Secondary and high school students from schools throughout the Canary Islands participated today, Friday, February 21st, at the Guajara Campus, in the final phase of the XII Philosophical Olympiad of the Canary Islands, This year's competition, which focuses on the theme of "Care," is divided into four categories: philosophical essays for high school students; moral problem-solving for 9th and 10th grade students; and philosophical photography and videos, open to both educational levels. The winners will participate in the national Olympiad, to be held in Palma de Mallorca on March 28th and 29th.
The Vice-Rector for Students at the University of La Laguna, Rosario Hernández, welcomed the new students to the Guajara Campus. Also participating in the welcoming ceremony were the Deputy Minister of Education for the Canary Islands Government, José Manuel Cabrera; the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Javier Medina; the Vice-Dean of the Philosophy Department, Margarita Vázquez; and the Director of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Education, and Language, Manuel Ledesma.
The moral dilemmas competition began at 10:15 a.m. in the Auditorium of the Guajara Campus. The finalists were Jorge Pardavila Altabás from Heidelberg School; Daniel Folgado García from Costa Teguise High School; Ángel Darío Fernández from Los Realejos High School; Simon Kasenn Dunn from Mesa y López High School; and Jia Ye Jiang Zheng from Tías High School. The competition lasted 90 minutes, during which participants had to respond to a dilemma related to this year's theme. At 5:45 p.m., the three finalists were presented aloud, and a panel of judges questioned their authors to determine the winner.
Authorities present at the opening.
At the same time and in the same place, the essay exam was held, also on the topic of "Care." For an hour and a half, the participating students had to write an argument of no more than four pages, based on a suggested text or image. Afterwards, at 12:15, the students gave oral presentations of their essays, followed by questions from the examining board.
The students participating in this test were Álvaro Ramos-Linares Medina, from Colegio Heidelberg; Martha López Pérez, from IES Joaquín Artiles; Elena Martín Ponce, from IES Las Salinas; Galadriel Vidal Hernández, from IES Padre Anchieta; Talghazit María López Benkhouya, from IES Puerto del Carmen; Daniel Suárez Tompuri, from IES Tías; Alexander Rodríguez, from IES Valle Guerra; and Mario Rodríguez Bonnet, Lycée Francés Internacional de Tenerife.
Regarding the audiovisual categories, the presentations will begin at 4:00 PM, when the three finalist videos will be screened: “Cuidar-te” by Petra Romero García (IES Agustín Espinosa); “Partida” by Robert Hernández Pérez (IES Valle Guerra); and “La importancia de cuidarse a uno mismo” by Juan Jesús Martín Gutiérrez (IES Valle Guerra). After the screening, each participant will have 5 minutes to present their work.
Starting at 4:45 PM, the selected photographs will be presented, with five minutes allotted for each photographer to explain their work. The selected photographers are Daniel Kiraly (IES Montaña De Guaza), Alba Cabrera Pérez (IES Villalba Hervás), and Robert Hernández Pérez (IES Valle Guerra).
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