The Earth Day Challenge

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This Earth Day, Bring Change to your Community!​

The 2023 Earth Day Challenge is an exciting opportunity for middle and high school students to inspire sustainable change in their community while learning about topics like air quality and waste management. Challenge activities help participants develop leadership skills and can be completed as a class, in small groups/clubs, or even individually! 

​See below for an overview of the challenge and how you can get involved!

Register
Register for the 2023 Earth Day Challenge completing the form below! You will receive a link to the 2023 Earth Day  Challenge Portal in March 2023, where you can access all of the materials you need for this challenge. 

Register for the Challenge

Participate in Bilingual Challenges and Run a Campaign 
Students will learn more about how people have impacted our environment through researching local and global sustainability topics, and then use that knowledge to launch a sustainability campaign. Inspire your students to become a sustainability leader in their community! All challenge materials are available in English and Spanish.

Part 1: People and Planet
​Use an online tool to understand local environmental issues and how history impacts air quality today.

Part 2: Build Knowledge on Air Quality
Use an online tool to understand local environmental issues and how history impacts air quality today.

Part 3: Launch an Earth Day Campaign
​Become a sustainability leader! Plan and launch your campaign to improve air quality and sustainability in your community.

Receive a Sustainability Specialist Certificate and Win Prizes!
Boost your resume with a Sustainability Specialist Certificate. Each student to complete all three parts of the Earth Day Challenge will receive a certificate from SEI’s Energize Schools program via email. The three best campaigns are eligible to win money for their school, classroom or club to continue supporting their sustainability efforts! In March, we will also begin to host weekly raffles for participating students for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card!*See below for prize eligibility requirements.*

1st Place 
$1,000

2nd Place
​$500

3rd Place
​$350

Gift Card Raffle 
Gift Card Raffle for challenge submissions each Friday starting March 17, and ending April 21. All Gift Cards will be sent out at the end of the Earth Day Challenge.

Check Out Submissions from Previous Earth Day and People & Planet Challenges!
Students created campaigns  to educate their communities on the dangers of fast fashion and pollution, to advocate for water conservation, and even to start a school garden!

High Tech High’s student presentation on pollution prevention.

High Tech High’s student presentation on the environmental implications of fast fashion.

High Tech High’s student presentation on ocean acidification.

Design Tech High’s Instagram post introducing their school community garden project to their peers.

Arroyo High School “Clean & Green Team.”

Monrovia High School Environmental Club's Instagram post on climate change.

East Bay Innovation Academy's infographic on water conservation.

* ​The 2023 Earth Day Challenge is open to all middle school and high school students, teachers, and administrators. Anyone that completes all four challenges will receive a Sustainability Specialist Certificate! However, to be eligible for the prizes, your school must be within San Diego County, Southern California Edison (SCE) service area, or the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), which includes: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southwestern Solano, and southern Sonoma counties.
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact us:
Email: energychallenge@seiinc.org 

Challenge Registration Form

Partners

​This challenge is funded by a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and Edison International®