The Linnaeus School Challenge 2007 projects

We had a truly wonderful response to the Challenge. Forty-five schools from 17 countries worldwide submitted projects in all shapes and sizes, reflecting the tremendous range of environmental issues which young people of today feel passionately about. A big thank-you to the participants for all their hard work! Here are the results:

The winner is

Marist Regional College, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
The jury's motivation: These studies demonstrate a scientific proficiency. The project manages to represent both science and art; it addresses a wide spectrum of environmental themes and has a strong local relevance.

Marist Regional College, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Project: Six scientific projects

Age: 14 and 15

Here you can see the project: http://www.mrc.tas.edu.au/science/GLSC/

    The runner-up is

    Tabor Science College, Braintree, Essex, UK

    Tabor Science College, Braintree, Essex, UK

    Project: Challenge for Change

    Age: 14 and 15

     


    All the projects are presented in random order here

    Middle School Affiliated with Southwest Normal University, Beibei, Chongqing, China

    Project: It is we who will make it!

    Age: 17

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    British International School, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Project: Pond project

    Age: 16

    View project movie.

    Vergina Lyceum, Vergina, Larnaca, Cyprus

    Project: The New Life of Plastic Bottle

    Age: 16

    Municipal Secondary School with extensive Enqlish Iearning No 254, Kirovsky District, St Petersburg, Russia

    Project: Utilization of Household Waste

    Age:

    Helston Community College, Helston, Cornwall, UK

    Project: Surfing the Windy Web

    Age: 14 and 15

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      Victoria College, St Helier, Jersey, UK

      Project: Preserving and promoting the biodiversity of Jersey at Victoria College

      Age: 16 and 17

      SOEU 'Jane Sandanski', Bitola, Macedonia

      Project: National Park 'Pelister'

      Age: 15 and 16

      Tehnička Škola Virovitica, Virovitica, Croatia

      Project: Environmental protection through forests

      Age:

      Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park, Kansas, USA

      Project: Local Actions in Kansas

      Age: 14-18

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        II. Gimnazija Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

        Project: Presenting seven environmental problems

        Age: 15 and 16

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          Khaldunia High School, Islamabad, Pakistan

          Project: Water Spillage Protector

          Age: 15

          Bradley Stoke Community School, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, UK

          Project: Eight doorways to sustainability

          Age: 14

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            Alun School, Mold, Flintshire, UK

            Project: Climate change – making a difference

            Age: 17

            Primary School Prezihov Voranc, Ljubljana, Slovenia

            Project: Experiments in chemistry

            Age: 14 and 15

            The Corsham School, Corsham, Wiltshire, UK

            Project: Sustainable Development

            Age: 16

            Islamabad Commerce College for Women, Islamabad, Pakistan

            Project: Keep the city clean

            Age: 16-19

            Private Yahya Kemal College, Ohrid, Macedonia

            Project: Indoor Air Pollution

            Age: 16

            Moat Community College, Leicester, UK

            Project: Cutting down electricity consumption at Moat Community College

            Age: 15

            Specialized Boarding School No 42, Asaka Town, Andijan Region, Uzbekistan

            Project: Water Project

            Age: 14-16

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              Islamabad Model College for Boys, F-8/4, Islamabad, Pakistan

              Project: Beautification of boundary walls and surroundings of Islamabad Model College for Boys

              Age: all grades in the school

              Khaldunia High School, Islamabad, Pakistan

              Project: The Environment

              Age: 15

              Aizputes Secondary School, Aizpute, Latvia

              Project: The biodiversity of 'Dzintere' nature territory

              Age: 17 and 18

              Lefkara Gymnasium, Larnaca, Cyprus

              Project: Eco-logos - an electronic newspaper on environmental issues

              Age: 14

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              Federal Government Boys Model School, 1-10/2 Islamabad, Pakistan

              Project: Water Sterilization Plant

              Age:

              Gimnazija Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer, Ljutomer, Slovenia (Group 2)

              Project: Ecoremediations

              Age: 16

              Thorncliffe School, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK

              Project: Duddon Estuary Project

              Age: 14 and 15

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                137 Secondary School 'Angel Kanchev', Sofia, Bulgaria

                Project: Worried about Waste?

                Age: 15 and 16

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                György Bessenyei Grammar School, Kisvárda, Hungary

                Project: Protect our habitat - 500-year old oak tree

                Age: 16 and 17

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                  Kikaya College School, Uganda

                  Project: The Polythene Bag Scandal and its possible way forward

                  Age:

                  Osnova School, Naklo, Slovenia

                  Project: No Bad Plastic Bag

                  Age: 14

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                    Gimnazija Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer, Ljutomer, Slovenia (Group 1)

                    Project: Modern man 'saves' energy

                    Age: 16

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                    Beacon House School System, Lahore, Pakistan

                    Project: Global Warming

                    Age: 15

                    X. High School, Gdynia, Poland

                    Project: Greenhouse effect and climate change

                    Age: 16

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                      Islamabad College for Boys, G-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan

                      Beacon House School System, Margalla Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

                      Project: The Green Prophets. Keeping ahead to achieve a clean and green environment

                      Age: 14

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                        Children's Ecological Centre, School No. 389, St Petersburg, Russia

                        Project: The Big Solovki Islands

                        Age: 16-18

                        Federal Government Boys Model School, G-6/4 Islamabad, Pakistan

                        Project: What I can do

                        Age:

                        Federal Government College for Women, F-7/2 Islamabad, Pakistan

                        Project: Role Playing for Environmental Decision-Making

                        Age: 17-18

                        Grammar School, Čakovec, Croatia

                        Project: Charting of Lencojum vernum, Fritillaria meleagris and Myricaria germanica

                        Age: 15, 17 and 18

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                          Kensri School, Mariyannapalya, Bangalore, India

                          Project: Protection of the oasis in the 'green city'. Look ahead! Think! Act!

                          Age: 12, 14, 15 and 17

                          High School Attached to Northwest China Normal University, Beibei, Chongqing, China

                          Project: New Type of Cigarette Case

                          Age: 17

                          Secondary School of Economics and Commerce, Brežice, Slovenia

                          Project: It is trendy to be water friendly

                          Age: 17

                          Opytny Secondary School, Tsivilsk District, Chuvashia, Russia

                          Project: Back from the Future

                          Age: 16-17

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