eesmarts Student Contest Opens

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Registration is open for “eesmarts,” an Energize Connecticut contest for students in grades K-12.

Responding to prompts appropriate for the various grade levels, individual students (not groups) submit projects that demonstrate how the world benefits from energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability measures.

Registration is open until March 20. Project submissions are due on March 27. More information about the contest, parental consent forms, and a link to registration can be found here. First prize is a $400 Amazon gift card.

Grade level prompts go as follows for elementary and middle school students:

K-2: a poster
3: limericks
4: an outdoor billboard
5: a fictional story with an energy-saving character
6: a persuasive letter
7: a comic strip
8: a social media post

High school students are asked to produce a persuasive image in words or pictures (e.g., short poem or cartoon strip) that advocates for an energy saving or sustainability topic.

Energize Connecticut is an initiative of the State of Connecticut in partnership with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating, Connecticut Natural Gas, and Southern Connecticut Gas.