CIS student wins first prize for Project X-Pired 2015!

Project X-Pired is a food art competition organised by Singapore Foodbank where participants convert expired food items into art pieces for a fundraising auction. The aim of the competition is to raise awareness about food wastage around the world. 

CIS Grade 5 student Aadya and her close friend Ananya, jointly entered in the competition and took home first prize in the junior category. Their stunning art piece depicted three recent disasters - two natural (the ongoing bushfires in Australia and earthquake in Nepal) and one manmade (the Syrian refugee crisis). All three events have led to acute food shortages, as well as leaving thousands of people homeless and devastated.

The rules of the competition allowed entrants to only use up to 20% of non food waste items (such as glue, paper and paints) in their artwork. This meant Aadya and Ananya had to be exceptionally creative and resourceful with the choice of materials. Their winning art piece was comprised of rice, thin and flat noodles, lentils, lacquer, paper, paint and glue.

“We are extremely proud of Aadya and Ananya’s achievement”, said Aadya’s mother. “The best part about it was watching them work together as a team and decide on the theme of their artwork and the events to be depicted in it. Team work at a young age gives kids a great opportunity for what they will eventually face in real life and the corporate world. I am so grateful Aadya has had this opportunity while still at school. I was educated following a very traditional schooling system where only textbooks were used and exams happened every quarter.” 

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