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School Informa tion Handbook

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Guidelines

1. The competition is open to students between the ages 16 21 years, and has been divided into thefollowing 2 groups. The entries can be in both Hindi and English.

Group Age

(years)

Topic Word

LimitA 16-18 You are India's future generation - How can you lead / influence the climate change

challenge to ensure a sustainable future for the country and the planet?vki Hkkjro"kZ dh Hkkoh ih


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12.Your essay will be judged based on the criteria outlined below.

Scoring Criteria Sub-Categories Maximum Points

Information shows originality & individual thinkingskills.

Creative thinking

Information includes innovative ideas leading toactionable points.

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Information was researched and clearly relates to the

topic.

Information is accurate and logical.

Content accuracy

Information provides supporting details and/or

examples.

10

Quality of the information in terms of grammar,

spelling and punctuation.

Clear writing

Information is presented in a definite structure is

organized, neatly written and has well constructed

paragraphs.

10

Overall impression Reader was engaged by the writing.

Information includes suggested solutions, which are

practical and logical.

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13.The essay will be disqualified if:a. It is not on the topic.b. It is illegible & untidy.c. It relies solely on Internet research.d. It doesnt propose solutions.e. It reaches the regional office after the deadline of 23rd October, 2009.f. It plagiarizesthat is, uses someone else's statements or ideas as your own.g. The Title Page is not complete.

14.WWF-India and MoEF will have rights on the submitted essays and use the essay either in soft or hardcopies for publishing in part or full with due credits to the author.

15.The competition is open ONLY to students holding a valid passport. Please attach a photocopy ofthe participants passport (first & last page) with the essay and send it by post / courier to your

relevant regional office before 23rd

October 2009.

16.The winners will be announced on 21st November, 2009. The Judges decision will be final and enquirieson prizes will NOT be entertained.


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The Process

1. Schools will select and send a maximum of ONLY 4 essays, i.e. maximum of 1 essay from each groupand each language to the respective regional panel.

2. Qualified experts selected by MoEF & WWF at the regional offices, will then select the best 3 essaysfrom each state in each group and each language.

3. The regional panel will send the best essay from each state, group and language to the central panel (NewDelhi).

4. Following this, the central panel will choose the best 3 essays in each group and language, making a totalof 12 winners.

Awards

1. Out of the 12 winners, the top 4 winners (1 from each group and language), will win an opportunity to bea part of COP 15 - The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in

Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 18. The winners will leave for Copenhagen on 6th December,

2009. For more information on this conference, visit http://en.cop15.dk/

2. Certificates + Trophies will be sent to the remaining state winners.3. Only Certificates will be sent for the state runners-up.

MOEF & WWF-India reserve the right to present no awards at the state and national levels, or toreduce the number of awards if an insufficient number of deserving entries is received.

The decisions of the judges are final. Please do not call for information about the status of your essay.


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We recommend that each school appoints a teacher as a Coordinator to conduct the competition.

Role of the Coordinator -

The contest coordinator is the key contact between students, the Regional Office, MoEF and WWF-India. The

school can hand-over all the information sent by the MoEF and WWF-India to the coordinator. The coordinator

can then choose to brainstorm the topic among the relevant age groups before the competition is held. It couldalso be integrated into the classroom curriculum for better understanding of the topic.

The coordinator:

1. Receives the topics for the essay and forwards it to the students prior to the competition to facilitateresearch / brainstorming / classroom discussion or any such sort of preparation.

2. Confirms the schools participation to the relevant Regional Office before 7th October, 2009 via phone,fax or email.

3. Chooses how the competition will be conducted in the school. It is mandatory for the students to writethe essays in the school premises.

4. Ensures the completion & proper evaluation of the competition before 16th October, 2009.5. Oversees the evaluation process.6. Ensures that the essays are conceived and written by the students and represent the students' own

thoughts.

7. Reviews and ensures that the name and other details of the Student, School & Coordinator are mentionedONLY on the title page and nowhere else on the essay pages.

8. Reviews the essays to ensure that students have followed the guidelines, check for grammatical andtypographical errors.

9. Selects the best essay in each group and each language.10.Submits stapled, legible, collated copies of a maximum of 4 essays (2 from each Group and each

language), along with the completed title page (1 for each entry).

11.Ensures that the essays reach the Regional Office by post / courier before 23rd October, 2009.

Please visit www.wwfindia.org or www.envfor.nic.infor more details.


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Break-up of the States under the 10 Regional offices

(Kindly send your essays to the Regional Panel under which your state is enlisted)

Address of the Regional Offices

Hyderabad Ms. Farida Tampal

State Director

WWF-India Andhra Pradesh State Office

818, Road No. 2 Castle Hills

Near N.M.D.C., Masab Tank

Hyderabad 500 057

Andhra Pradesh

Telefax: 040-23534151

Mobile : 09440751037

E.mail : [email protected], [email protected]

Guwahati Dr. Surajit Baruah

State Coordinator

WWF India Assam & Arunachal Pradesh State Office

202, Meghmallar House,

F.C. Road, Uzan Bazar,

Guwahati,

Assam 781 001

Telefax: 0361-2634654Mobile: 09435549091

Email:[email protected], [email protected]

Goa Mr. Nitin S. Sawant

State Director

WWF-India Goa State Office

Behind Goa Science Centre Complex,

Miramar, Panajim,Goa

Telefax: 0832-2465480

Mobile: 09822483535

Email:[email protected], [email protected],

[email protected]

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Bhopal Mumbai Delhi

(Central

Panel)

Guwahati Simla Goa Kolkata Kerala Hyderabad Orissa

MadhyaPradesh

Maharashtra Delhi ArunachalPradesh

HimachalPradesh

Goa Bihar Kerala AndhraPradesh

Orissa

Gujarat Dadra, NagarHaveli

UttarPradesh

Nagaland Jammu &Kashmir

WestBengal

TamilNadu

Karnataka

Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Haryana Mizoram Uttarakhand Sikkim Andaman &Nicobar

Jharkhand Lakshadweep Manipur Punjab Puducherry

Tripura Rajasthan

Meghalaya

Assam


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Kerala Mr. Renjan Mathew Varghese

State Director

WWF-India Kerala State Office,

C.O.Madhavan Road,

Vanchiyur P.O.

Thiruvanathapuram- 695 035.

Tel Fax: 0471 2302265Mobile: 09847287725

Email:[email protected]

Bhopal Ms. Sangita Saxena

State Director

WWF-India Madhya Pradesh State Office,

EPCO Building, Paryavaran Parisar

E-5, Arera Colony,

Bhopal 462 016

Tel: 0755-2466886 / 0755-2469297Fax: 0755-2462136 (EPCO)Tel Fax: 0755-2469297Mobile : 09300800066 / 3200066

Email: [email protected], [email protected] Dr Goldin Quadros

Education Officer/Officiating State Director

WWF-India Maharashtra State Office

National Insurance Building

2nd Floor, Opp. Central Camera

204, Dr. D.N. Road,

Fort, Mumbai 400 001

Tel: 022-22071970 / 22078105(O),

Fax: 022-22076037Email:[email protected]

Orissa Mr. Michael Peters

State DirectorWWF-India Orissa State Office

A-4/2, Prakruti Bhawan

Nilakantha Nagar

Bhubaneswar 751 012

Orissa

Tel: 0674-2564647 / 09437076597

Email: [email protected]

Simla Ms. Vandana Thaplyal

State Director

WWF-India Simla Field Office

Bishop Cotton School

Gate No. 2, Near UCO BankBy Pass Road

New Shimla 171 009

Himachal Pradesh

Tel: 0177-2670173

Mobile: 09816026295Email: [email protected]


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Kolkata Dr. Saswati Sen

State Director

WWF-India West Bengal State Office

Tata Centre, 1st Floor

43, J. L. Nehru Road

Kolkata -700 001

West BengalTel: 033-22883038/22889530

Mobile: 09433467147

Fax: 033-2883761

Email: [email protected]

Delhi Ms. Mita Nangia Goswami

Director,

Environment Education

WWF-India, Secretariat

172-B, Lodi Estate,

New Delhi 110 003Tel: 011- 4150 4792 / 4150 4790

Fax: 011 24691226Mobile:

Email:[email protected]


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REGISTRATION FORM

Name of the School: __________________________________

Name of the Principal: __________________________________

Mailing Address: __________________________________

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District (in CAPITAL LETTERS): __________________________________

State (in CAPITAL LETTERS): __________________________________

Phone Number: __________________________________

Fax Number: __________________________________

Coordinators Name: __________________________________Mobile Number: __________________________________

Email: __________________________________

I have read and understood the guidelines attached and I hereby confirm participation of the above

mentioned school in Prithvi Ratna (National Essay Writing Competition for Youth on Climate Change). I

will submit the final entries to my Regional Office by post / courier before 23rd October 2009.

Coordinators Signature: __________________________

Date: __________________________

School stamp: __________________________

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TITLE PAGE(Please use this format as the title page for all your entries)

TOPIC OF THE ESSAY

[Indicate WHICH CATEGORY you are submitting for]

ENTRY CODE: _______________________(TO BE FILLED BY WWF-INDIA ONLY)

Name of the Student: __________________________

Class / Standard: __________________________

Age: __________________________

Email address (if any): __________________________

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(Students Signature)

Name of the School: ____________________________

Principals Name: ____________________________

Address: ____________________________

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District (in CAPITAL LETTERS): ____________________________

State (in CAPITAL LETTERS): ____________________________

Name of the Coordinator: ___________________________

Position / Title: ___________________________

Phone number (mob): ___________________________

Email address: ___________________________

Date: ___________________________

I have read the guidelines and confirm that the essay attached adheres to it.

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(Coordinators Signature) (Principals Signature

with School Stamp)

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* The student / coordinator / school details should be mentioned ONLY on this page.

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