The Lorax Challenge

Do Your Students Have Ideas That Will Save the Earth?

This semester, Youth Venture, Dr. Seuss, and NEA are partnering to bring the Lorax Challenge to 500 schools across the country. Taking its name from the Dr. Seuss children's book, The Lorax, which chronicles the plight of the environment, the Lorax Challenge offers young people the chance to turn their dreams of saving the planet into reality.

To participate, students will be asked to become Venturers, young people who take action to make a difference in their communities. Students will form teams, identify environmental problems they want to address, and design their own organizations or ventures to solve them. Whether it's by converting a school bus into a bio-diesel-powered classroom or by developing a line of handmade reusable grocery bags, Venturers are asked to pursue their individual passions in innovative ways.

Teams will receive up to $1,000 to start their ventures, a host of tools and resources from Youth Venture, and the support of a global community of likeminded young changemakers. Students will also get the chance to compete to be one of five winning teams that will be sent to a prestigious university this summer for a workshop to experience college life and be celebrated as true changemakers.

The competition deadline is May 31.

Learn more at www.loraxchallenge.org