Essay Contest | Nov 29, 2019
Keeping Our Freshwater Lakes Free of Plastics: An essay/visual contest for IISD-ELA
Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats to aquatic ecosystems in the world. We want you to help us solve it.
IISD-ELA Essay/Visual Contest
Students under the age of 18 can participate in our annual essay/visual contest! The contest is an excellent opportunity to offer interdisciplinary classroom resources, by encouraging graphic arts and language arts courses to engage in science!
A winner from each category is chosen for an all-expenses paid trip for two to IISD-ELA.
Topics change annually, and the contest launches in November for submissions to be made the following year. Scroll down to see some past topics and winners!
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Essay Contest | Nov 22, 2018
The Impact of Climate Change on the World’s Lakes: An essay/visual contest for IISD-ELA
Climate change is the environmental threat of our time. We are asking Canadian high school students to research a freshwater lake from anywhere in the world and explain the potential impacts of climate change on that lake over the next 50 years.
Essay Contest | Dec 13, 2017
“From Canada’s Lakes to the World”: An essay/video contest for IISD-ELA’s 50th anniversary
We are asking Canadian high school students to write an essay, or shoot a short video, to tell us (1) which issue should be researched next at IISD-ELA; and (2) how we should do that research.
Essay Contest | Oct 7, 2016
Essay Contest: How can we improve Canada’s fresh water?
Are you a high school student (Grades 8–11) in Canada, who is interested in saving our freshwater supplies?