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What is the
Geography Challenge?
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The Geography Challenge is a national student competition
designed to foster an interest in geography among young
Canadians, and to raise the profile of geography with
teachers and the public.
The Challenge is organized by the Canadian
Council for Geographic Education (CCGE), a non-profit
volunteer organization of teachers. As the education
committee of the non-profit Royal
Canadian Geographical Society, the CCGE promotes
geographic education to highlight the important role
it can play in the curriculum.
How does the Challenge work?
The Geography Challenge is open to students from Grades
4 to 10 attending a school that is registered in the program.
The official competition kit contains everything you need
to conduct your in-school challenge, including instructions,
useful tips, questions and answers, winner's medal, award
certificates and more.
There are two levels of competition. Level
1 is for Grades 4 to 6 and is designed to be an
introductory opportunity for teaching geography. Challenges
are held as a classroom activity. Winners of Level 1
Challenges receive award certificates and are eligible
for a national prize draw. Both the student and the
school are eligible for the national prize draw.
The Level
2 Challenge is open to students under the age of
16 as of August 31, 2009. It begins with a school level
Challenge where an overall winner is declared. School
level winners then write a qualifying test for the right
to advance to the provincial
and territorial championships. Within each province
or territory, students with the top 50 scores from the
qualifying tests are invited to their respective provincial
or territorial championships.
The provincial
and territorial winners, 40 in total, participate
in the national
final of the Geography Challenge that takes place
online through this Web site on May 20, 2010.
HSBC Bank Canada scholarships will be awarded to the
top three finishers (1st place $3,000; 2nd place $2,000;
and 3rd place $1,000) and a range of other prizes will
be awarded to all national finalists.
How do I participate?
Schools
must register in order to participate in the Geography
Challenge. Register your school to order an official
competition kit with everything you need to conduct
your Challenge. A nominal fee is charged for the competition
kits to cover the cost of production. Kits are available
in English and French.
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