2026年4月22日至26日，“2026康莱德创新者大会全球总决赛”（The Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge）在美国休斯顿太空中心落下帷幕。在这场汇聚全球青少年科创精英的顶级赛事中，星校“飞扬的种子创业社”（Soaring Seeds）团队凭借扎实的科研功底、出色的商业思维与强烈的社会责任感，从众多优秀队伍中脱颖而出，成功摘得 “水与可持续发展”赛题全球总冠军，并正式获授 “Pete Conrad Scholars” 荣誉称号！

全队成员

宓孝同 、钱静怡 、董知涵 、衣依（外校） 、李穆岩 

荣耀时刻

作为本届大赛最高荣誉获得者，团队不仅捧起了冠军奖杯，更获得了由赛事组委会及全球合作伙伴联合提供的 MIT（麻省理工学院）为期5天的夏校项目全额资助（包含往返机票、酒店住宿及全部餐食）。这是星校学子创新方案获得国际顶尖学术与产业界高度认可的有力见证。

康莱德创新挑战赛创立于2005年，以宇航员皮特·康莱德（Pete Conrad）——人类第三位登月者——命名，NASA（美国国家航空航天局）是其长期官方支持方，为赛事注入了深厚的科技探索基因。大赛各赛道的最高荣誉获得者，将被授予“Pete Conrad Scholars”称号，这是全球青少年科创领域极具分量的终身荣誉。

该赛事也被公认为全球首个将科技知识、创新能力与创业精神深度融合的青少年国际竞赛：从STEM到商业创新，从科学探索到真实产品落地，让学生真正经历“做项目、做产品、做商业运营”的完整链路。

从公益初心到世界舞台

这个冠军的背后，是一段始于2021年青海牧区的五年公益之旅。依托两校学生社团为平台，团队连续多年深入高原，目睹了远牧点家庭饮水安全的真实困境。这群少年决定用科技回应真实世界的需求。他们在社团发挥“结伴式成长”的力量——学长带学弟，跨校协作，资源共享。更得益于星校在创新教育上的持续投入与资源托举，让这群少年得以从田野调查走向样机迭代，从实验室走向高原实地验证，最终设计出一套能在极端环境下自清洁的智能净水系统。

这是青少年科创与公益深度融合的生动实践：用脚步丈量土地，用技术回应民生，让创新走出课堂，让服务抵达最需要的人。

From April 22 to 26, 2026, the 2026 Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge Global Finals concluded at the Space Center Houston, USA. Among top young STEM innovators from around the world, the SSBS "Soaring Seeds" team stood out with solid scientific research capabilities, outstanding business acumen and strong social responsibility. They claimed the Global Grand Champion in the Water and Sustainable Development category and were officially honored as Pete Conrad Scholars!

Team Members

Mi Xiaotong, Qian Jingyi, Dong Zhihan, Yi Yi(other school), Li Muyan

Moment of Glory

As the top winner of this year’s competition, the team not only received the championship trophy but also was granted full funding for a 5-day summer program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), including round-trip airfare, hotel accommodation and all meals. This is a strong testament to the international recognition of SSBS students’ innovative projects by top academic and industrial leaders worldwide.

Founded in 2005, the Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge is named after Astronaut Pete Conrad, the third human to walk on the moon. With NASA as its long-term official supporter, the competition carries a profound heritage of scientific and technological exploration. The top winners of each category are awarded the title of Pete Conrad Scholars, a highly prestigious lifelong honor in global youth STEM innovation.

The competition is widely recognized as the world’s first youth international contest that deeply integrates scientific knowledge, innovation capacity and entrepreneurship. Covering STEM to business innovation and scientific exploration to real product commercialization, it guides students through the full cycle of project development, product creation and business operation.

From Community Service

to the World Stage

Behind this championship lies a five-year public welfare journey that began in the pastoral areas of Qinghai in 2021. Supported by the SSBS student club platform, the team has visited the plateau for years and witnessed the real drinking water safety challenges faced by families in remote pastures. These young innovators decided to use technology to address real-world needs.

Within the club, they practiced peer collaborative growth — senior students mentoring juniors, cross-school cooperation and resource sharing. Backed by SSBS’s continuous investment and resource support in innovative education, the team progressed from field research to prototype iteration, from laboratory testing to on-site verification on the plateau, and finally developed an intelligent self-cleaning water purification system adaptable to extreme environments.

This is a vivid practice of deeply integrating youth innovation with public welfare: measuring the land with footsteps, responding to people’s livelihood with technology, taking innovation out of the classroom, and bringing services to those most in need.

 

文字：宓孝同

编辑：曲昊睿

审核：苏晔