Your students can help slingshot our planet forward .Encourage them to join the Slingshot Challenge to share their solutions! We want to see what they’re doing, or what they think we all should be doing, to create a better world for everyone.
Throughout the Slingshot Challenge, we will provide additional tools and resources to help them develop their ideas and create their videos — including support from real National Geographic Explorers!
Participating in the challenge is simple. Encourage your students to:
- Sign up for the Slingshot Challenge — They’ll receive a toolkit and invitations to meet with Explorers.
- Submit their one-minute video outlining an innovative solution to a current environmental issue that they’re passionate about by February 24, 2023.
Winning videos will be selected by a panel of judges to receive cash prizes—up to $10,000—as well as an invitation to the iconic National Geographic Explorers Festival in Washington, D.C. Winners also have the opportunity to select an educator or nonprofit organization that has inspired them to receive $2,000.
SHARE THE SLINGSHOT CHALLENGE
P.S. Ask your students to join us on December 8 at 6 p.m. for an IG Live event! Climate advocate Wawa Gatheru and environmental educator Isaias Hernandez will discuss how to get started with solutions to challenges such as conservation and saving our climate, give tips for creating a one-minute video, and participate in a Q&A. We can’t wait to see you there!
