Celebrating the spirit of citizenship and activism explored in the books D is for Democracy; Everyone Counts and The Happy Prince, Sleeping Bear Press invites teachers and their students to participate in the "What's a Citizen to Do?" Classroom Community Action Contest.
Enter ContestWhat Is It?
An online contest that gives elementary and middle school classrooms a chance to demonstrate their understanding of good citizenship and then put their ideas to work in a project to benefit their local communities.
Using concepts and information found in the books D is for Democracy; Everyone Counts and The Happy Prince, classrooms must prepare and submit a proposal outlining a community project they would like to implement.
Who May Participate?
The contest is restricted to classes in grades 3-8. Teachers representing a participating class may submit one project proposal to represent each class.
Prizes
- First place winner receives $500 in "Bear Bucks" (funds to purchase Sleeping Bear Press books) and a matching $500 cash grant to help fund their project
- Second place winner receives $250 in "Bear Bucks"
- Third place winner receives $100 in "Bear Bucks"
All entries will be entered into a raffle to win a school visit by artist Victor Juhasz or author Elissa Grodin.
When?
The project submission portion of the contest begins Oct. 1, 2008 and ends Nov. 30, 2008.
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