously
solve logistical challenges in their
daily lives. No sooner said than done: nearly
6,000 elementary schools in Germany have
been informed about our contest. The children
could participate with their class, alone or in
small groups up to three members.
A jury was selected to examine and evaluate
the projects. The jury included Klaus Hellmann,
Prof. Gerhard Lohmeier (our Environmental Officer),
Stephan Wessolek (Chief Editor of “spielen
und lernen”), Björn Helmke (Chief Editor of
DVZ), Prof. Kai Hoffmann (Manager of the Logistics
School of the European Fernhochschule
Hamburg), Prof. Wolfgang Bode (Hochschule
Osnabrück, and Head of the Institute of Traffic
and Logistics, LOGIS.NET), and Christoph Biemann
(Editor “Sendung mit der Maus”). The
winning team won a 10,000 euro voucher for
computer equipment and the single winner received
a family weekend at Disneyland®. The
winners were awarded during the presentation
ceremony at “Speicher III” in Osnabrueck.
The Winners
At the ceremony, the winners were announced.
The winners in the category small
groups are Pascal Heptner (10), Philipp Hollenberg
(9) and Mariano Machado (9) with
their idea for an online shop for second-hand
children clothes. Hannes Neupauer (11) won
second place with his self-built document
transportation robot that he built to save
the school secretary the trouble of having to
move documents to the staff room. The third
place was shared by two winners: Pia Hinrichs
(9) and Lukas-Fabian Zange (8).
In the group evaluations, the students of
class 3c from the Diesterwegschule took the
first prize. They developed a vehicle they called
“Foxmobil”, a solar powered module of
transportation that could adapt its size, depending
on the number of passengers. Close
runner-up was class 3b from the Grundschule
Duesseldorfer Straße in Bremen with their
project “Die Giraffen backen Apfelkuchen”
(The giraffes bake apple-pie). The third place
was split between class 2a from Grundschule
Gesmold and class 4 of the Grundschule Proesen.
Unfortunately, due to the distance, the
class was not able to attend the award ceremony.
However, the students still received
their award as our colleague from Leipzig,
Gunter Marienfeld, visited them in person.
The “Logistics Genius 2011” was a great
success. “Many ideas which simplify our daily
lives today, seemed to be impossible for
a long time and today they are indispensable.”,
Klaus Hellmann clarified. “The world
of logistics benefits from the input of younger
generations and the children have shown
how innovative processes and procedures
can be developed with new perspectives.
Young people change the world.”
After all, one thing is for sure: The project
”Logistics Genius” will continue in 2012.
The happy trio won a weekend at Disneyland ® Paris
Klaus Hellmann and the proud winners of the Diesterwegschule Osnabrueck
The happy runner-up from Bremen
The kids enjoying the action of "Ice-Ali"
Christoph Biemann signing autographs
Lukas won third place
Happy Pia also won the third prize
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