Applications are being accepted for the Emperor Science Award program, an initiative designed to encourage high school students to explore careers in science — specifically cancer research and care — and empower students to become the next generation of cancer and health researchers. PBS LearningMedia and Stand Up To Cancer will award 100 students each year for at least three [...]
Open Source High has launched its first student video contests of the new school year. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top videos in science, history and mathematics. Videos are limited to two minutes and may be on any topic within the three subject areas. Public voting will determine the winners. The deadline is Sept. 20; other contests will [...]
Teachers in grades 4-12 may register their students to participate in The Stock Market Game, an interactive, educational simulation and competition that teaches personal finance, economics, technology and team-building skills. It can be used in mathematics, reading, writing, economics, social studies and business classes. Teachers may use the program to reinforce economic and investing concepts and provide real-world applications. Students [...]
Students are invited to participate in the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet’s 2015 Public Service Recognition Poster Contest, which is held in conjunction with Public Service Recognition Week, Oct. 4-10. Students’ entries should be based on the theme, “Great People Doing Great Jobs,” and will be judged in three categories: Ages 6-9 Ages 10-13 Ages 14-18 Winners receive $100 and an invitation [...]
The Green Apple Day of Service on Sept. 26 gives teachers, students, parents, companies and local organizations the opportunity to transform all schools into healthy, safe and productive learning environments through local service projects. The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council is the organization behind the Green Apple movement, working to ensure that every student has [...]
The Fund for Transforming Education in Kentucky is sponsoring a screening of the film “Most Likely to Succeed,” a documentary about the impact of innovation on the economy and the consequences for the country if the education system fails to keep pace. The screening will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 27, at the Lexington Public Library Central Library. A discussion will [...]
The Kentucky Youth Storytelling competition, a statewide effort to develop, encourage, and highlight the talent of our young storytellers, is open to children ages 8-17. Participants submit a single 7- to 11-minute story told by one storyteller or a tandem team on DVD. Winners will receive a $100 cash prize, a one-year membership in the Kentucky Storytelling Association and the [...]
Students in grades 5-12 can design and propose real microgravity experiments to fly in low-Earth orbit on the International Space Station in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 9 to the International Space Station (ISS). This STEM education opportunity immerses about 300 students in an authentic, high-visibility research experience. One experiment in each community is selected for flight to [...]
Students in grades 6-12 are invited to celebrate National Poetry Month by entering a poetry contest sponsored by the Murray State University chapter of the National Council of Teachers of English. Three winners per school and three winners per grade will be chosen, and one grand prize winner will be featured on MSU’s website. Poems must be typed and submitted [...]
Schools can be a part of the Governor’s Derby Celebration by contributing a painted canvas to be used as a table covering during festivities May 2 on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Frankfort. Tables will be decorated as horse, with a head and a tail affixed to each table. The painted canvases will be used as a [...]