Climate Superstars

Join us for the 2021 Climate Superstars Challenge this October! Thank you to everyone who participated in 2020.

Below are the winners who received a Samsung Flip 2 digital flipchart and stand for their classrooms:

• Elizabeth Gallaher
  Clay County Middle School, Clay, West Virginia
• Samantha Barry
  Canarelli Middle School, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Jacqueline Propst
  Pendleton County Middle/ High School, Franklin, West Virginia
• Sara Aiello
  Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy, Norristown, Pennsylvania
• Karen Brown
  Junction Avenue, K-8, Livermore, California

What is the Climate Superstars Challenge?

Presented by Samsung, ENERGY STAR®, and the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), Climate Superstars is a 10-day online environmental challenge that gets kids excited about the environment and how they can take an active role in caring for its future.

During the challenge, middle school classrooms (Grades 6-8) complete short tasks geared towards environmental literacy and energy efficiency. Tasks align with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and can be performed online or in person and in any order! Classes that complete at least 7 of the 10 tasks by the end of the challenge are eligible for a prize drawing.

Where do I sign up?

The Climate Superstars Challenge 2021 will take place in October. Sign up below to receive notifications, information, and updates leading up to this year's challenge!

Who is eligible?

Climate Superstars is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, and legal residents of Puerto Rico,  who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older and currently employed as a full-time teacher/educator in a public Middle School, grades 6-8, including State or Federally Funded Expanded Learning Programs and Charter Schools that are 50 percent or more publicly funded. See official rules here.

Where can I hear from previous winners?

Check out this video from Samsung to hear from past Climate Superstars winners Russ Miller from Lakewood Middle School (Michigan), Amy Truemper from Bednarcik Junior High School (Illinois), and Stephanie Fletcher from Ionia Middle School (Michigan).