K-12 Teach the Planet Challenge

Posted by DonorsChoose.org on October 13, 2014

DonorsChoose.org Seeks Submissions for K-12 Teach the Planet Challenge

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2014

DonorsChoose.org, in partnership with the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, is accepting submissions from K-12 teachers across the country for the Teach for the Planet Challenge.

The program aims to support high-impact hands-on classroom projects that promote sustainability education. To participate in the challenge, teachers can submit their best sustainability projects on DonorsChoose.org. The Allen Family Foundation will match all donations to qualifying projects. Projects must demonstrate innovation in the way an environmental or sustainability lesson is taught.

DonorsChoose.org will choose sixty semifinalists, and an expert panel will narrow that down to three finalists per grade category (K-2, grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and high school). Finalists and their projects will be posted on Facebook in December 2014 and the public will be invited to vote for their favorite in each grade category.

The teacher in each grade category whose project receives the most votes will receive a $10,000 DonorsChoose.org gift card to apply toward future project requests. Finalists in each category will receive $3,000 DonorsChoose.org gift cards, while semifinalists will receive $750 gift cards.

Visit the DonorsChoose.org website for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and submission instructions.

http://www.donorschoose.org/teachfortheplanet/?id=20483351&home=true