School Contest Grades K-6

Teachers can submit their class for the School Contest for grades K-6. To enter, students must explain why saving energy is important and demonstrate what they can do to conserve. Entries should be a classroom effort. Individual classes must design an entry that is creative, informative and fun. A class can film a short video, write a book, record a song, design a poster or create an entry using another creative medium.

Deadline to Enter: February 27, 2026 by 4:00 PM

See official contest rules and regulations.

Prizes

There will be two Grand Prizes of Chapters gift cards valued at $2,500 and three Second Prizes of Chapters gift cards valued at $1,500 for each of the Sponsors’ service territories. (The “Sponsors” are Newfoundland Power Inc. and Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro.)

Eligibility

The contest is open to all grades k-6 classes in Newfoundland and Labrador
Each class may enter only once
Via the online submission form or mail to the school’s electricity service provider
Entries must be submitted by the teacher
Please include the school name and location, along with the teacher’s name, grade level and the number of students in the class
Video submissions should be a maximum of 5 minutes in length and uploaded to YouTube to share via web link. See instructions on how to make a YouTube video unlisted.

Criteria For Judging

Appearance and creativity
Accuracy of the message
Effectiveness (interesting and appealing to the audience)

Submit Entries to Your Utility

Via the online submission form or mail to your utility

School Contest:
Newfoundland Power c/o takeCHARGE
P.O. Box 8910
St. John’s NL, A1B 3P6
SchoolProgram@TakeChargeNL.ca
(709) 737-5500 Ext. 6136

School Contest:
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro c/o takeCHARGE
P.O. Box 12400
St. John’s NL, A1B 4K7
takecharge@nlh.nl.ca

No entries will be returned. takeCHARGE retains all entries and reserves the right to select entries to be displayed, published and otherwise used to promote public awareness.