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CREEC Network

California Regional Environmental Education Community

Student Opportunities and Contests

Student Programs with Deadlines


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Student Programs with No Deadlines



Tiger Woods Fist Pump Moment Contest
Deadline: Last day of each month
Eligibility: The contest is only open to children aged 13-18 that reside in the Unites States.

Have your kids video tape (or email) their proudest moments, send them to the website, and enter a competition to get prizes, be posted on the website, and be entered to possibly win a scholarship to college!


Teen Ink: Environmental Solutions Contest
Do your teenage students have a creative plan to stop pollution? Have they found a way to encourage recycling in your neighborhood? They can share ideas to solve an environmental problem or describe a current solution. Every month one teen is honored for the best Environmental Solutions article. Essays are published in Teen Ink magazine and contest winners receive $25 and a copy of the magazine featuring their environmental solution. Teen Ink will only consider original essays written by teens.  Essays should be between 150 and 1,000 words. Possible topics include global warming, clean water, species preservation, air quality, the rain forest, alternative power, depletion of resources and more!

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Start preparing for the 2010 Canon Envirothon

The Canon Envirothon is an annual competition in which winning state/provincial teams compete for recognition and scholarships by demonstrating their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management. The teams, each consisting of five high school-aged students from participating US States and Canadian Provinces, exercise their training and problem-solving skills in a competition centered on four universal testing categories (i.e., soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, and wildlife) and a current environmental issue.

Training for the Canon Envirothon begins well in advance of the actual event. Each team arrives at the Canon Envirothon as a result of extensive training and superior performance at local and/or regional and state/provincial Envirothon competitions.

The Envirothon program is an effective educational tool, capable of supplementing environmental education both inside and outside the classroom. Led by a volunteer advisor, teams usually meet from late autumn until spring. Teams work collaboratively to develop their knowledge of ecology and natural resource management and to practice their environmental problem-solving skills in preparation for Envirothon competitions.

Team training includes field trips to natural resource sites, museums, or other areas of interest; listening to presentations given by natural resource professionals; and careful study of natural resource materials. Through these learning activities, teams increase their knowledge of and ability to understand complex environmental and natural resource issues.

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