Ontario Science Centre Helps Youth Promote Ideas for Change
Ontario Science Centre Now Accepting Entries for the 2011 Weston Youth Innovation Award
October 28, 2010 @ 10:00AM
Toronto, ON - Other people talk about changing the world, these Canadian youth actually do something about it. They are Agents of Change and the Ontario Science Centre wants to give them a stronger platform to spread their message. The Weston Youth Innovation Award will recognize one of these young people for their efforts to motivate positive outcomes in the world.
The Weston Youth Innovation Award was established in 2008 to give Canadian students aged 14 to 18 a unique vehicle to share their ideas beyond classrooms and science fairs. This award is open to teens that use science and technology to create solutions for real-world issues, such as, climate change or energy conservation. The recipient of the award shows a thoughtful insight of current challenges and a passion to raise awareness of these problems and drive change.
Created in recognition of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation’s $15 million lead gift to the Ontario Science Centre’s Agents of Change initiative, this national award honours The Foundation’s dedication to education and contribution to the Canadian cultural landscape.
Weston Youth Innovation Award Facts:
- Submissions for the Weston Youth Innovation Award are being accepted until Feb. 14, 2011. Applicants are asked to profile how they have shown initiative and leadership in addressing a current issue and illustrate the impact of their efforts.
- All submissions will be judged on a demonstration of the characteristics of innovation: inspiration, creativity, collaboration, risk-taking and problem-solving approaches to changing the world.
- The winner will be announced on or before May 2, 2011 and will be presented with a $2000 prize at a ceremony in May where a multi-media presentation of their project will be premiered.
- Last year’s winner Kimberly Gulevich explored the use of methane capture as a way to reduce the carbon footprint of a small rural households that use sewage lagoons.
- Detailed information about the Weston Youth Innovation Award can be found at www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/innovationaward.
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“Canadian youth have the ability to make a positive impact on our world. In addition to providing an outlet for youth to express their ideas, the Ontario Science Centre will team up with the award winner to showcase the goals of their project to more than a million visitors a year, giving them an opportunity to promote their activities to a wide audience.”
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About the Ontario Science Centre:
The Ontario Science Centre uses science as the lens to inspire and actively engage people in new ways of seeing, understanding and thinking about themselves and the world around them. Our facility has received Green Building certification for energy efficiency by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), and was named building of the year in the Public Assembly category. The Ontario Science Centre is an agency of the Government of Ontario. For more information, visit www.OntarioScienceCentre.ca or call our box office at 416-696-1000. Twitter: ontsciencectr
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