Tips & Ideas

Here are some suggestions to make your project stand out.

Ideas:

• Initiate a Litterless Lunch Campaign and find out just how much waste you can divert.
• Host a water-way clean up and re-green shorelines by planting native species.
• Run a Transportation-a-Thon and have classmates, teachers, parents and community members pledge to run, walk, skate or bike.
• SWAP – Make a place in your school where you can bring unwanted items and exchange them for items you do want. Donate any remaining items.
• Live it ol’school – Challenge yourself and classmates to cut out non-essential electricity for a day, a week or even a month. How long can you go?
• Go Natural – Create shady places in your school yard by planting trees and gardens.

Tips:

• Simple actions. Big impact. Your project doesn’t need to be huge but it needs to have an effect.
• Check out previous winners to see what they have done.
• We’re looking for student leadership and involvement.
• Remember to measure your success!
• Have fun!

A big thanks goes to The Great EcoKids Challenge sponsor, Sony of Canada Charitable Foundation, for the great prizes, and to all EcoKids out there who contribute to the health of the Earth in their own way.