Liz Duek
Director and Founder of Rocket Challenge

In today's world, fostering creativity and innovation among young people has become essential to building a promising future. Accordingly, the Rocket Challenge competition, promoted by its official sponsor, Israel Bonds, has made a significant impact by providing a platform for students to develop their ideas and turn them into real projects. Through several exciting phases, the competition has inspired participants to explore the desirability, feasibility, and viability of their ideas, culminating in a grand finale in which the most outstanding teams were recognized. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Israel Bonds for their invaluable support in carrying out this initiative and for their commitment to fostering innovation among young people.

Youngsters have an innate desire to explore new ideas and take on exciting challenges

Invitation to participate:

The Rocket Challenge competition attracted an impressive number of talented young people, with a total of 226 enrolled youngsters from nine different Jewish schools. The announcement sparked enthusiasm amongst the students and an interest in actively participating in the competition. This enthusiastic response proved that youngsters have an innate desire to explore new ideas and take on exciting challenges.

At each stage of the competition, the young students were guided by experts from Anáhuac University, who provided training at each stage to help the teams refine their projects.

Desirability: In the first phase of the competition, the participants had the opportunity to develop and present their innovative ideas. The teams submitted a total of seventy projects, each with a unique and ambitious vision. During this phase, the students were able to perfect their skills in identifying problems and in developing creative solutions. The competition provided an environment conducive to the development of ideas, inspiring young people to dream big and think beyond conventional boundaries.

Feasibility:
After a rigorous evaluation of the projects, the most promising teams were selected to advance to the next phase. At this stage, the participants worked hard to determine the feasibility of their ideas. In the process, the youths learned to develop sound strategies and face challenges with determination.

Viability: Here, the projects became tangible. The finalist teams received additional training at the WYI (Work Your Ideas) Center, where they had the opportunity to participate in three personalized sessions to improve the viability of their projects. The students benefited greatly from this experience, as they were able to apply practical knowledge and receive feedback from experts in the field. The feasibility phase allowed them to turn their ideas into concrete solutions and demonstrate their potential for real impact.

The students were able to perfect their skills in identifying problems and in developing creative solutions.

Grand Finale and Winner Award Ceremony

The competition culminated in the grand finale, in which the finalist teams presented their projects to a panel of distinguished judges. The finalists projects were presented amid an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation were presented amid an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation. The prize for first place was awarded to Xpress, presented by students of the Olami ORT school. Second place went to Healthy Delivery, from the Keter Tora Yeshiva students and third place went to the project Maddskills from the Tarbut Hebrew School.

We are confident that the competition will reap great benefits for the youngsters and motivate them to further their education in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship, ultimately resulting in a future full of achievements.