Award categories

The Sustainable Living Challenge is designed to support learning outcomes from all types of sustainability education projects.

Every project submitted receives recognition in the form of personalised certificates from the University of New South Wales, the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).

Each year, 20 outstanding projects will be identified as leading practice and be awarded as Sustainable Living Champions.

Project submissions will be considered in three categories

• individual
• group
• whole school

Consideration will be given to both junior and senior projects.

All projects will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Identifying issues (problem identification)
• Investigating sustainability (understanding of sustainability)
• Exploring solutions (design and action of concept/solution)
• Communicating your learning (communication)

Click here for more information about these criteria.

Teachers also have the opportunity to become a Sustainable Living Champion by sharing their sustainability education programs and entering the Teach Sustainability Award. For more information on the Teach Sustainability Award, click here.

Examples and case studies of projects awarded in the past can be found here. Note that the award categories have changed for 2007.

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