The team of ninth- and tenth-graders from Mesivta Chaim Shlomo of Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway won an award at the recent science competition held by the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) The team took second prize in the consumer products category.
The competition, which included 39 schools and over 1,200 students, took place at the New York Hilton. Only 12 schools took home awards — including Mesivta Chaim Shlomo.
The winning duo of Dan Yaakov Honig and Yisroel Rosenberg was recognized for their invention of a tablet designed primarily for students in underdeveloped countries. It has an especially user friendly interface and its casing is made of a material manufactured by Dan Yaakov on a 3-D printer which is extremely protective of the product, yet cheap enough to produce and remain affordable for the target population.
Special thanks to Dr. Don Engelberg, program coordinator and physics instructor at Mesivta Chaim Shlomo, for his leadership and guidance.