Sandwatch and Climate Change

[A E Pienkowski]

2008 SANDWATCH VIDEO COMPETITION


“COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE: SANDWATCH LEADING THE WAY”

As people around the world face the challenge of adapting to climate change, Sandwatch seeks to change the lifestyle and habits of children, youth and adults on a community-wide basis, and to develop awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely. Sandwatch is a volunteer network of schools: students, teachers and principals; youth groups; non-governmental and community-based organizations. Several UKOTs in the Caribbean take part in the Sandwatch scheme.

In April 2008, Sandwatchers around the world were invited to make short, amateur, 3-minute videos illustrating the theme “Coping with climate change: Sandwatch leading the way” and to post the videos on the Sandwatch youtube channel on the internet. The videos were judged by an international team of judges in February 2009 using criteria focused predominantly on content. The competition was organized by the Sandwatch Foundation and supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program.

The entries were of a very high quality making the task of the judges extremely challenging. Congratulations to all entrants and special thanks to all those who helped to make this competition a success. The prize winners are listed below. Use the links to enjoy watching the videos.


Winning Entries

Primary School Category (12 years or less)

FIRST PRIZE
We are the Sandwatchers
Hope Town Primary School, Bahamas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N56eMXfeIV0

SECOND PRIZE
The Fourth Grade Sandwatchers
Good Hope School, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwNOkuoeJHs

Secondary School Category (13-18 years)

JOINT FIRST PRIZE

Sandwatch Changing Beaches with Climate Change
Coleridge and Parry School, Barbados
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4DmlC067FA

Sandwatch Seychelles
Sandwatch Club, English River Secondary School, Mahe, Seychelles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L10LZEbwIo

JOINT SECOND PRIZE

Coping with Climate Change: Sandwatch leads the way
Mayaro Environmental Wave, Trinidad and Tobago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5OyN8wLU9E

Enfrentar el cambio climatico, tarea de 1er orden (Facing Climate Change : First Order Task)
IPVCE Ernesto Guevara, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI9gYI5tKfM

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY

Sandwatch Video Competition
Nevis – Eco Rangers, Lynn Jeffers School, Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHSSM8vv5oA

Community Groups (All ages and 19 years+)

FIRST PRIZE

Aqui las arenas son mas blancas (Here the sands are white)
ESBU Camilo Torres Restrepo, Habana, Cuba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd0ad7wJo3E

www.sandwatch.org

[A E Pienkowski]

This workshop was attended by Ms Cordelia Creese, a teacher at the HJ Robinson High School on Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. This short movie introduces some of the participants, and explains the workshop aims.

View the movie on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdy_vtxo7z4

[A E Pienkowski]

Sandwatch Foundation Directors, Dr. Gillian Cambers and Paul Diamond, give a presentation on the goals and methodology of Sandwatch at UNESCO's International Seminar on Climate Change Education, in Paris, July 27th, 2009.

See their presentation on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSUTkypMOT4