They're Back!! 2010 BC Green Games Announced
BC Green Games is a province-wide competition for students in Kindergarten to Grade 12, designed to motivate action, enable sharing and reward and celebrate the green efforts of schools in BC.
The steps to participation include:
1. Register! Sign your team up beginning October 2009.
2. Submit and Share! Starting February 1 and until February 26 2010 submit your team's entry. View projects in the BC Green Games Gallery and vote for your favourite entries until March 15 2010!
3. See the Winners! Chosen by judges and you and announced in April 2010.
Working as a team, support your students in the following:
• design a creative and innovative solution to an environmental challenge in their school or community
• document their actions that help solve the challenge
• measure changes in behaviour of community members as a result of these actions
Projects may include but are not limited to topics like the following:
• climate change
• greenhouse gas reduction
• energy efficiency
• stewardship and conservation
• sustainable development
Projects that fit into BC Green Games submission guidelines and are action-based projects facilitated by an established environmental education program are encouraged.
BC Green Games was developed in collaboration with the BC Ministry of Education, the Environmental Educator’s Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA), and the North Vancouver and Richmond School Districts.
Check out http://www.bcgreengames.ca/home.html for more information.
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