International Student winner

Happy New Year! I am thrilled to kick off 2021 with good news: Jiahe "Jason" Zhao  '21 has recently won the Distinguished Honorable Mention Award in the Art category in the 2020 Ocean Awareness Contest, a global arts competition sponsored by Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs that engages youth in creatively raising awareness of environmental issues impacting our blue planet. Jiahe, who was selected from approximately 5,300 participants from around the world, received a cash award and will be featured in Bow Seat’s international ocean advocacy Gallery and social media channels. View Jiahe’s award-winning piece here!

 

Other students at your school can join Jiahe in inspiring protection of our natural world by participating in the 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest, which is open now through June 14, 2021. The 10th annual Ocean Awareness Contest, WATER RISING, invites students ages 11-18 to create visual art, film, music, poetry, web-based media, music, or creative writing that explores their connection to water and creatively communicates the need to protect this vital resource. Additional Contest details:

·  Students can work as individuals or as a group/class/club

·  Hundreds of cash awards available, ranging from $50 to $1,500

·  Free to enter

·  Deadline: June 14, 2021

Bow Seat's free online Resource Studio supports student research on water and its connection to climate change, health, justice, and culture through interdisciplinary lesson plans, multimedia, articles, games, and more.

 

Bow Seat offers $750 Educator Innovation Awards to teachers who use the 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest as a teaching tool in physical or virtual classrooms. Learn more about the program and how your classes can participate.

 

 

I hope that you will share this opportunity with your teachers and students—the Contest’s online platform is highly compatible with remote learning and provides educators with an enrichment program that helps them teach about environmental issues and creative communication.

 

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need more information. Thank you for all that you are doing during these challenging times!

 

Best,