Following the success of Animate IT '08, Film Street the award winning children’s filmmaking website and educational software house Kudlian Software have got together again to launch a filmmaking competition for children, Animate IT '09: To cut a long story short.
As part of its ongoing children’s road safety campaign, Chevron, owner of the Texaco brand, is launching a creative writing competition and a series of road safety themed creative writing lesson plans to help primary school teachers teach their pupils important road safety messages in a fun and engaging way.
Former Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones is to judge EDF Energy’s inaugural Awards for Greener Schools, it has been announced today. Gethin will be joined by Beijing 2008 heroes Louis Smith and Liz Johnson on the panel in their quest to see if the North West is home to the greenest school in the UK
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign today launched its annual Young Pavement Artists Competition at the Natural History Museum in London, paving the way for a six-month extravaganza which is set to bring school playgrounds, pathways or even home patios alive in a blaze of colour. The national art competition, held every year, was created by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. This year the competition has been sponsored by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.
The Fresh Prepared Salads Producer Group is taking up the challenge to get kids to eat their greens by launching a Salad Bag Art competition; an idea which was developed after research showed that one in two parents play games at meal times to encourage their children to eat more healthily. Youngsters are being invited to create a work of art from salad bag leaves and other salad vegetables with the chance of winning a place on a fabulous cookery course and a weekend in London for all the family.
