A letter from Disney

By:

District Administration Custom Publishing Group

Disney, Oct 2010

Dear Educator:

I invite you to participate in the upcoming Disney's Planet Challenge, a hands-on, environmental learning experience for grades 3-8.

Disney's Planet Challenge is a free, inquiry-based competition that unleashes students' creativity, deepens their knowledge of science and empowers them to make a difference in their communities.

These are the kind of lessons that stick, ones that can have a profound impact in later life.

The contest continues to grow. For the first time, Disney's Planet Challenge will feature a middle school competition for grades 6-8. That means veterans of elementary school projects can reinforce concepts, build on past successes and begin to see environmental stewardship as a lifelong commitment.

We've also reconfigured the elementary school competition to include third-graders. More tiers of competition means more recognition, of course. This year we'll have two national grand prize winners—one for the elementary school contest and one for middle-schoolers. But at Disney, we view every participating class and community as a winner. We're proud of the teamwork and spirit the program engenders, and we believe the projects can serve as a rallying point for entire school districts and their communities as they strive to do more to protect the planet.

Sincerely,