What is the Bondar Challenge?
The Bondar Challenge is an opportunity for students to learn about the art of photography and to discover new perspectives on nature through a camera lens.
The challenge is designed for students aged 6-18. Student entries will be judged in one of three age categories:
- 6-10 years old
- 11-14 years old
- 15-18 years old
Explore the Challenge Rules and Judging Criteria to discover what makes a winning photograph. Get inspired and prepare your best submission!
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New for the 2024-25 school year!
We’re excited to announce the launch of this year’s Bondar Video Challenge! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to explore the art of videography while learning about natural habitats. For inspiration, visit the video challenge webpage on the Roberta Bondar Foundation’s website to see examples from the pilot program.
Be sure to check out our resources section and the Bondar Challenge action card in the ECA for helpful tools to guide your video creation process.
Goals of the Bondar Challenge
- Help students develop a lifelong love of photography and nature
- Provide environmental and artistic learning opportunities for schools
- Encourage students to see the world with a discerning eye and mind
- Teach students how to use cameras effectively to capture ideas and images
- Support students in expressing their feelings clearly through photography
- Deepen students’ understanding of the science within nature photographs
Gain Points Towards your EcoSchools Certification!
If students at your school participate in The Bondar Challenge, your school can gain points towards EcoSchools certification! Log in or register on the EcoSchools Certification Application to add The Bondar Challenge to your EcoSchools action plan.
Prizes and Recognition
1st per category:
Go Pro and headstrap
2nd per category:
Binoculars
3rd per category:
Field Magnifier & Tree Track
Every participant in the Bondar Challenge is awarded a Certificate of Recognition, celebrating their contribution and commitment to exploring nature through photography.
Who is Roberta Bondar?
Dr. Roberta Bondar is unique, not just for being the world’s first neurologist in space, the first Canadian woman in space, or for her pioneering space medicine research. Academically one of the most distinguished astronauts to have flown in space, Dr. Bondar is also the only astronaut to use fine art photography to explore and reveal Earth’s natural environment from the surface.
To learn more about Dr. Bondar and The Roberta Bondar Foundation visit therobertabondarfoundation.org
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