More than $10,000 in prizes for students and schools
Hello career educators! I’m happy to announce we’ve just kicked off the 14th annual Student Safety Video Contest. A big thanks to all the teachers who have thrown their support behind this contest in the past.
This time we’re asking students to put themselves in employers’ shoes with the theme: You’re the employer: How do you keep your young workers safe?
Open to students in grades 8 to 12, the contest challenges youth to think like an employer and create a video that considers the kind of work environment that best benefits the health and safety of young workers. Entries can be up to two minutes long and feature live action, animation, stop motion, claymation – or any other style that students can dream up.
Winning entries (there are two in each the Grade 8-10 and Grade 11-12 categories) walk away with $2,500 – $1,500 for the school or youth organization and $1,000 for the student or student team. There are additional honorable mention cash prizes, plus the much coveted Actsafe Aspiring Filmmaker Award, which includes lunch with a prominent Canadian filmmaker, a behind the scenes tour of a local production, and more. (Note: only live action videos are eligible for the special Actsafe prize. Check the contest rules for details on the contest page).
To promote the contest, we’ve mailed posters to all public and private schools in B.C. that have students in grades 8 and higher. We’re also accepting entries from youth-oriented non-profit organizations for the first time, so you may see posters in the community as well.
If past years are any indication, many of the entries will be truly inspired, showing technical skill, artful delivery, and a thoughtful take on the health and safety theme.
For teachers, participation simply means you need to sponsor the entry from the student or student team. Practically, this means signing and submitting the entry form on their behalf (it’s our way of helping to ensure that students don’t put themselves in unsafe situations while making their videos). You’ll find the entry form on the video contest page. Videos can be made as a part of a class assignment, but they can also be done independently by the students, outside of class time. And if you don’t have any students this semester ready to jump into the filmmaker role, not to worry: the contest is open until March 22, 2019, so there’s plenty of time.
Please help to spread the word and get students thinking and talking about workplace safety now.
For more information about the contest, please visit the Student Safety Video Contest page.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly too!
robin.schooley@worksafebc.com
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