How does it work? Participation is organized by interested school teachers and local chapters of the Junior Achievement organization. Young people coordinate with their teachers to participate - all are welcome. Each participant chooses one or more of the suggested concepts and submits a 3000 - 5000 word essay via a web-provided form. Parents sign a form permitting their child's participation and affirming that basic rules were followed in writing and submitting the essays; teachers/sponsors confirm basic bio/demographic information about the participating students. A review process is provided by which essays are judged in terms of understanding, creativity, originality of thought, etc. Ultimately, those essays judged superior are to be published in print and on a special section of this web site (all essays will be available). Sponsors will reward special achievement with scholarships, computers and various forms of special recognition.

The essays are to be submitted in the student's native language. Translations in other languages are welcomed as well. Winning essays will be translated for a broad international audience.

For the first year, 25,000 Russian students are participating with awards provided in a special ceremony in Moscow during May, 2002. Beginning in the fall of 2002, 25,000 US students will be invited to participate and the Russian base of the project expanded. Upon successful conclusion the prototype phase of the project, it is to be expanded to the 106 nations involved in student Junior Achievement activity and to an anticipated population of 6,000,000 participants.