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Information for potential sponsors of NL Envirothon 2012. The handbook provides an overview of the event history and objectives and benefits to potential sponsors.
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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
ENVIROTHON 2012
Develop Tomorrow’s Informed Leaders. Educate Future Resource Stewards. Promote Sustainable Development.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
NL Envirothon is a fast-paced and challenging event that tests student’s knowledge of natural resource management and environmental stewardship while promoting teamwork, public speaking and problem solving skills.
NL Envirothon 2012 will occur at Max Simms Memorial Camp in Bishop’s Falls, April 26-28, 2012.
NL Envirothon 2011 occurred at Killdevil Camp and Conference Centre, Gros Morne National Park, NL, May 5-7, 2011 and was attended by 70 people with
seven teams from six schools across NL competing.
NL Envirothon 2011 received media coverage in The Western Star, K-Rock/VOCM Radio and CBC Corner Brook
NL Envirothon 2011 received financial and in-kind support from Government Departments, Corporations/businesses and not-for-profit organizations
NL Envirothon is NL’s only high school environmental education competition.
The winner of NL Envirothon attends Canon Envirothon where they compete with close to 55 other teams (275 students) from
across North America.
Provincial and State Envirothons reach over 500,000 teenagers annually.
In Canada, the Envirothon program reaches over 20,000 students in 9 provinces and 1 territory
Canon Envirothon 2011 was held at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. NL was represented by a team from Elwood Regional High School in Deer Lake, NL.
Canon Envirothon 2012 will occur in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA.
Participants in NL Envirothon 2011 Killdevil Camp and Conference Centre
Gros Morne National Park, NL
THE OPPORTUNITY Be a partner in NL’s only, and one of North America’s largest, High School Environmental Education Competitions!
NEWFOUNDLAND &
LABRADOR
ENVIROTHON
PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
By being a financial or in-kind contributor to Newfoundland and Labrador Envirothon you will:
Support environmental education and stewardship among high school students in the province
Promote the development of informed leaders and natural resource managers for this province’s future
Enhance the public image of your organization through your support of environmental education
Gain local and provincial media coverage as a partner in a well recognized competition
Display your organizational logo on NL Envirothon T-shirts, banner, promotional materials and event booklet
Be part of a program that reaches over half a million teenagers throughout North America
For More Information: Model Forest of Newfoundland & Labrador PO Box 68 Corner Brook NL A2H 6C3 Ph. (709) 637-7300 Fax. (709) 634-0255
Develop Tomorrow’s
Informed Leaders
Educate Future
Resource Stewards
Promote Sustainable
Development
Create Community
Awareness
2011 SPONSORS
Benefits Platinum
$1,500
plus
Gold
$1,000-
$1,499
Silver
$500-
$999
Bronze
$100-
$499
Logo on T-Shirts
Link on NL Envirothon website
Logo in Event Booklet
NL Envirothon T-Shirt(s)
2 2 1 1
Invitation to Awards Ceremony
Invitation to
present award
Certificate of Appreciation
Logo in Western Star Advertisement (post event; logo position/size based on partnership level)
Logo on event Banner
Full Page advertisement in Event booklet
PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS NL ENVIROTHON 2011
Right to Title for
NL Envirothon
($10,000 annually) Title sponsors receive all benefits listed to the left plus the following:
Right-to-title and exclusive promotion before and during the event
Recognition as title sponsor in all media coverage of the event
Front and back coverage in event booklet
Largest logo and prime logo placement on T-shirts, banner etc.
Logo in pre and post event advertising
For More Information: Model Forest of Newfoundland & Labrador at (709) 637-7300 or [email protected]
WHAT IS ENVIROTHON?
NL Envirothon is an environmental education competition for youth that raises awareness of
environmental issues through hands-on learning and outdoor competitions in five subject areas:
Aquatic Ecology Forestry Soils and Land Use Wildlife Current Environmental Issue
NL Envirothon competition usually takes place over two days at a conference centre in the
province. Day one is devoted to field testing and preparation of oral presentations. Day two is devoted to oral presentations and final judging to determine winning teams. NL Envirothon is open to students enrolled in grades 9 though 12 and youth of eligible age who
are members of community groups with an environmental focus. Students from a school's junior high feeder school are eligible to compete. NL Envirothon members work as a team on all tests at the event. Field tests are completed as a
team and oral presentations require participation from all team members. It is a great team-building experience! NL Envirothon encourages young people to learn more about the environment both in and out of
the classroom. In a group setting, participants learn from one another, from resource professionals, and from nature itself. NL Envirothon highlights the many careers paths in the environmental and natural resource management fields. Winners of the provincial competition will be presented with the opportunity to compete at the North American Canon Envirothon which is held in a different state/province each summer. For more information about Canon Envirothon visit www.envirothon.org For more information:
Model Forest of Newfoundland and Labrador PO Box 68, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6C3 Phone: (709) 637-7300 Fax: (709) 634-0255 E-Mail: [email protected]
COMPETITION STRUCTURE
Every province and/or state has their own way of conducting Envirothon competitions. The competition structure is determined by the provincial Envirothon Committee dependant on factors including location, time frame, number of teams and number of judges. The following is the structure adopted by the NL Envirothon Committee but may be altered at any time at the discretion of the Organizing committee:
Field Testing Teams complete a 15 minute field test in each of the five subject areas: Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Soils/Land
Use, Wildlife, and a Current Environmental Issue. Teams complete their field tests during the first morning of
competition. When possible, field tests will be set up so that there will be no more than one team at a station
at any given time. Each field test will be marked out of 100 total points with a combined total score for the field
testing component of 500 points.
Scenario Preparation
Teams have a length of time (usually 3-4 hours, depending on event schedule) to prepare a response to a
presented problem scenario based on the Current Environmental Issue. During the presentation preparation
time, teams are isolated from their teachers/coaches, are under supervision, and are given all the required
materials for the preparation of their oral presentation. Teams may provide their own snacks for this scenario
preparation time; however, all notes, printed materials, electronic devices, pens etc. are prohibited. At the end
of the preparation period all items supplied to the teams will be collected and stored until just prior to their oral
presentation on the second day of competition
Oral Presentations
On the second day of competition, teams will be required to give their oral presentations to a panel of judges.
The three teams with the highest preliminary oral presentation score are required to give their presentations a
second time to the full panel of judges. This enables the other teams to view a high quality presentation and
allows the final three presentations to be evaluated by the same panel of judges. The scores obtained by the
team in this second round replaces their score obtained in the preliminary oral presentation. The oral
presentations, worth 200 total points, are evaluated based on a standardized scoring rubric produced by
Canon Envirothon Education Committee.
Awards Ceremony Following the final oral presentations the judges meet to determine the total combined scores from the field
testing and oral presentations for each team. At the awards ceremony, the winners of the following categories
are announced:
NL Envirothon Champion - (The team with the highest score out of 700 points)
Highest Score in each Field Test
Highest Score on the Preliminary Oral Presentation
Dr. Neal Simon Team Spirit Award
HISTORY OF NL ENVIROTHON
NL Envirothon began in 2000 with one team from Regina High School in Corner Brook, under the
guidance of teacher-advisor Cecil Lake, participating in the Nova Scotia Envirothon in Port
Hawkesbury and the North American Canon Envirothon at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
In 2001, as a pilot project, the Western Newfoundland Model Forest and School District #3 hosted a
regional Envirothon competition in Corner Brook with three teams from Regina High School in Corner
Brook and one team from Elwood High School in Deer Lake. The
event has grown significantly over the years and the 2009 event
involved 10 teams from 9 schools across the province.
Since the inception of NL Envirothon the event has been held
across the island of Newfoundland at venues in St. John’s,
Bishop’s Falls, Lomond and Corner Brook. The table shown below
lists the history of NL Envirothon including the event location,
participation level, wining team and the location of the Canon
Envirothon.
Year NL Envirothon Location
Number Teams
Winning Team Canon Envirothon
2000 Team traveled to Nova Scotia
1 Regina High School, Corner Brook
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
2001 Corner Brook 4 Elwood High School, Deer Lake
Jackson, Mississippi
2002 Corner Brook 5 Regina High School, Corner Brook
Amherst, Massachusetts
2003 Corner Brook 6 Regina High School, Corner Brook
Mount Saint Mary’s College, Maryland
2004 St. John’s 7 Elwood High School, Deer Lake
Buckhannon, West Virginia
2005 St. John’s 7 Elwood High School, Deer Lake
Springfield, Missouri
2006 Lomond 7 Regina High School, Corner Brook
Winnipeg, Manitoba
2007 Lomond 9 Elwood High School, Deer Lake
Geneva, New York State
2008 Lomond 11 Corner Brook Regional High School Flagstaff, Arizona
2009 Bishop’s Falls 10 Elwood High School, Deer Lake Asheville, North Carolina
2010 Bishop’s Falls 8 Corner Brook Regional High School Fresno, California
2011 Lomond 7 Elwood High School, Deer Lake Sackville, New Brunswick
HISTORY OF CANON ENVIROTHON
In 1979, the Pennsylvania Soil and Water Conservation Districts
created an "Environmental Olympics" as a way to encourage high
school students to become interested in natural resource
conservation and environmental issues and careers. The
Environmental Olympics, later shortened to Enviro-Olympics,
quickly gained popularity as a hands-on outdoor competition
designed to challenge and test students knowledge of soils/land
use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and current environmental
issues.
The program grew rapidly and involved 40 conservation district
teams at the 1987 Pennsylvania State Enviro-Olympics, providing
greater visibility and stimulating interest from neighboring states.
In 1988 the program became known as the Envirothon. Teams
from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Massachusetts competed in the first
"National Envirothon." The Pennsylvania Association of
Conservation Districts hosted the event. Subsequently,
Massachusetts, Ohio, and Maine hosted the annual "National
Envirothon," and in 1992 the first Canadian team (from Nova
Scotia) participated in the competition, hosted by Maryland's
Envirothon Committee.
Historically, Envirothon funding came from local conservation
districts, state conservation committees, state, federal and
provincial conservation organizations, and provincial forestry
associations. In 1997 Canon U.S.A., Inc. began supporting the
Envirothon program and in 1999 became the title sponsor. The
program currently operates under the name Canon Envirothon.
The Canon Envirothon is governed by the Canon Envirothon
Committee which consists of one representative from each
member state/province. An Executive Director and the elected
officers (known as the Canon Envirothon Board of Directors)
provide program administration and day-to-day guidance.
For more information, visit www.envirothon.org
The Dr. Neal Simon Team Spirit Award is given to a team that displays good sportsmanship,
teamwork and spirit during NL Envirothon competition. This award was instituted by the Model
Forest of Newfoundland & Labrador in 2007 in memory of Dr. Neal Simon, the special topic judge
at the 2006 NL Envirothon.
Dr. Neal Simon was born in Labrador City on December 30,
1973. He worked with the NL Department of Natural
Resources as Regional Ecologist for Labrador. He held a
B.Sc. from Memorial University with a major in ecology and
evolution and a minor in statistics, and M.Sc. in Forestry and
Environmental Management from the University of New
Brunswick. He completed his Ph. D. in this same faculty in
2006.
Neal was NL Envirothon’s theme judge in 2006 and was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable
addition to the Envirothon team. He died on September 23, 2006 in a boating accident in
Labrador at the age of 33. In his memory, the “Dr. Neal Simon Team Spirit Award” was
established to honor the NL Envirothon team that best exemplifies Neal’s love of learning and the
natural environment of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The winner of the inaugural Dr. Neal Simon Team Spirit Award in 2007 was Menihek High School
from Labrador City. In 2010, the award went to “NCIS” from Elwood High School in Deer Lake.
While in 2011, the award was presented to team “Zwak Pack” from Main River Academy in
Pollard’s Point.
TEAM SPIRIT AWARD
Dr. Neal Simon December 30, 1973- September 23, 2006
2010 Winners of Dr. Neal Simon Award: “NCIS”, Elwood High School, Deer Lake
2011 Winners of Dr. Neal Simon Award: “Zwak Pack”, Main River Academy, Pollard’s Point
Thank you for considering this partnership opportunity. If
there are partner benefits not included in this package that
would make the partnership more attractive for your
organization, we would be more than willing to negotiate
alternate partnership opportunities.
Newfoundland and Labrador Envirothon is hosted and organized by Model Forest of Newfoundland & Labrador. If you require any further information on the event or our organization, please contact the NL Envirothon Coordinator using the following contact information: Mail: PO Box 68, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6C3 Phone: (709) 637-7300 Fax: (709) 634-0255 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.mfnl.ca Facebook: Model Forest of Newfoundland & Labrador Twitter: ModelForestNL