K-12 Education

Climate Superstars

Online environmental activities that gets kids excited about the environment and how they can actively care for its future

Be a Climate Superstar!

Thank you to all educators who have participated in the Climate Superstars Challenge!

We will be taking a short break from the competition and have decided to make the tasks and supplemental material from the program available to educators to use when it best aligns with their lesson planning.

Climate Superstars Activities

Each year, we requested participant feedback to make the next year’s challenge even better, and we consistently heard that teachers wanted to be able to use the Climate Superstars activities year-round.

Now, you can find all the activities in a downloadable format along with the Educator Guide and Task Overview.

Choose from activities including learning about global climate change, how humans contribute to it, and how electricity generation impacts the climate.

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Climate Education Guide

Climate Superstars Educator's Guide Cover with photos of four middle school students on the front

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Inspiring Educators, Inspiring Students

Surprise Concert for 2022 Winners

Climate Superstars

Climate Superstars Winner Celebrated with AY Young Performance

Performing Artist and UN Youth Leader, AY Young, gives an exclusive concert for students at Crystal Lake Middle School in Florida.

About the Challenge

Since 2019, NEEF and Samsung, in collaboration with the US Environmental Protection Agency, have brought the Climate Superstars Challenge to educators nationwide.

It's been inspirational to see the enthusiasm and dedication of our nation’s middle school teachers in offering climate and sustainability education to their students.

We’ve seen winning schools' positive impact on their students through classroom technology upgrades and special events.

Climate Superstars Winners

The 2022 Climate Superstars Challenge winners each received a $5,000 e-voucher for Samsung technology for their classrooms. In addition to the e-voucher, grand prize winner Tyler Colson will receive a live performance from AY Young at her school.

Amy Aden Dunn, McLean School of Maryland, Potomac, Maryland
Darcie Fregoe, Madison Elementary School, Massena, New York
Donita Legoas, AR Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School, Augusta, Georgia
Joanne Hockenjos, St. James School, Woodbridge, New Jersey
Jovonne Focacci, Old Donation School, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Tyler Colson, Eva Legard Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Students at desks with their hands in the air — Joanne Hockenjos 6th grade class at St. James School, Woodbridge, New Jersey

The 2021 Climate Superstars Challenge winners each received a $5,000 e-voucher for Samsung technology for their classrooms. In addition to the e-voucher, grand prize winner Marcia Berger received a live performance from AY Young at her school.

Marcia Berger, Crystal Lake Middle School, Lakeland, Florida
Samantha Barry, Canarelli Middle School, Las Vegas, Nevada
Jill Hermsen, Oconto Middle School, Oconto, Wisconsin
Kate Czapla, Perkiomen Valley Middle School East, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Donita Legoas, AR Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School, Augusta, Georgia
Connie Staley, Goddard Middle School, Goddard, Kansas

The 2020 Climate Superstars Challenge winners each received a Samsung Flip 2 digital flipchart for their classroom.

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 Weir-Brown, Junction Avenue K-8 School, Livermore, California

Samantha Barry and her students celebrate winning Climate Superstars — Samantha Barry, Canarelli Middle School, Las Vegas, Nevada

The 2019 Climate Superstars Challenge winners each received five Samsung Galaxy Tablets with ENERGY STAR® certification for their classroom.

Aspen Ridge Middle School, Ishpeming, MI
Bednarcik Junior High School, Aurora, IL
Canarelli Middle School, Las Vegas, NV
Clay County Middle School, Clay , WV
Crow Agency Public School, Crow Agency, MT
East Career & Tech Academy (ECTA), Las Vegas, NV
Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy, Norristown, PA (2)
Groveton High School, Groveton, NH
Hyde Park Middle School, Las Vegas, NV
Ionia Middle School, Ionia, MI
Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School, Jacksonville, FL
Junction Avenue, K-8, Livermore, CA
Lakewood Middle School, Hebron, OH
Lakewood Middle School, Woodland, MI
Lyal Burkholder School, Henderson, NV
Oconto Middle School, Oconto, WI
Pinecrest Lakes Academy, Minneola, FL
Troy High School, Troy, MI

Students at Aspen Ridge School — Winning class from Aspen Ridge Middle School, Ishpeming, Michigan.

middle school teacher Kate Czapla with her students

The most rewarding part for me was seeing those lightbulb moments when students really connected what we were learning to local events.

Kate Czapla, Perkiomen Valley Middle School East, PENNSYLVANIA

Climate Superstars

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Climate Superstars Activities

Inspiring Educators, Inspiring Students

About the Challenge

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Meet Our Climate Superstars

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