OCEAN FOR ALL CONTEST
SUMMARY
Ocean for all contest : bringing youth closer to the sea
The previous edition
Objectives of the contest a personalised support for understanding and pretecting the ocean
Participation conditions
Resources for registered classes
A pedagogical team of scinetific and cultural facilitators at uour dsiposal during the whole project
The rendering of classes
Project valorization
About us
Registration form
Contacts
OCEAN FOR ALL CONTEST : BRINGING YOUTH CLOSER TO THE SEA
The Oceanographic Institute, Albert I Prince of Monaco Foundation, in collaboration with the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, has been involved in educating the public about the ocean for over 100 years and is organising the 10th “Oceano for All” educational contest for the 2023-2024 school year.
The aim of the contest is to help teachers and their classes to discover and understand the Ocean, and to create a societal and collective project to protect it in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 13 and 14 (SDGs).
Aware of the new way in which young people look at the environment and their growing desire to take action to protect it, the Oceanographic Institute is working to support and accompany these new generations and help them to better understand how to act in the face of today’s challenges.
To help them manage and develop their project, teachers and students will be able to benefit from the support of an educational team specialising in scientific and cultural mediation, and take part in virtual workshops on the main marine themes.
In order to enhance the reflections and actions they have implemented throughout the contest, the registered classes will produce a video report and a document that presents the project and its ecological and societal impact.
The classes that will carry the most impacting projects from a human and environmental point of view will be awarded:
- Prize « Oceano for All » – Category « France and Monaco – 1100 Km of the Museum » : two days stay in Monaco with the award ceremony in the Oceanographic Museum
- Prize « Oceano for All » – Category « France and Monaco + 1100 Km of the Museum » : endowment up to 5000 euros for the organization of activities to raise awareness about the Ocean Award ceremony with the class, in the presence of representatives of the Monaco Oceanographic Museum Institute team
- Two Prizes « Oceano for All » – Category « Coup de Coeur » prizes awarded thanks to the support of the Association of Friends of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
- Prize « Oceano for All » thank-you prize awarded to all participating classes
With the aim of inspiring and encouraging other young people to take action for the Ocean, all the reports from the participating classes will be promoted and distributed via the Institute’s networks and its partners.
This project is sponsored by the Total Energies Foundation and the Rotschild & Co. for Generations Foundation.
The previous edition
For the year 2022-2023 :
7 classes saw their projects awarded: :
Category « France and Monaco – 1100 Km from the Museum »
Category « France and Monaco + 1100 Km from the Museum »
- The Quartier Français Lucet Langenier middle school – Reunion Island
- The Chemin Morin middle school – Reunion Island
Category « International »
- Instituto comprensivo Stale “82° C.D.-S.M. D’Aquisto” – Naples
- Instituto comprensivo Stale Ferdinando Russo – Naples
Category « Pilot class – primary school »
THE REGISTRATION FILE
To participate, complet the registration form before the 10/22/2023 at 00:00, deadline for submission.
CONTACTS
Phone number
00377 93 15 36 81
The education and animation departement is at your service to help you and guide you to complete your registration and for any additionnal information about the competition.
Do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or by phone.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CONTEST: A PERSONALISED SUPPORT FOR UNDERSTANDING AND PROTECTING THE OCEAN
The educational support offered by the Oceanographic Institute aims to:
- Discover marine biodiversity
- To help students understand the role of the ocean in regulating the climate
- Analyze the impacts of human activities on the Ocean
- To raise awareness and take action in favour of the Ocean
CONDITIONS TO PARTICIPATE
Who is the contest for?
To classes or “groups of students”*
- Primary schools and Middle schools
*A group of students can be formed from a class, several classes, a section, a student association, a group of eco-delegates, a pre-existing project group, within the limit of 30 students and supervised by a teacher.
The countries covered by the contest :
The contest is open to classes or “groups of students” in the following countries or geographical areas :
- France
- Monaco
- Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mayotte, Mauritius, Reunion island, Seychelles)
Participation requirements :
For the realization of the remote workshops the class or group must have access to a room equipped with a video projector, computer, camera, speakers, microphone and an internet connection.
How to participate ?
The referent teachers wishing to register their class or a group of students to the ” Oceano for all ” contest must fill the registration form present on the contest webpage before the entry deadline: https://musee.oceano.org/oceano-pour-tous/
Application deadline :
To be eligible, applications must be completed on the website before 00:00 on :
- France et Monaco : the 10/31/2023
- Indian Ocean :The 10/22/2023 à 00:00.
Selection criteria for applications :
The participating classes will be selected from among all the classes that submit the registration form, according to the following selection criteria:
- Project theme related to the Ocean
- Consistency of the project with SDGs 13 and 14
- Impacts brought about by the implementation of the class project
- Number of people involved in carrying out the project
- Number of people potentially impacted by the implementation of the project
- The strategy for the sustainability of the project
Number of classes eligible for the contest :
- France and Monaco: 30 classes in total (primary and middle schools)
- Indian Ocean: 10 classes in total (primary and middle schools)
RESOURCES FOR REGISTERED CLASSES
Each class will be supported in carrying out its project by the educational team of the Oceanographic Institute, using innovative and interactive methods:
- free online educational workshops to discover and understand the Ocean and the current environmental issues related to SDGs 13 and 14;
- access to educational resources for teachers and their students
- access to the “Oceano Jobs ” program : discovery of the sea professions through workshops, media supports and direct exchanges with professionals from the marine environment
- meetings with scientists involved in the study of the Ocean
- access to educational resources from Monaco Explorations
- support for project management and monitoring
- financial support of 500 euros to set up, promote and perpetuate the class project
A PEDAGOGICAL TEAM OF SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL FACILITATORS AT YOUR DISPOSAL DURING THE WHOLE PROJECT
To make it easier for teachers to understand the environmental issues surrounding the Ocean, they can work with the Institute’s educational team to select and schedule workshops that are relevant to their class project and listed below:
Ocean and Climate
- Climate change: causes and effects on the Ocean
- Ocean acidification
- Ocean warming and sea level rise
- The impacts of climate change on the polar worlds
Discovery of marine biodiversity
- Seaside animals, Mediterranean ecosystems, polar ecosystems, coral reefs, abyss, marine mammals, sea turtles, sharks
Impacts of human activities on the Ocean
- Marine protected areas
- Impacts of human activities on marine ecosystems
- marine pollution
- Sustainable fishing
THE RENDERING OF CLASSES
The classes will have to produce a 5-minutes video report accompanied by a presentation document illustrating all the stages of the project. These two documents should enable the jury to understand the issues addressed by the project, the objectives, the means used to achieve them, the impact and results obtained, the spin-offs, the obstacles and difficulties encountered, the interactions with the various actors and partners involved, as well as the students’ feedback.
- The presentation of the project must be made up of a maximum of 15 slides. The class may choose to present the project via another digital medium.
- The video must be no longer than 5 minutes.
PROJECTS VALORIZATION AND IMAGE RIGHTS
All the reports produced by the classes will be distributed and promoted through the networks of the Oceanographic Institute and its partners, in agreement with the teachers in charge of the projects.
Throughout the competition, the teachers and students must ensure that the image rights of all persons appearing in the project’s communication media (videos, posters, presentations, photos, etc.) are respected and that they use media (music, videos, images) that are free of rights or that have been agreed upon for free use.
Consequently, the project team (teachers and students) undertakes to complete and have completed an image rights authorization form for each person appearing in the above-mentioned media.
CONTEST SCHEDULE
CALL FOR PROJECTS DIFFUSION « Ocean for All »
- Registration file to be completed online on the page : https://musee.oceano.org/oceano‐pourtous/
- A guidance and support is provided to the teachers who need more information about the contest and the drafting of the call for projects
- Contacts : 00377 93 15 36 81, oceanopourtous@oceano.org
Deadline of the registrations :
France and Monaco : the 10/31/2023 at 00:00
Indian Ocean : the 10/22/2023 at 00:00
SELECTION OF THE PARTICIPATING CLASSES
Selection of the participating classes
First coordination meeting between the teachers and the Education team
ACCOMPANYING AND SUPPORTING CLASSES IN CARRYING OUT THE PROJECT
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Onlinemeeting between the Oceanographic Institute educational team and the students to present/define the class project
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Remote eudcational workshops
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Access to the “Oceano Jobs” system
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Support in setting up the class project and promoting it within the school and the community
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Providing a financial aid for the implementation and the perpetuation of the class project.
DELIVERABLE
Return of class productions: on march 31th 2024.
- Expected results:
- A presentation of the project of no more than 15 slides. The class can also choose to present the project via another digital medium
- A video lasting no more than 5 minutes
JURY MEETING AND DESIGNATION OF WINNING CLASSES
- Analysis of the projects and consultation between the members of the jury to select the winning projects
- Announcement and publication of the results
- Evaluation of the contest and launch of the new 2024-2025 edition
AWARDS
- Prize « Oceano for All » – Category « France and Monaco – 1100 Km of the Museum » : two days stay in Monaco with the award ceremony in the Oceanographic Museum
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Prize « Oceano for All » – Category « France and Monaco + 1100 Km of the Museum » : endowment up to 5000 euros for the organization of activities to raise awareness about the Ocean. Award ceremony with the class, in the presence of representatives of the Monaco Oceanographic
Museum Institute team
- Two Prize « Oceano for All » – Category « Coup de Coeur » prizes awarded thanks to the support of the Association of Friends of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
- Prize « Oceano for All » thank-you prize awarded to all participating classes
ABOUT US
THE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE OF MONACO
The Oceanographic Institute was founded in 1906 by Prince Albert I. It is a foundation recognized as being of public utility and brings together scientific, political and economic actors and the general public to promote knowledge and protection of the Ocean. Under the impulse of its honorary president, H.S.H. Prince Albert II, the Oceanographic Institute contributes to Monaco’s commitment to the Ocean, in particular alongside the Government of Monaco, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Monaco Scientific Centre, the Explorations of Monaco and the Yacht Club of Monaco. It is the driving force behind numerous national and international projects (symposiums, exhibitions, educational programmes, etc.) and pursues its mission of environmental mediation through its two establishments, the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and the Maison de l’Océan in Paris https://musee.oceano.org/
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