On April 3, Minsk /Anna Kot - BELTA/. The winners of the fifth republican competition of school projects on economy and thrift "Energo-Marathon-2011" have been determined, as reported to BELTA by the chairperson of the competition jury, Head of the Organizational and Legal Work and Media Interaction Department of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus's Department for Energy Efficiency, Zhanna Zenkevich. During "Energo-Marathon-2011", over 1.5 thousand projects were reviewed, which is almost 30% more than in the previous year. The aim of the competition is to foster a careful and economical attitude towards energy resources and the environment among the younger generation, to identify and disseminate best practices of educators in organizing the educational process in the field of energy saving, and to implement the latest energy-saving ideas and methods in educational institutions. In the nomination "Best Region of the Republic for Organizing Work of Educational Institutions in the Field of Energy and Resource Saving", the first place was shared by Mogilev and Gomel regions. Brest region did not participate in this nomination. The best educational institution for creating a system of work in the field of energy and resource saving was recognized as the State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 12 of Novopolotsk", Vitebsk region. In the nomination "Best Educator for Organizing Work on Fostering a Culture of Energy Saving among Students", the winner was S.V. Zaitseva, a chemistry teacher at the State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 3 of Osipovichi", Mogilev region. The best student project of practical energy-saving measures was the project "Alternative Light Sources" by Alexey Samusev and Igor Gayduk from the State Educational Institution "Gymnasium No. 5 of Baranovichi", Brest region. Project supervisors: S.P. Andreeva, E.V. Kaygorodova. In the nomination "Best Practical Center (Museum) for Energy Saving", the State Educational Institution "Lyceum No. 1 of Grodno" took the lead. The first place in the nomination "Best Creative Work of Students on Promoting Efficient Use of Energy Resources" among video clips was taken by the work of the State Educational Institution "Gymnasium No. 2 of Vitebsk". The best agitation team was the agitation team "We are for Energy Efficiency!" of the Educational Institution "Novopolotsk State Professional Lyceum of Builders", Vitebsk region. All participants of the final stage of the fifth republican competition of school projects on economy and thrift "Energo-Marathon-2011" were awarded special prizes and gifts from the organizers and partners of the competition.