How to Enter

The Nature Adventure challenge is an opportunity for your school to show just how adventurous you are with your nature activities.

Entries should address one of the following:

Exploration and Play: Demonstrate how schools have planned extracurricular activities outdoors at a park, nature center, farm, creek or trail.
Outdoor Skills: Demonstrate the learning, training or proficiency in nature-based skills
Nature Spaces: Show how the school provides space to be active and/or observe nature and how they are used

Goals of the Challenge:

  • Increase participation of students and staff in outdoor, nature-based activities
  • Heighten awareness of existing K-12 nature-based programs

Judging Criteria:

Submissions will be judged based on:

  • Quality of published activity (Tells a story of what/how was accomplished; Pictures/video help bring the activity to life; Helpful to those who might be interested in implementing a similar initiative; Illustrate results)
  • Number of students and/or community members involved
  • Success of program

Rules:

  • Submissions must be made by teachers and students in grades K-12
  • Activities must be published in the Nature Adventure Cornerstone under the appropriate category.
  • When starting your activity on the Green Ribbon Schools website, in the KEYWORDS blank you must put the following words: Earth Month, Nature Adventure Challenge (If you've already published an activity and need to add these keywords please see the FAQ page).
  • Published activities must include text AND media (photo, video and/or audio) or it will NOT be considered. (If you've already published an activity and need to add photos please see the FAQ page.)
  • Activities must be published by May 15, 2012.

Prizes:

Two winners will be chosen to receive 60 REI Naglene 16oz Wide-Mouth Loop-Top Water Bottles, valued at $8.95 each this prize is valued over $500.