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California Coastal Commission Announcements
SEE BELOW for details on our K-12 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest, a new incentive for our Coastal Steward Pledge for Classrooms and Youth Groups, and results of our Amateur Coastal Photography Contest:
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The California Coastal Commission invites California students in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit artwork or poetry with a California coastal or marine theme to the annual Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. Up to ten winners will be selected to win $100 gift certificates to an art supply or book store, and each winner's sponsoring teacher will receive a $50 gift certificate for educational supplies, courtesy of Acorn Naturalists. All winners and honorable mentions will receive tickets for their families to visit the Aquarium of the Pacific, courtesy of the Aquarium. Students may have their work featured on Commission web pages and materials, and winning entries will be exhibited throughout the state, including at the San Francisco Bay Model in Sausalito, the Ford House Museum in Mendocino, and the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro.
Entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2011 to be eligible for the upcoming contest.
CLICK HERE for rules and entry form (and helpful links for teachers and students; email coast4u@coastal.ca.gov; or call (800) Coast-4U. Contest flyers (PDF or hard copy) are available upon request.
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Are you looking for service-learning activities for your students? Do you want to foster community responsibility at your school? Do you sponsor an environmental club or scout troop that wants to make a difference?
Your students can become Coastal Stewards by pledging to improve our coastal environment. A Pledge Sheet of activities is available that are particularly suited to students and the classroom. In addition to the Pledge Sheet, there is further information and background on each of the pledge activities, explaining why taking these steps helps to protect and preserve our coastal and marine resources, and providing ways to learn more. CLICK HERE to download the materials or contact us for a hard copy at coast4u@coastal.ca.gov or (800) Coast-4U. One participating group will be randomly selected to receive a $100 gift certificate for educational supplies from Acorn Naturalists!!
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The winners of the California Coastal Commission's 12th Annual Amateur Photography Contest have been selected! CLICK HERE to view the amazing winners and honorable mentions, and be inspired by the beauty and wonder of our coast and ocean.
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The California Coastal Commission will be at the California Science Teachers' Association Conference in Sacramento this week. Look for us there at booth "C."
Thank you,
Annie Kohut Frankel
Public Education Program
California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 597-5888
(800) COAST4U
fax: (415) 904-5216
