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Earth Day Challenge

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Launch a virtual sustainability campaign in your community through the Earth Day Challenge, starting on April 11th!
 
The Earth Day Challenge is open to all high school students, teachers, and administrators at schools, but to be eligible for a prize, your school must be within the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southwestern Solano, and southern Sonoma counties.

Challenge activities are adaptable for distance, hybrid, or in-person learning​ and available in both English and Spanish.
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Complete sustainability challenges
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Run a virtual sustainability campaign with your school community
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Receive a Sustainability Specialist Certificate
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Celebrate Earth Day. Win Big.

We are giving away $3,000 worth of prizes for winning campaign materials and challenge submissions for The Earth Day Challenge!

Highlights from 2021 cWinning Campaigns
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Rediscovering our Nature. Earth Week Festival Guide. April 18-24. Presented by JBHS Eco Club and Burbank Eco Council. Earth Day.
John Burroughs High School Eco Club's cover page for their 17-paged Earth Week Festival Guide.
What's Bad About Food Waste? Besides the fact that nearly 800 million people are undernourished, food waste is actually a major contributor to climate change. As it decomposes in the landfill it produces methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Greenhouse gases trap heat in our atmosphere causing all sorts of problems resulting in climate change.
Del Lago Academy of Applied Sciences' tips for reducing food waste on Instagram.
Image of person surrounded by trash.
High Tech High International student's artwork on what a future without recycling would look like.
Infographic titled "The Effects of Conserving Water" that highlight various facts about water conservation.
East Bay Innovation Academy's infographic on water conservation.
Instagram post that says "Yes, Climate Change is real. Swipe to know more."
Monrovia High School Environmental Club's Instagram post on climate change.

What Students Said During the Challenge

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Missed the Spring 2021 Earth Day Challenge?

Students can still complete the four challenges to receive a Sustainability Specialist Certificate.
Request Certificate Materials

Submissions from Previous Earth Day Competitions

In the spring of 2020, high schools across California made a positive impact on people and the planet during the annual Earth Day Campaign Contest. Action projects focused on conserving water, waste, transportation, or energy for lasting behavior change. 
Arroyo High School Earth Week social media post
Arroyo High School “Clean&Green Team”
Skyline High School social media post
Skyline High School “Sustainability with Skyline Team”
High Tech High International Turle with plastic inside
High Tech High International “ HTHI Climate ExChange Team”
Antioch High School presentation slide on renewable energy
Antioch High School “The A Team”
Terra Linda High School students standing in front of waste facility
Terra Linda High School “Waste is Bad! Team”
   I learned how much energy and resources from the earth are needed to make or create clothes and objects from our daily lives. Having that in mind, now every time I’m about to throw away something I always think, Can this be reused in some other way?"
-Student from Arroyo High School

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  • Home
  • About
    • Partners
  • Resources for Educators
    • Sustainability Curriculum
    • Electric Vehicles & Sustainable Transportation
    • Winners: The People & Planet Challenge
    • Earth Day Challenge 2023
    • Green Careers
    • Teacher Trainings
    • Zero Waste Schools
  • Get Involved
  • Give
  • PORTAL Earth Day Challenge 2023