EPA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AWARDS - Deadline January 11

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PLEASE CONSIDER SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION!

President's Environmental Youth Award - Deadline to apply is January 11

Your student's project could be an award winner! Encourage your students with an existing environmental stewardship project or an idea for a project to apply so that their achievements can be further recognized. Applicants from all 50 states as well as U.S. territories are eligible to compete for a national Presidential award.

Each year the PEYA program honors a wide variety of projects developed by young students, school classes and clubs, youth camps, and youth organizations to promote environmental awareness and action in schools and communities. Thousands of young people from all 50 states and the U.S. territories have submitted projects to EPA for consideration. Winning projects in the past have demonstrated impact in schools and communities in a wide range of subject areas. Participation in the PEYA program is frequently a life-changing experience for many of the young people and their project sponsors.

> Presidents Environmental Youth Award

Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators - Deadline to apply is January 11

The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators recognizes outstanding kindergarten through grade 12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for learning for their students. Up to two teachers from each of EPA's 10 regions, from different states, will be selected to receive this award.

> Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators