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"Focus
on the Environment"
Environmental
Competition
for Primary School Children
in Munster 2010
Audrey's
Letter
Sherkin
Island Marine Station is delighted to bring you this competition,
now in its thirteenth year. The entries we receive every year
continue to amaze us and we really appreciate the effort that
is put into them. We would love if you could take a little
time to focus on your environment once again and send us your
ideas on why it is so important to you.
We
want to encourage you to think about your surroundings now
and to pass on what you have learned to others. Some of you
may have ideas on how to protect the environment as it is
in danger of being damaged by the waste we produce everyday.
We need ideas to help reduce this waste and make our world
a safer and more pleasant place to live. Your thoughts and
ideas are important to us, so get started now and explain
to us what is important to you.
We
are particularly impressed by entries that include your own
thoughts, ideas and drawings.
To
reduce waste, try to use staples instead of folders!
The
competition would not be possible without the continued support
of our sponsors, for which we thank them. Over 400 prizes,
ranging from books to cameras, have been specially chosen
to help you continue your study of nature, build up your knowledge
and explore even more.
Please
continue looking after your environment and keep sending us
your wonderful work. We hope that you enjoy working on them
as much as we enjoy receiving them.
Audrey
Murphy
Sherkin
Island Marine Station
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Categories
1)
Class or School
and
2)
An Individual Child
a)
Junior & Senior Infants
b) 1st & 2nd Class
c) 3rd & 4th Class
d) 5th & 6th Class
1)
Class or School:
Entries
in this category are asked for a poster or project on the
theme:
"What is important to us in the environment"
2)
Individual Children:
Individual
children in ALL classes are asked for a picture or project
on the theme:
"What
is important to me in the environment"
(Children
with special needs are encouraged to enter.
Please indicate their special needs on the entry form.)
Entries
do not have to be a specific size but please take into consideration
that projects must be posted to Sherkin Island and must not
be too large. Sherkin Island Marine Station cannot take responsibility
for loss or damage to any work submitted.
If more
than one individual is involved with a picture or project,
this entry cannot be included in the “Individual Child”
category and will be judged in the “Class or School”
category. Entries are limited to one per child but a number
of classes from one school may enter. Please ensure that the
project category, name, age and school address are clearly
marked and securely attached to each project. This competition
is only open to primary school children in Munster.
This
competition is only open to primary school children in Munster.
Entries
will not be returned.
Entries
to be sent to: Environmental Competition,
Sherkin Island Marine Station, Sherkin Island, Co. Cork.
Closing
Date: 5th July 2010
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Prizes
Class/School
projects:
12
prizes - each including:
Natural
History Guides: A collection for the school
library
Five
books: "An A to Z of Geology"
Three
books: "A Beginner's Guide to Ireland's Wild Flowers"
Three
books: "A Beginner's Guide to Ireland's Seashore"
12
prizes:
One
Digital Camera
28
consolation prizes:
Five
sets of eight colouring & guide booklets:
Birds, Wild Flowers, Sea Life, Fossils, Butterflies
& Moths, Creepy Crawlies, Nature Diary & Safety
Sam
Individual
children's projects
12
prizes of: One digital camera
12
prizes of: One DVD 5-box set of "Planet Earth"
(BBC Series)
20
prizes of: One fishing rod, with reel and lifejacket
16
prizes of: One "Ireland Our Island Home" &
One "Ireland's Garden Birds"
120
prizes of: One "Ireland's Bird Life. A World of
Beauty"
120
prizes of: One "A Beginner's Guide to Ireland's
Seashore" & "One "A Beginner's Guide
to Ireland's Wild Flowers"
48
prizes of: One "An A to Z of Geology"
4
prizes of: €100 (Dr Michael Kennedy Award -
see below)
(Prizes
will be divided between the four age groups.)
DR
MICHAEL KENNEDY AWARD
The best
entry on the subject of freshwater fish or their environment,
in each of the four individual age categories, will receive
a special prize of €100. These prizes will be presented
on behalf of the Central Fisheries Board, in honour of the
late Dr Michael Kennedy, who retired as Manager of the Inland
Fisheries Trust in 1973.
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Winners
The winners
will be notified, through their school, by the end of September
2010 and the prizes will be sent directly to the winning schools
shortly afterwards. The decision of the judges will be final.
No cash alternatives for prizes. Some entries may be published
in Sherkin Comment or used for environmental displays or posters.
Results will also be posted on our website.
Entries
to be sent to:
Environmental
Competition,
Sherkin
Island Marine Station,
Sherkin Island, Co. Cork.
Closing
date: 5th July 2010
Please
attach an
entry form
to each entry.
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© Sherkin Island Marine
Station 2010
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