2011 World Environment Day Contest
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Eco Week
International School Brunei -
Bandar, Brunei and Muara, Brunei Darussalam
Primary school students celebrated the wonders of our world during a dedicated week of environmental education. The aim of the activities was to guide students on their journey to sustainability, to explore ways of working together on environmental issues, and to raise awareness.
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TOGETHER WE CAN SAVE LION'S POINT
International School Aamby -
Lonavla, Maharashtra, India
The Environmental Club at International School Aamby has taken on the clean up of a popular tourist destination, Lion’s Point – a beautiful expansive gorge. Lion's Point was "turning into a sea of garbage with wrappers, bottles, and the worst enemy – plastic cups." Students not only embarked on a campaign to remove garbage but to also educate the community and shopkeepers about the damaging environmental impacts. Students pledge to continue their clean-up efforts and note, "Our small effort has definitely made a big impact locally and we have realized our moral responsibilities towards our environment."
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Saving Yasuni
UNIDAD EDUCATIVA TOMAS MORO -
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Saving Yasuni is an educational rainforest project undertaken by 18 students in second and fourth grade and 2 science teachers from Tomas Moro School. The project helps conservation of one of the world’s most biodiverse environments, Yasuni National Park, by protecting it against oil drilling and encouraging use of renewable energy.
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Nature and Us
Beykoz Doga School -
Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey
Nature and Us is a project aimed to "raise creative, respectful, understanding and sensitive individuals who make use of nature appropriately and consciously." Through various hands-on village life projects, including tree planting, composting, and yogurt and jam festivals, students become "aware of nature's importance in life and strive to protect the balance of it by caring, recycling, and protecting."
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Rice Straw Recycling Project: Hand in Hand For a Better Environment
Oasis International School -
Cairo , Al Qahirah, Egypt
In collaboration with teachers, local farmers, parents and the community, along with government officials and non-governmental organizations, students are taking action to stop pollution caused by the burning of rice straw. For this project, students organized a recycling effort and worked hard in the fields to cut and package straw for use as animal feed. By raising community awareness through publications and videos and campaigning for funds for their recycling efforts, students plan to work toward eliminating rice straw burning throughout Egypt.
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North America
Instituto Piaget - Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Lincoln School - , Heredia, Costa Rica
Eisenhower High School - Goddard, Kansas, United States
St. Philip the Apostle - Addison, Illinois, United States
Pavilion Central School - Pavilion, New York, United States
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South America
St. Francis Xavier School - CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sunrise School - Cipolletti, Rio Negro, Argentina
Instituto Educacional Juan XXIII - Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
st. Clares College - Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay
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Africa
American School of Antananarivo - Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
International School of Kenya - Nairobi, Central, Kenya
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Europe
SZKOLA PODSTAWOWA NR 4 W ZAWOI - Zawoja, Malopolskie, Poland
American College Arcus - Veliko Turnovo, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
Acarkent Doğa Anadolu Lisesi - Bostanci, Istanbul, Turkey
Scoala Generala Coldau - Coldau, Bistrita-Nasaud, Romania
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Asia
GEMS Royal Dubai School - Dubai, Dubayy, United Arab Emirates
Bharat Mata English Medium Higher Secondary School - BILASPUR, Chhattisgarh, India
Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Cempaka International School - , Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
British International School, Phuket - Phuket, Phuket, Thailand
Daryn School - Тараз, Zhambyl, Kazakhstan
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With an overwhelming response that included entries from 70 countries, it is my pleasure to congratulate the 2011 Project Earth World Environment Day Winners! The overall Global Winner, International School Brunei, deserves special recognition for their Eco-week project and the school’s overall commitment to environmental education.
Thanks to the individual actions of students and teachers, their comprehensive campaigns to educate, and resolve to continue their efforts over the long-term, the environment we all share is on course for positive changes well into the 21st century. The scope and magnitude of projects submitted for the 2011 World Environment Day contest is surely a sign of hope for our world. From projects that help preserve rainforest biodiversity to those that clean up local beaches and other natural areas, invest time and resources for recycling, and make environmental literacy a priority for our youth, I am encouraged by the progress thus far achieved and hopeful for a sustainable future.
This is beyond any contest. We received many very good entries and many great entries. Each of these actions has made our Earth a little better place. We will continue to build Project Earth and we hope that you will continue with us.
Together, we can make a difference.
Kevin S. Neumaier, P.E.
President and CEO
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
A Note of Thanks from E & E President and CEO Kevin Neumaier.
Brunei School Wins Project Earth 2011 World Environment Day Contest
LANCASTER, N.Y., June 4, 2011 – Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E & E) (NASDAQ: EEI) is proud to announce the Project Earth 2011 World Environment Day Contest project winners, selected from nearly 400 entries received from schools around the world.
Overall Winner: International School Brunei, Brunei
Overall Runner Up: International School Aamby, India
K-5 Winner: Unidad Educativa Tomas Moro, Ecuador
Grades 6-8 Winner: Beykoz Doga School, Turkey
Grades 9-12 Winner: Oasis International School, Egypt
All of our 2011 World Environment Day Contest winners will be featured on the Project Earth (www.projectearth.net) web site.
The 2011 Overall World Environment Day Contest Winner is International School Brunei (ISB), recognized for its Eco Week which involved several innovative activities intended to raise environmental awareness and educate primary school students about the impact our everyday decisions have on the environment. Eco Week activities included a No Power Hour, a Pass on the Paper exercise, Eco poetry and songs, an Eco pledge, games made from recycled materials, a Trash to Panache recycled clothing project, a beach clean-up, and an Idea competition.
“We are delighted to receive this award from Project Earth,” stated ISB Science and Math Teacher Renard Naidoo. “I am particularly proud of our students for demonstrating environmental stewardship and I am thankful to all the teachers involved in our Growing Green Minds campaign. We are excited that our project will be shared with other schools and likewise look forward to learning from our international peers.”
The Overall Runner-up is the International School Aamby in India, where the Environmental Club embarked on the Together We Can Save Lion’s Point project, which included a public awareness campaign, the installation of new dust bins, and a clean-up drive that motivated the local community surrounding Lion’s Point, a popular tourist spot, to think about the impact litter has on the environment.
The K-5 winner is Unidad Educativa Tomas Moro in Ecuador for its Saving Yasuni initiative to preserve and protect Yasuni National Park. The grade 6-8 winner is The Beykoz Doga School in Turkey, for its six-month long Nature and Us project. In the grade 9-12 category, the winner is the Oasis International School in Egypt for its Rice Straw Recycling Project.
Several regional winners are also recognized for their innovative projects.
Africa:
- American School of Antananarivo, Madagascar
- International School of Kenya, Kenya
Asia:
- Cempaka International School, Malaysia
- British International School, Thailand
- Bharat Mata Higher Secondary School, India
- Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram, India
- Daryn School, Kazakhstan
- GEMS Royal Dubai School, United Arab Emirates
Europe:
- Scoala Generala Coldau, Romania
- American College Arcus, Bulgaria
- Szkola Podstawowa Nr 4 W Zawoi, Poland
- Bostanci Doga College, Turkey
North America:
- Instituto Piaget, Mexico
- St. Philip the Apostle School, United States
- Goddard High School, United States
- Pavilion Central School, United States
- Lincoln School, Costa Rica
South America:
- St. Francis Xavier School, Argentina
- Sunrise School, Argentina
- Instituto Educacional Juan XXIII, Venezuela
- St. Clare’s College, Uruguay
“We are pleased not only with the quality of the projects submitted this year, but also with the geographic diversity of the projects. Students in every part of the world are showing a clear commitment to finding solutions to today’s most pressing environmental issues. These projects and the enthusiasm of these students illustrate that collectively we can all have a genuine impact on the environment,” said Kevin Neumaier, E & E president and CEO.
Project Earth is an online forum created to foster environmental and cultural exchange, networking schools and clubs around the world. Over 1,100 schools and clubs from 70 countries are currently participating in Project Earth. Recognizing that environmental issues are global, that tomorrow’s leaders must be prepared to work across borders and cultures, and that technology makes connecting on a global scale more accessible than ever, Project Earth is a space where classes and clubs can post environmental projects of all kinds and begin to network with like-minded students across the country and around the world. In addition to the winners of the 2011 World Environment Day Contest, winners from the 2011 US Earth Day Contest and 2011 World Environment Day Russia contest are also featured on Project Earth, along with information on upcoming country-specific contests in Chile.
Headquartered in Lancaster, N.Y., E & E has completed more than 50,000 projects for a wide variety of clients in 113 countries, providing environmental solutions in nearly every ecosystem on the planet. The company is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol EEI and is located on the web at www.ene.com. More information on Project Earth is available on www.projectearth.net.
Contact:
Nischint Sundar
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Phone: (212) 742-1713
E-mail: nsundar@ene.com
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