Register before November 30 and you'll be in the running to win BC Green Games t-shirts for your entire team (max. 30)!
For elementary school teams.
Early-Bird Prize: BC Green Games T-Shirts
Early Bird Prize: Water Bottles
Register before November 30 and you'll be in the running to win stainless steel Tree Tribe water bottles for your entire team (max. 30)! Ten trees are planted for every purchase.
For secondary school teams.
Green Grants
BC Green Games judges will choose five elementary winners and five secondary winners. Each of these winners will receive $1 000 to further the green endeavours at their school!
Science World Sleep Over
Celebrate your achievements with an overnight adventure under the dome!
For elementary school teams.
Sustainability Leadership Camp
An overnight camp on Galiano Island! Connect with environmental leaders while celebrating your hard work.
For secondary school teams.
Travel Subsidy Prize
Your team could win a travel subsidy prize of up to $3000!
For elementary and secondary school teams.
CALL2RECYCLE VIEWERS' CHOICE AWARD
When you upload your project, you can begin your Call2Recycle Viewers' Choice Award campaign by encouraging your school, parents and community to vote on your project. Viewers can vote once per hour, per IP address. Since Schools share an IP address, try waiting at least ten minutes between votes in the same day. Voting period ends March 15 at midnight and there are four $500 prizes for the teams with the most votes.
For elementary and secondary school teams.
Be a Battery Recycling Advocate Prize
Have your green team develop a campaign that will increase awareness about the importance of battery recycling, while encouraging people to collect and recycle their batteries at one of over 1,600 Call2Recycle collection locations across BC and you could win an amazing prize for your school!
Campaign Criteria:
- Focus on primary (single-use) and rechargeable consumer batteries that weigh less than 5 kilograms.
- A strong message and call to action (why, how and where to recycle).
- Must educate, encourage and inspire.
- Must address how to safely store used batteries before dropping off for recycling.
- Should contain an example of how the campaign would be executed and what the best medium would be to drive the campaign (social media, radio, TV, ad placement etc.).
The 2 winning schools each will be awarded a $2,500 Visa gift card to use towards technology for their school or towards a sustainability initiative. The winning projects may be put into action by Call2Recycle in 2018!
This prize is open to all teams.
Product Care Recycling School Mural Prize
Celebrate your school’s commitment to protecting the environment with a mural created with recycled paint!
The mural will be created as a collaborative effort between the winning team and a local artist. The students will be deeply involved in the mural design progress, and assist with the painting!
For elementary and secondary school teams.
On The Road Visit
Every school outside of the Lower Mainland will be added to a draw to have Science World's On The Road Team visit their school!
Science World's On The Road team visits over 30,000 students each year at schools outside the Lower Mainland who might not otherwise have a chance to visit Science World at TELUS World of Science. Their high energy gymnasium presentations are curriculum linked and provide an unforgettable science experience for your students.
EEPSA Memberships
Five teachers will receive EEPSA (Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association) Memberships for their outstanding work in BC Green Games. EEPSA is a dynamic volunteer organization promoting networking, curriculum support, and leadership in environmental education
EEPSA aims to help BC teachers by:
- Assisting educators with curriculum support, professional development and networking opportunities to members across the province.
- Building partnerships and collaborations with other place-based, EE stakeholders.
- Promoting greater awareness, understanding and appreciation of the environment and nurture skills in teachers to use Place-Based Education (PBE).
- Engaging new members of the PSA in order to retain them.
* BC Green Games may provide prize substitutions, cash alternatives and transfer prizes. Additional special prizes may be added at a later date.
