Prizes

Celebrate your accomplishements through national recognition!

The top three winners in all categories (Article, Photo, and Video) for both the Age 11-14 and Age 15-18 competitions will be featured on the YRE website, and announced nationally through EcoSchools.ca, the EcoSchools newsletter, and social media channels. You’ll be an instant EcoSchools star!

Additional Prizes

National Geographic 10x Binoculars

To recognize the inspiring winning submissions, the first-place entries in each category, both for ages 11-14 and 15-18, will receive National Geographic 10x binoculars. These binoculars are intended to support curiosity, biodiversity identification, and foster gratitude towards the land during outdoor exploration.

International YRE

The winners of the International Young Reporters for the Environment competition will be awarded with diplomas and the winning entries will be published internationally on the online platform Medium and Climate Tracker. The first place winners will also be published on the YRE International website.

You can see the winners from previous years here: Article, photo, video.

Note: Please note that all Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) materials are currently only available in English and submissions must also be in English. We are exploring funding opportunities to make this program accessible to the French-speaking community. Stay tuned!