Children's Environmental Contests

Environmental Contests For Students of All Ages

by Steve Auger

If you are a teacher then there is no better way to start off the school year than to get your pupils involved with an environmental contest.  It doesn't matter whether your class is grade 12 or kindergarten, there are lots of contests to choose from.  Here is a sampling of the many contests out there:

Name / Website	Area	Age/ Year	Entry	Due Date	Prizes
International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment	Int'l	6 - 14 yrs	Paintings - concrete actions to preserve biodiversity such as tree planting, marine and animal conservation, restoration of coral reefs, etc	Apr 15 2010	(1) $2,000 (2) $1000
President’s Environmental Youth Awards	USA	KG - GR 12	Creative sustainable efforts - building nature trails, reversing the decline of endangered species, starting recycling programs, restoring native habitats, creating schoolyard habitats, etc.	Dec 31 2009	Presidential Plaque
Junior Duck Stamp Contest	USA	KG - GR 12	Drawing, painting or sketching a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species.	March 15 2009	(1) $5,000 (2) $3,000 (3) $2,000
New York Recycles! Poster Contest	NY	KG - GR 12	Poster contest on recycling.  Students can use watercolor, pen and ink, crayon, chalk, markers, etc.	May 21 2010	Certificate of Accomp't
Kids Art Club Contest	CAN	6 - 13 yrs	Teacher supervised.  Drawing - energy efficiency actions; transportation alternatives, links between wise energy use and climate change, alternative energy sources	Apr 15 2010	prize package
Children's art competition	UK	up to 11 yrs, 12 – 16 yrs	Drawing, painting, collage, cartoon or photograph (no computer generated images, please) that reflects the theme ‘The Environment and the Home’.	Nov 30 2009	£1,000 leisure vouchers
WetlandCare Australia National Art Competition 2010	AUS	4 - 11 yrs, 12-17 yrs	Artwork and photography - ink, pen, pencil, crayon, pastel, paint, charcoal	Dec 4 2009	$1,000 each category
Student Climate Change Solutions Contest	Not Spec.	KG - GR 4	Posters depicting climate change solutions, ideas and actions. Should be accompanied by explanatory message of 1 – 50 words.	Oct 23 2009	Book, T-shirt, DVD, poster

I wish I could research all of the contests out there but time does not permit.  If you know of any others then please send in the info and I will update this list.
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