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
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
British International School, Jakarta, Indonesia
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
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
II. Gimnazija Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
Khaldunia High School, Islamabad, Pakistan
Project: Water Spillage Protector
Age: 15
Bradley Stoke Community School, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, UK
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
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
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
137 Secondary School 'Angel Kanchev', Sofia, Bulgaria
György Bessenyei Grammar School, Kisvárda, Hungary
Kikaya College School, Uganda
Project: The Polythene Bag Scandal and its possible way forward
Age:
Osnova School, Naklo, Slovenia
Gimnazija Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer, Ljutomer, Slovenia (Group 1)
Beacon House School System, Lahore, Pakistan
Project: Global Warming
Age: 15
X. High School, Gdynia, Poland
Islamabad College for Boys, G-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan
Project: Pollution Free
Age:
Beacon House School System, Margalla Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
Project: The Green Prophets. Keeping ahead to achieve a clean and green environment
Age: 14
Visit project website.
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