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Contests for Your Classroom

Is your passion the environment, problem solving, art or creative writing? Check here for upcoming contests that can help to inspire you and your students. To include a contest in this list, email contests@oct.ca.

Scarborough Students Take Home ExploraVision Prize!

Students from St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Gifted Program in Scarborough were selected from over 4,800 entries across Canada and the US for Honorable Mention in the Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) ExploraVision Program, the world’s largest K-12 science and technology competition.

2012

May

May 1 Ontario Technological Skills Competition; http://www.skillsontario.com/index.php/en/competitions/otsc
May 1

Stretch 2.0 Accessible Art and Design Contest; http://stretch2.idrc.ocad.ca/
May 9 Caribou Mathematics Competition; http://www.brocku.ca/caribou/
May 10

Ontario Secondary Schools Spanish Contest; http://www.spanishcontest.ca/contestinformation.htm
May 21

Ontario Secondary Schools Portuguese Contest; http://www.portuguesecontest.com/

May 25

Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association Cross Canada Writing Contest; http://www.hkvca.ca/teacherszone/contest12/index.htm

May 31

James Bartleman Aborginal Youth Creative Writing Award; http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citizenship/honours/bartleman.shtml

May 31

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Excellence in Education Award for Promotion of Sustainable Practices
http://www.cmhc.ca/en/inpr/su/su_002.cfm

May 31

OSSTF/ OFEESO Faculty of Education Award
http://www.osstf.on.ca/Default.aspx?DN=7a63afec-2d6b-4bdd-b1be-b4763dd41f9d

June

June 1

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s Canadian Geographic Literacy Award ; http://www.rcgs.org/awards/geographic_literacy/default.asp
June 15

OTIP Teaching Awards; https://www.teachingawards.ca/

July

July 16

Robert Bateman: Get to Know Contest; http://www.get-to-know.org/contest/canada

August

August 31

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s Canadian Award for Environmental Innovation; http://www.rcgs.org/awards/environmental_innovation/

September

Watch for Deadline

National Immunization Poster Contest (Grade 6 only); http://immunize.ca/en/events/imm-poster-contest.aspx