It’s about challenging our youth!
The Envirothon uses the outdoors as an alternative to classroom learning. In this natural setting, students become aware of the many environmental problems that exist today. Working as a team, they learn to use critical thinking and problem solving skills to arrive at solutions to specific environmental problems.
It’s about making teaching fun!
The Envirothon encourages “hands-on” learning. Students learn many interesting facts but, more importantly, learn to listen to various viewpoints to solve problems. At the international level, they also have the opportunity to learn from a variety of environmental education professionals. This offers great opportunities for career counseling “in the field.”
It’s about changing attitudes!
The best way to promote positive behaviors is to promote positive attitudes. That’s the key to a successful Envirothon. Teaching positive attitudes about the world around us has a ripple effect which spreads through communities and benefits the total environment.
It’s about preserving our future!
Today’s students are tomorrow’s homeowners, consumers and decision-makers. Teachers are faced with the critical job of preparing students to make the best choices about our natural resources. The Envirothon offers a unique approach to help teachers accomplish this task. Using current information on environmental issues, teachers can prepare students to make educated decisions about the world around them.
What You Should Know!
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The goal of the Envirothon Program is to help students become environmentally knowledgeable, skilled, dedicated citizens who are willing to work individually and collectively toward achieving and maintaining a dynamic equilibrium between the quality of life and the quality of the environment.
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Participation in the Envirothon is open to all students enrolled in grades 9-12 in public, private, vocational technical or home-school programs. Five students minimum make up a team, but seven are encouraged to have two alternates ("insurance").
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The Envirothon covers five natural resource issues: Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Soil & Land Use, Wildlife, and a current environmental issue, which changes annually based on the NCF Envirothon's topic.
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The Florida Envirothon is the state competition usually held in April. Cash, trophy and/or medallion awards for top winners as well as for category awardees. The top placing winners are not eligible for category awards except the oral presentation.
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The Florida Envirothon is run on team registrations, donations and volunteers.
What Can YOU Do?
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If you would like to participate in the Florida Envirothon, contact your county's representative.
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If your county does not have a competition, contact the county representative closest to you to see if you can join their competition.
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If there other high schools/organizations in your county that would like to have a competition, see if you can find someone to host an event - contact us here at the state level to help that person with logistics in organizing an event.
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Support the Florida Envirothon! Donations and sponsorships are welcome to help offset the cost of the event. The more you can give, the easier it is for teams to travel the state each year to participate. Ways you can help:
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Be a t-shirt sponsor!
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Be a a lunch sponsor!
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Be an awards sponsor!
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Sponsor the winning team to the NCF Envirothon - an international event consisting of USA, Canada, China and Singapore!
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Volunteer! The event is hosted around the state at a different site each year. If you see an event near you - contact us to come out and volunteer - a t-shirt and lunch is provided to all team members and volunteers.