High school students in grades 9 to 12 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!
Essay Contest | Nov 22, 2018
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
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
Are you a high school student (Grades 8–11) in Canada, who is interested in saving our freshwater supplies?
