What is NXplorers
Shell believes in empowering and equipping the future generations of professionals and leaders with tools and skills for the jobs of tomorrow. NXplorers is one of the steps beings taken in its aim towards achieving a brighter future.
Meet the Team
This year's top 10 finalists have tackled real-world issues in the Food-Water-Energy Nexus, and now, their bright ideas are ready to shine.
University of San Carlos
Team members:
Jeally Belle Bontilao
Ariane Cabalida
Vincent Avanzado
Aaron Jevverson Chua
Sean Paul Yu
TEACHERS:
Jan Vincent Nzareno
PROJECT NAME: SHELLter Bin
SHELLter Bin is a solar-powered floating trash collector. It uses a DC-powered suction pump to draw in water, which passes through a multi-layer filtration system to remove plastics, microplastics, and chemicals. The cleaner water is then released back into the environment.
It autonomously removes water pollutants using solar-powered suction and advanced filtration, surpassing manual cleanup methods. Addressing water pollution is essential to protect marine ecosystems, ensure food safety, and safeguard public health. By filtering pollutants from waterways, our solution helps prevent ecological collapse, protect biodiversity, and secure clean water for future generations.
An introduction to Shell NXplorers
See how the Shell NXplorers students aim to uplift their communities through their innovative solutions
What is NXplorers?
NXplorers is an innovative educational program developed by Shaping Learning for Shell. It introduces young minds to the complex and creative thinking skills for them to become positive agents of change.
NXplorers uses a unique combination of three methodologies:
Integrating these approaches into one programme creates a new way of looking at global complexities, and shows young people how to approach the complex challenges the world faces, now and in the future.
Systems thinking
A framework for seeing the bigger picture rather than isolated fragments
Scenario planning
Asks 'what if' questions to explore alternative views of the future and create plausible stories around them.
Theory of change
A methodology of thinking that imagines how and why a certain change is expected to happen.
Why use NXplorers?
Shell wants to address the paradox of declining interest in stem (science, technology, engineering and math) courses among the young by focusing on developing broader skills which ultimately inspires greater awareness on the topic. Through 3-day workshops, trained facilitators worked with student participants and their teachers to find solutions to real world challenges relevant to themselves and their local communities.
Noleen, an incoming Grade 9 studentIt was very fun and i was surprised to learn a lot of stuff that i could actually use in my personal life and also in school.
Noleen, an incoming Grade 9 student-participantAside from it being fun and interactive, we really learned so much that we could apply in our daily lives. At this young age, it’s really good for us to be exposed to these kinds of activities so we’d be able to make a better future.
How NXplorers Works
There are three stages to the NXplorer programme – Explore, Create and Change – with tools and resources for each.
Explore
- What are the issues?
- What’s causing the issues?
- How can we dig deeper into the issues?
Create
- What would happen if nothing changed?
- What actions could bring about change?
- What is our preferred future?
Change
- What action can lead to our preferred future?
To find out more, visit the Shell NXplorers website