Calling All Youth Media Makers And Green Teens!
Kids can earn some green by doing what they love, creating thought-provoking media on climate change!
For the first time ever, kids are ‘burnin’ down the house’ with ideas and innovation to pitch renowned PBS hub WGHB for 3 to 5 minute youth videos on how climate change affects kids’ own community environs, vying for $2000 production grants and potential PBS airing.
WGBH has made it even hotter for green teens by hosting ongoing webinars starting Feb. 3rd to help kids conceptualize, remix, pitch ideas and amass public opinion…(accessible via archive too, so don’t sweat the date)
Popular pioneer vloggers Ryanne Hodson (who I can attest is very generous with her knowledge, as I’ve attended her Media Center how-tos and checked out her book) and Jay Dedman (her partner, former CNN journalist/co-founder of Yahoo’s videoblogging group) will contribute their skill sets to get kids started. Partner org Teachers Domain makes it a cinch for students to get up to speed with factoids and resources too. The inspiration for the contest? The Frontline documentary, “Heat” all about global warming and businesses’ reactions in the court of public opinion contributing to make or break success. Deadline for entries at WBGH is March 15, 2009. Next up on the eco-competitions…
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The annual Global Challenge Award goes live mid-February for high schoolers and collegiates to explore the science of climate change with a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) focus on collaboration.
Teens ‘virtually’ meet other kids all over the globe, learn about going green through hands-on activities, games, literature and teaming up for problem-solving in worldwide competitions and self-guided STEM study. (perfect for home school or class units)
This weekend I’m also excited about going to the Teens Turning Green annual summit, where Teens for Safe Cosmetics, Teens for Healthy Schools and green teens all over the nation focus on the daily chemical exposures harming health. They advocate for policy change and sustainable practices in local communities with wow-pow events that blend fun and function…like their 2009 Project Green Prom.
Here’s more about these inspiring green girls on Shaping Youth, as well as details on their new Fair Trade product line which just rolled out this past fall in partnership with Whole Foods Market nationally.
The Teens Turning Green collection has met the stringent WFM Premium Body Care™ standards for the “cleanest” products in retail, which means they’re not messin’ around, as they’re the ones who turned me on to the EWG (Environmental Working Group) Skin Deep database for cosmetics analysis of what was ‘in my drawer’ and on my bod!
Brava, green teens for using media AND marketing in refreshing new ways to guide peers toward sustainable choices!
Visual Credits: Submit Bag from WBGH.org, screenshot logo from GlobalChallengeAward.org, Project Green Prom from Teens Turning Green
Ah, one more contest just went live for green kids…check it out! The “Doodle for Google” competition where kids answer “What I wish for in the world” via schools and teachers
http://www.google.com/doodle4google
Reg deadline Mar. 17, entries in by Mar. 31, 2009
http://doodle4google.appspot.com/register
K-12: What I wish for the world examples:
…”we use plants for electricity
… we make college free for everyone
… we give health insurance to all who need it
… we connect everyone by cell phone or computer
etc. Chime in! Oh! The prize on this one? “Your child’s design could be our logo and appear in the National Design Museum”…
um…isn’t that a UGC child labor freebie?
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