TORRANCE, Calif. – Over the past nine years, the Lexus Eco Challenge has offered students and teachers across the U.S. hands-on projects, to improve the environment globally and demonstrated their passion for science, technology, engineering and math. Many have used their prize winnings to continue their schooling and pay for college. The Lexus Eco Challenge is an opportunity for middle and high school students to help clean the air, water, and land in their neighborhoods and beyond. To learn more about the program visit: http://www.scholastic.com/lexus.
Through this unique program, students will learn about the environment, teamwork and how they can take steps to make their communities better. More than 30,000 middle and high school students have earned over $5 million for themselves, their teachers, and their schools through the Lexus Eco Challenge.
“The Lexus Eco Challenge has changed the way I teach. It’s changed my classroom, it’s changed the lives of my students, and it’s changed my school — all for the better. This is such a great way to get kids to care about the world around them and not only think about the ‘moment;’ but also think about what a difference they can make,” said JoAnne Brown, Science teacher at Olympus Jr. High School, Holladay, Utah. Mrs. Brown has had over 600 students participate in improving the environment since 2006.
In its tenth year, the Lexus Eco Challenge is an educational program and contest for students across the U.S. in grades 6-12 that inspires and empowers young people to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. The program is now open for registration and students are invited to participate for a chance to win part of $500,000 in prizes and scholarships.
Lexus and Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, have joined together to create this popular and successful STEM program.
Teams of students can enter both of the first two challenges, which are focused on Land & Water and Air & Climate. This year, the Land & Water Challenge will run first, Aug. 15-Oct. 16, followed by the Air & Climate Challenge, Oct. 19-Dec. 12. Winners from each challenge are then invited to go on to participate in the Final Challenge, Jan. 16 – Feb. 27, 2017 with a top prize of $30,000 for both the winning middle and high school teams.
