The Linnaeus School Challenge 2007 projects

We had a truly wonderful response to the Challenge. Forty-five schools from 17 countries worldwide submitted projects in all shapes and sizes, reflecting the tremendous range of environmental issues which young people of today feel passionately about. A big thank-you to the participants for all their hard work! Here are the results:

The winner is

Marist Regional College, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
The jury's motivation: These studies demonstrate a scientific proficiency. The project manages to represent both science and art; it addresses a wide spectrum of environmental themes and has a strong local relevance.

Marist Regional College, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Project: Six scientific projects

Age: 14 and 15

Here you can see the project: http://www.mrc.tas.edu.au/science/GLSC/

    The runner-up is

    Tabor Science College, Braintree, Essex, UK

    Tabor Science College, Braintree, Essex, UK

    Project: Challenge for Change

    Age: 14 and 15

     


    All the projects are presented in random order here

    Victoria College, St Helier, Jersey, UK

    Project: Preserving and promoting the biodiversity of Jersey at Victoria College

    Age: 16 and 17

    Islamabad Model College for Boys, F-8/4, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Project: Beautification of boundary walls and surroundings of Islamabad Model College for Boys

    Age: all grades in the school

    Federal Government Boys Model School, 1-10/2 Islamabad, Pakistan

    Project: Water Sterilization Plant

    Age:

    Beacon House School System, Margalla Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Project: The Green Prophets. Keeping ahead to achieve a clean and green environment

    Age: 14

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      Alun School, Mold, Flintshire, UK

      Project: Climate change – making a difference

      Age: 17

      Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park, Kansas, USA

      Project: Local Actions in Kansas

      Age: 14-18

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        Khaldunia High School, Islamabad, Pakistan

        Project: Water Spillage Protector

        Age: 15

        Gimnazija Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer, Ljutomer, Slovenia (Group 2)

        Project: Ecoremediations

        Age: 16

        British International School, Jakarta, Indonesia

        Project: Pond project

        Age: 16

        View project movie.

        Islamabad Commerce College for Women, Islamabad, Pakistan

        Project: Keep the city clean

        Age: 16-19

        High School Attached to Northwest China Normal University, Beibei, Chongqing, China

        Project: New Type of Cigarette Case

        Age: 17

        Thorncliffe School, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK

        Project: Duddon Estuary Project

        Age: 14 and 15

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          Gimnazija Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer, Ljutomer, Slovenia (Group 1)

          Project: Modern man 'saves' energy

          Age: 16

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          Bradley Stoke Community School, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, UK

          Project: Eight doorways to sustainability

          Age: 14

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            137 Secondary School 'Angel Kanchev', Sofia, Bulgaria

            Project: Worried about Waste?

            Age: 15 and 16

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            Vergina Lyceum, Vergina, Larnaca, Cyprus

            Project: The New Life of Plastic Bottle

            Age: 16

            Specialized Boarding School No 42, Asaka Town, Andijan Region, Uzbekistan

            Project: Water Project

            Age: 14-16

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              The Corsham School, Corsham, Wiltshire, UK

              Project: Sustainable Development

              Age: 16

              Opytny Secondary School, Tsivilsk District, Chuvashia, Russia

              Project: Back from the Future

              Age: 16-17

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                Primary School Prezihov Voranc, Ljubljana, Slovenia

                Project: Experiments in chemistry

                Age: 14 and 15

                SOEU 'Jane Sandanski', Bitola, Macedonia

                Project: National Park 'Pelister'

                Age: 15 and 16

                Lefkara Gymnasium, Larnaca, Cyprus

                Project: Eco-logos - an electronic newspaper on environmental issues

                Age: 14

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                Tehnička Škola Virovitica, Virovitica, Croatia

                Project: Environmental protection through forests

                Age:

                Middle School Affiliated with Southwest Normal University, Beibei, Chongqing, China

                Project: It is we who will make it!

                Age: 17

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                II. Gimnazija Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

                Project: Presenting seven environmental problems

                Age: 15 and 16

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                  Private Yahya Kemal College, Ohrid, Macedonia

                  Project: Indoor Air Pollution

                  Age: 16

                  Federal Government College for Women, F-7/2 Islamabad, Pakistan

                  Project: Role Playing for Environmental Decision-Making

                  Age: 17-18

                  Federal Government Boys Model School, G-6/4 Islamabad, Pakistan

                  Project: What I can do

                  Age:

                  Khaldunia High School, Islamabad, Pakistan

                  Project: The Environment

                  Age: 15

                  Secondary School of Economics and Commerce, Brežice, Slovenia

                  Project: It is trendy to be water friendly

                  Age: 17

                  György Bessenyei Grammar School, Kisvárda, Hungary

                  Project: Protect our habitat - 500-year old oak tree

                  Age: 16 and 17

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                    Children's Ecological Centre, School No. 389, St Petersburg, Russia

                    Project: The Big Solovki Islands

                    Age: 16-18

                    Aizputes Secondary School, Aizpute, Latvia

                    Project: The biodiversity of 'Dzintere' nature territory

                    Age: 17 and 18

                    Helston Community College, Helston, Cornwall, UK

                    Project: Surfing the Windy Web

                    Age: 14 and 15

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                      Municipal Secondary School with extensive Enqlish Iearning No 254, Kirovsky District, St Petersburg, Russia

                      Project: Utilization of Household Waste

                      Age:

                      Islamabad College for Boys, G-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan

                      Kikaya College School, Uganda

                      Project: The Polythene Bag Scandal and its possible way forward

                      Age:

                      Grammar School, Čakovec, Croatia

                      Project: Charting of Lencojum vernum, Fritillaria meleagris and Myricaria germanica

                      Age: 15, 17 and 18

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                        Moat Community College, Leicester, UK

                        Project: Cutting down electricity consumption at Moat Community College

                        Age: 15

                        Osnova School, Naklo, Slovenia

                        Project: No Bad Plastic Bag

                        Age: 14

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                          Kensri School, Mariyannapalya, Bangalore, India

                          Project: Protection of the oasis in the 'green city'. Look ahead! Think! Act!

                          Age: 12, 14, 15 and 17

                          Beacon House School System, Lahore, Pakistan

                          Project: Global Warming

                          Age: 15

                          X. High School, Gdynia, Poland

                          Project: Greenhouse effect and climate change

                          Age: 16

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