Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest

Celebrating 10 years! Since 2003, over 10,000 children from across New Jersey have entered the Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest. It is a great way to engage and excite fifth graders into learning about New Jersey’s over 80 endangered and threatened wildlife species.

By creating artwork and writing essays about New Jersey’s wildlife, the children work as wildlife biologists. They may not see the animal but they researched it – what it looks like, where it lives, and what are the threats to its future. It encourages students to learn about local environmental issues; express their concerns for the world around them; think creatively about ways to improve it; and to consider how their actions impact the natural world. Because of this contest, children have a better understanding of the wildlife and habitats of New Jersey and what we need to do to keep them in our future.

It is open to all New Jersey fifth graders in public, private, or home schools. The contest opens each year on October 1st and closes on January 31st.

Judging will take place in early April. Winners will be notified by the end of April.

Educators praise the contest for encompassing inter-disciplinary teaching using science, language arts, computer technology, art, and geography

Species on the Edge certificate - 99.5KB
Download and print a certificate of participation for each of your students.

	2013 Species on the Edge First Place Winners Winners will be post shortly!
	2013 Species on the Edge 2nd Place Winners Runner-ups will be posted shortly!
	2013 Species on the Edge Honorable Mentions Honorable Mentions will be posted shortly!
	Species On The Edge - Testimonials Testimonials from educators about the Species on the Edge Contest. Submit your own testimonial.
	Past Winners of the Species on the Edge Contest