We are lucky to live on this amazing planet! Let’s celebrate Earth Day by taking action in our daily lives to protect the planet by conserving resources and raising awareness. We know that students have the ability to create positive change on both a local and global scale, and we want to support and reward great education and action campaigns this Earth Day! 
“Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.” -Rachel Carson
​Energize Schools is hosting an Earth Day Campaign Contest. Prizes valued at over $1,000 will be awarded to schools with the best Earth Day Campaign.
Steps to participate:
  1. ​Fill out this form to let us know you are participating. 
  2. Work with your team to design and implement an Earth Day Campaign. Let us know if you need ideas or help doing this!
  3. Tell us what you did! Email energizeschools@seiinc.org and tell us how you met the criteria below by 5pm on May 1, 2017. Extra points if you can show us your campaign in action by submitting photos* or copies of materials you made. 
*Please have students in photos fill out this Photo Release Form and send it to us as well. This allows us to share your hard work with our partners across California!

Campaign Ideas:
  • Host a sustainability fair to educate students at your school on actions they can take to reduce their impact on the environment. 
  • Organize a weekend shutdown campaign to power down appliances and lights during the weekend.
  • Create and implement an Earth Day Pledge contest using this Earth Day Pledge. Give prizes to students who can show they completed their pledge. 
Need more help designing a campaign? Check out the Resource Section below or email us for assistance. 

Contest Criteria:
Campaigns will be judged on their quality and impact, through the following:
  • Educational content - How well did your campaign teach environmental science concepts?
  • Empowerment - How well did your campaign empower people to take action? How long will the effects of those actions last?
  • Scale - Did you reach a high percentage of your student body and/or community? If you used social media, did you tag @EnergizeSchools?
  • Creativity - Did your campaign accomplish the above goals in an unusual way?
Prizes may include:
  • Ice cream socials
  • Pizza parties
  • Solar phone charger kits
  • Solar car kits
  • Energy Auditing Toolkits
  • Solar Toolkits
  • Money to go towards Green Team initiatives 

Earth Day Pledge

Need an idea for an Earth Day campaign? Use our Earth Day Pledge to engage students on your campus. See how many students you can get to pledge to reduce their impact!

Resources

Curriculum and Additional Support

Our curriculum library is full of units, lessons, activities, and resources that are perfect for the educational piece of the Earth Day Campaign Contest!

Check out the previews of our Energy Conservation Guide and Sustainability Fair Guide and then fill out this survey to request the full guides or any additional curricular resources or support. Let's get started helping you as soon as possible!


Energy Tips

Use our Energy Tips to post on social media, or your school newsletter, or as a template for a morning announcement. 

Conservation Tools

Click here for a template for school-wide announcements or emails about your Earth Day Campaign.