Awards
Visit awards links on our other EE sites:
EPA links
President's
Environmental Youth Awards K-12, Teachers
epa.gov/enviroed/awards.html
The PEYA program honors young people for their efforts to protect the
environment. Learn what others have done and how awards are earned. The deadline for submitting applications has been extended to Wednesday December 31, 2008.
Water Drop
Patch Project Grades
6-8
epa.gov/owowwtr1/adopt/patch/
Find out what you can do to keep the water in our environment clean.
If you are a Girl Scout, you can earn patches by completing some of
these water- related activities.
External links
The Gloria Barron Prize for
Young Heroes K-12
www.barronprize.org/
This award recognizes young people who have shown extraordinary leadership
in making our world better in a number of diverse ways including protecting
the environment.
Ecybermission Grades
6-8,Grades
9-12
www.ecybermission.com/index.cfm
eCYBERMISSION is a web-based science, math and technology competition for 6th,
7th, 8th and 9th grade teams.
Envirothon Grades
9-12
www.envirothon.org
Sponsored by Canon, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and others, the Envirothon
is an annual competition held for high school students throughout North America.
Designed as a way to teach kids about environmental education, the best teams
from over 47 states and provinces come together during the summer to compete.
National Apprentice Ecologist Awards Grades
9-12
Programs to involve youth in environmental service projects.
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens/Fujifilm Environmental Excellence Awards Grades
9-12
Visit this web site for art and science resources about the oceans, the animals that inhabit oceans and how to help clean up the oceans. "Environmental Excellence Awards" provide school and community groups with a monetary award and national recognition.
Student Conservation Association Grades
9-12
www.thesca.org
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is a nonprofit organization that offers conservation internships and summer trail crew opportunities. SCA is focused on developing conservation and community leaders while getting important work done on the land.
Teens for Planet
Earth Grades
6-8,Grades
9-12
teens4planetearth.com/teenshome
Check out this site to learn more about how YOU can protect this amazing planet. This site has facts about the natural world, the latest conservation news, and how teens can – and do – make a difference. by carrying out environmental service-learning projects in their communities.
Young Eco-Hero
Awards Grades
9-12
www.actionfornature.org/eco-hero/
Sponsored by Action for Nature (AFN), the Young Eco-Hero Awards recognizes
succesful personal action projects of young people aged 8-16 from all over
the world. Action for Nature's mission is to foster respect and affection
for nature through personal action.