Winners Announced in First Annual Paradigm Challenge

In partnership with the Red Cross, The Paradigm Challenge is an annual competition that inspires youth innovation to address important social issues. The first annual Challenge sought to generate new ideas to prevent injuries and fatalities from home fires—America’s #1 disaster threat.

The challenge was open to kids from 7-18  and welcomed all ideas, including posters, videos, inventions, messages, community events, websites, mobile apps, or anything else that will help save lives.

In it's inaugural year, over 50,000 students participated in this incredible campaign!

The First Place winners in each age division and the top Ambassadors in each age division won a 4-day/3-night trip to Los Angeles to attend The Paradigm Challenge Prize Ceremony on July 23, 2016.

Skild congratulates all of the winners and participants in this year's challenge.  We're proud to power such an important project.

Check out some of the top winners below:

Grand Prize Winners

Division 3 (ages 15-18) Scott and Emma Bothell, Washington The Fire Mitt - Fire Suppression Invention Friends invent kitchen product to suppress stovetop fires.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/heOtbV3NJ1M

First Place Winners Division 1 (ages 7-10)

Jacob, Julia, and Joey Uniontown, Ohio Fire Agents - Fire Prevention Video Siblings identify and eliminate fire dangers around the home in educational video

https://youtu.be/RJwu9rNKOk8

Division 2 (ages 11-14)

Shubhanshi, Hitanshi, Om, and Tulsi Rajkot, India and Christchurch, New Zealand DeTech - Comprehensive Fire Safety System International team invents detection and escape system

https://youtu.be/1Jy3jaqFNQo

Second Place Winners

Division 1 (ages 7-10) Ishani and Natasha Los Gatos, California Ice It! - Junior Firefighter Program Educational app to help promote fire safety in schools.

Division 2 (ages 11-14) Pranshu Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania iMask Student creates mask that reduces smoke inhalation from fire.

Division 3 (ages 15-18) Kyle Traverse City, Michigan The Dryer Lint Reminder Student comes up with idea for reducing dryer lint fires with automatic device.

Third Place Winners

Division 1 (ages 7-10) Mark, Gary, and Barbara Mahwah, New Jersey Cooking Fire Prevention Devices Siblings invent three ways to reduce cooking fires.

Division 2 (ages 11-14) Morgan Lewis Center, Ohio The Smoke Stop Student creates device for the bottom of doors to cover gap and reduce smoke inhalation.

Division 3 (ages 15-18) Angel, Dylan, Devon, and Jonni Mead, Washington