Dubai College Interschool Climate Competition
Organized by Dubai College
Round 1
• Teams must first choose one category to compete in (see next slide). They should then find one issue within their school relating to this category by conducting research.
• Teams will then create a solution(s) to address this issue.
• Teams must summarize their research and solution(s) into a brief 500-word project description. The project description is a required submission.
• Along with the project description, teams are also highly encouraged to prepare a PPT (10-slide maximum) and/or Word document (750 word maximum), which act as additional materials. Teams can use these additional materials to expand on their ideas further. The additional materials are optional submissions.
• All of these materials are then submitted via a form on the competition website, which will be finalized closer to the deadline.
• Teams are encouraged to embed knowledge from other subjects (e.g. science, arts, humanities, etc.) into their projects.
• Entries are judged by the Round 1 Judging Committee and 6-8 teams (the finalists) are selected to participate in Round 2.
• Deadline to sign up for Round 1: Friday 22nd November.
• Deadline to submit Round 1 projects: Sunday 24th November.
Round 1 Categories
● Food & Food Waste
● General & Recyclable Waste
● Energy
● Transport
● Water
● Education & Curriculum
Example Project
Category: Transport
Issue: Unsustainable transport methods
Solution & Research: Implementing biodiesel fuel in school bus fleet.
Cost-benefit and carbon savings analyses of using bio-diesel.
Round 2
• Finalists are given a period of 3-4 months between Rounds 1 and 2 to work on their projects.
• For their Round 2 projects, finalists should attempt to implement their Round 1 ideas/solutions in their school. They should document this process and collate their Round 2 work in a video.
• Finalists will be invited to present their work at Dubai College, where the finals will be held. Finalists will be asked to present a PPT collating their research and ideas from Round 1, along with the Round 2 video documenting their implementation process and identifying impact.
• Round 2 presentations will be judged by the Round 2 judging committee.
Competition Prizes
● ‘1st Place’: 1000AED Gift Voucher, Trophy, Certificates.
● ‘2nd Place’: 800AED Gift Voucher, Trophy, Certificates.
● ‘Most-Innovative Solutions’: 500AED Gift Voucher, Certificates.
● ‘Best Speaker’: 200AED Gift Voucher, Certificates.
E-Certificates of participation will be awarded to all participants.
* Prizes to be altered based on number of participants.
Rules & Guidelines
● Each school can submit up to 3 teams to enter the competition.
● Each team must have between 3-6 members (inclusive) only.
● All members of a team must be from the same school.
● All members of a team must be in Years 9-13, Grades 8-12, or equivalent.
● Each team must be supervised by an adult mentor, who is a member of staff at their school. Multiple teams can have the same adult mentor if the mentor agrees.
Teams not abiding by these rules may be disqualified from the competition. Should you have any queries, send us an email at: dcsustainability2425@dubaicolle ge.org
Step 1: Issue
To begin your Round 1 project, your team should select a category to participate in.
Once the category has been determined, you should identify several environmentalrelated issues within your school relating to this category. Decide which of these identified issues is the most important, but also which are issues that can be tackled relatively easily by students.
Food & Food Waste
General & Recyclable Waste
Energy
Transport
Water
Education & Curriculum
Step 2: Research
Once your issue has been finalized it is now time to begin research. You should start by researching more about this problem at a global-level: is it a common problem in most schools? Is there any available data on this problem? How has this issue been tackled in the past? The next step, if possible, would be to collect data about this problem in your school. This step may involve speaking to different stakeholders in the school community or beyond to gain a better understanding of this issue or collecting empirical data. For example, you may measure the energy consumption of your school for a week, or you may survey students’ opinions on the amount of climate education taught in your school.
Step 3: Solution
Once your background research is complete, you now have significant knowledge on this issue at a global level and within your school. In this step, you should work on designing innovative and creative solutions to tackling your problem. Solutions should also be feasible, meaning that it should be something you can work towards implementing in Round 2 of the competition. Dive deep into your solution and form a technical understanding of how it would be implemented. You should also think about flaws of the solution and how it can be improved further.
Step 4: Submission
You are now ready to put it all together and submit your project! First, summarize all of the problem identification, research, and solution(s) int o a project description (500 words maximum) – this is required for your submission. We highly recommend that you also create additional materials to expand on your ideas further. For your additional materials, you can complete a PPT (10 slide maximum) and/or a Word Document (750 words maximum) – additional materials are optional for your submission, but highly recommended. Final projects must be submitted through the ‘Project Submission Form’ on the official competition home page: https://www.dubaicollege.org/school-life/extra-curricular/dcicc.
Round 1 Checklist
Project Description Checklist (500 words maximum):
● Mention of chosen category
● Clear identification of issue
● Analysis and research of issue
● Explanation of solution
Additional Materials (PPT/Word Doc) Checklist
● Mention of chosen category
● Additional analysis and research of issue
● Data/figures about issue at global/school level
● Technical explanation of solution
● Evaluation of solution
● Additional data/figures about issue at global/school level
● Research methods (if applicable)
● References (if applicable)
Teams are highly encouraged to collect data on the problem in their school community. If you choose to do so, include a ‘Research methods’ section in your Word Doc, describing how you collected data, whom you interviewed, the validity of the data, and conclusions you made using the data.
at: dcsustainability2425@dubaicollege.org or visit our website: https://www.dubaicollege.org/school-life/extra-curricular/dcicc