{"id":5895,"date":"2019-02-04T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiringyou.ie\/home\/?p=5895"},"modified":"2019-03-07T13:38:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T13:38:51","slug":"ocean-transformer-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiringyou.ie\/home\/ocean-transformer-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Transformers Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enter our #OceanTransformers<\/strong> competition and help make our oceans plastics free<\/p>\n

Take action and save our oceans<\/h3>\n

We are asking primary and secondary school students across Ireland to enter our \u201cOcean Transformer\u201d<\/strong> competition. All you have to do is write a short message or design a poster encouraging people to take action and save our oceans.<\/p>\n

Inspire the world<\/h3>\n

Our oceans are dying due to plastic pollution can you inspire the world to change its ways?<\/p>\n

The Message is The Bottle!<\/h3>\n

The message in a bottle<\/a>\u00a0concept has been popular for hundreds of years.\u00a0 Unfortunately bottles and plastics pollution are filling the world’s seas and killing marine and animal life.<\/p>\n

Write a message to the world<\/h3>\n

We want to you write a message of 200 words or under, telling the world of what is happening in the oceans with plastic pollution and how we must take action to save them.\u00a0 The focus is that The Message is the Bottle<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Offering tips on how to write<\/h3>\n

Leading independent publisher Tribes Press<\/a>\u00a0is supporting our #OceanTransformer<\/strong> competition.\u00a0 They will be offering tips on how to write creative short messages and letters.\u00a0 As part of the prize they will be formatting the winning letter.<\/p>\n

Raise awareness<\/h3>\n

The message will be printed and displayed to raise awareness about plastics pollution at a number of locations around the world.<\/p>\n

Be artistic and design a poster<\/h3>\n

If you prefer why not design a poster<\/a> to show the problems plastics are creating in our seas?\u00a0 The\u00a0poster must be no bigger than A3 in size and should show the effects plastics have on marine life.\u00a0 Artist Fiona Concannon<\/a>\u00a0will be offering guidance and tips to young artists entering our #OceanTransformer<\/strong> competition.<\/p>\n

Who can enter?<\/h3>\n

It is open to all primary or secondary school students.\u00a0 You can enter as an individual, a group or a class.<\/p>\n

Can I enter both competitions?<\/h3>\n

Yes you can. We need your ideas to change the world!<\/p>\n

When is the deadline for submission?<\/h3>\n

The deadline for entering is 5pm on Friday March 29th.<\/p>\n

How do I submit my entry?<\/h3>\n

You simply email your message here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Take a photo of your poster and submit it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are the prizes?<\/h3>\n

The two winners will receive great class prizes.\u00a0 The student\/class who submits the winning message will receive a “Land and Sea Tour of Galway” for 25 students courtesy of “Ocean Transformer” supporters Galway Bay Tours<\/a> and Galway City Tours<\/a><\/p>\n

The student\/class who submits the winning poster will enjoy a fun filled day swimming and playing crazy golf thanks to\u00a0Leisureland<\/a>\u00a0Galway.<\/p>\n

But don’t worry the winning classes will not go home hungry as they will be treated to pizza and a drink at Supermac’s<\/a> Salthill.<\/p>\n

What happens with the prizes?<\/h3>\n

Tribes Press Publishers<\/a> will help select the winning message and will format it professionally.\u00a0 We will then encourage schools, groups etc to share it around the world and spread our #OceanTransformer message.<\/p>\n

Artist Fiona Concannon<\/a> is one of our #OceanTransformer poster judges.\u00a0 She will help mount the winning poster.<\/p>\n

Both prizes will go on display at National Aquarium<\/a> in Galway to help raise awareness as to the dire impact plastics are having on our seas.<\/p>\n

We will then encourage schools, groups etc to share the winning message and poster around the world and spread our #OceanTransformer message.<\/p>\n

Video message for the winners<\/h3>\n

Musician and environmentalist\u00a0Sharon Shannon<\/a> and marine biologist Catherine Jordan<\/strong> will also deliver a video message to the winners.<\/p>\n

You are the future leaders of tomorrow so we need you to help raise awareness about plastic polluting our oceans.<\/p>\n

The winning entries will be announced on Tuesday\u00a0 April 2nd.\u00a0 The winners parents\/guardian will be contacted by phone.<\/p>\n

Become an #OceanTransformer and help inspire change in our world.<\/p>\n

#IYIRL – Inspiring You In Real Life #OceanTransformers #PlasticsFree #WildAtlanticWay #SalthillVillage<\/strong><\/p>\n

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