Clean Air CHallenge

Calling all APS Student Clean Air Champions!
You are invited to create a Public Service Announcement (PSA)
to encourage parents, teachers and children to make our air cleaner!
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​All participants will be recognized by APS Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy at the May 1 Clean Air Awareness Month Celebration at Central Library
Submissions are now closed. Thanks to all who participated! See you on May 1!

Did you Know...

  • Air pollution harms children more than adults and can contribute to asthma
  • Keeping a car running when stopped (idling) at drop-off & pick-up at school adds air pollution
  • Arlington gets a failing grade of "F" for its air quality from the American Lung Association
  • The rate of asthma among APS students in recent years has risen far higher than school population
  • Arlington parents identified vehicle idling as a significant concern in a 2016 survey

For more information, see our Clean Air Resource Page
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Clean air Public Service Announcement ​(PSA) CHALLENGE

PSAs must focus on creating cleaner air through
  • walking or biking to school
  • taking the bus or mass transit
  • carpooling
  • turning off engines when not driving - not idling

See our Clean Air Resource Page - apsshab.weebly.com/clean-air-resources - for articles, links, data, and ideas to support your creative PSA.

Formats may include but are not limited to:
  • Visual art: poster, painting, drawing, comic, logo, print, sculpture, textile, graphic design
  • Original song
  • Skit or play
  • Picture book
  • Poem
  • Powerpoint
  • Brochure, postcard or other marketing material
  • Video
  • Social Media campaign

Email arlingtoncleanair@gmail.com with any questions

All APS students K-12 are invited to submit. Those who do will be acknowledged at our Clean Air Awareness Month Celebration on Monday, May 1, 4:15-5:45 p.m. at Arlington's Central Library. Attendance at this event is not required for submission.

Student submissions may be shared in APS schools or on the APS website

Guidelines

How to Submit
​Projects should be created by students with adult supervision but minimal assistance

All APS students K-12 are eligible to participate

The audience you are trying to reach with your PSA should include at least one of the following groups:
  • parents
  • teachers & staff
  • students
  • community members who work or live in or near schools
Your submission should teach, educate and/or inspire.

​You may use humor, science, emotion - anything appropriate for all ages and that might help change people's habits.

Submissions should be made electronically to arlingtoncleanair@gmail.com unless other arrangements must be made.

Electronic submissions must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, March 31 and must contain complete details about the submission (see How to Submit). A signed parent permission form must be submitted. Scanned copies are preferred. Email arlingtoncleanair@gmail.com or call EHAS co-chair Amy Thomas to arrange for mailed copies.

All participants submitting visual art will be invited to bring their originals to display at the May 1 event.

Acceptable files include .doc, .docx, .pdf, .ppt, .jpg, .png, .mov, .wmv, .flv, .mp4 or video submission via YouTube

For visual art submissions, please specify if there is a specific purpose, such as a design for a bumper sticker/car magnet or for a sign to be placed in a certain location

Powerpoints should not exceed 10 slides

Videos should not exceed 3 minutes in length

Songs may be submitted in writing or as recordings, not exceeding 3 minutes in length

Skits and plays may be submitted in writing or recorded on video, not to exceeding 3 minutes in length

Social media submissions may include a series of posts for Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. They may include visuals and hashtags. They may be a series of memes.

Anything we haven't thought of? We'd love to hear about your ideas! Email arlingtoncleanair@gmail.com for questions
Please submit online via our Submission Entry Form:
http://bit.ly/CleanAirChallengeEntry​

Additionally, please send your attachments - documents, photos of artwork, etc. - to arlingtoncleanair@gmail.com 
Be sure to include your child's name and school in the email so we can connect the submission with your Google entry.

When you go to the Google entry form, you will need to include the following information:
  • Student Name
  • Grade
  • School
  • Parent Name
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Description of submission - type/medium and any relevant specifics
  • Dimensions of submission if non-digital visual art
  • Title of submission (optional)
  • Attached file
In the case of videos, it is also acceptable to post them on a private YouTube channel as long as you provide us with a password in your submission email.

If you have trouble with the Google form, please just email arlingtoncleanair@gmail.com and include all the above information.

Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 7 (extended deadline)

Please also fill out the Parent Permission/Release Form - http://bit.ly/CleanAirChallengePermission

RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & ASTHMA SUBCOMMITTEE LINKS:

RECAP OF MAY 1, 2017 CLEAN AIR EVENT

CLEAN AIR RESOURCES

ARCHIVAL 
CLEAN AIR AWARENESS MONTH EVENT
MAY 1, 2017 AT ARLINGTON CENTRAL LIBRARY



​ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & ASTHMA SUBCOMMITTEE (EHAS) MAIN PAGE