Building a community of youth empowered to connect, create, and communicate for our blue planet.
Global Reach
142 Countries
Participants
44,774 Students
Scholarships
$783,850
Congratulations 2025 Winners!
Connections to Nature: Looking Inside, Going Outside, challenged participants to explore the natural world and their place in it through the lenses of generational knowledge, resilience, human health, and urban environments. Through the process of imagining, designing, and creating their pieces, students learned about the nature in their own backyards and reminded us of why it’s so important to protect the planet. View the insightful new collection of Visual Art, Film, Interactive & Multimedia, Performing Arts, Poetry & Spoken Word, and Creative Writing.
Resource Studio
Visit our Resource Studio, a space for creative exploration and a jumping-off point for deep inquiry of climate change, ocean conservation, and using art and creativity as tools in environmental movements!
Visit Resource StudioContest Gallery
Our student gallery showcases visual art, poetry and spoken word, prose, music, dance, short films, and multimedia projects from past Ocean Awareness Contest winners. Read, watch, admire, and share!
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November 26, 2025
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Congratulations to Our 2025 Educator Innovation Award Winners!
November 24, 2025
Many teachers leverage the Ocean Awareness Contest to offer their students a sense of agency in these uncertain times and...
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2025 Ocean Awareness Contest,...
November 17, 2025
Message from Founder and President, Linda Cabot “Nature is loved by what is best in us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson...
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Ozge Bekmezci
English Language Teacher, Manisa Bahcesehir College Science & Technology High School (Turkey)
“Witnessing my students passionately dive into the tasks according to their talents was inspiring. The Contest provided a global platform for my students, extending the reach of their work beyond the classroom and instilling a sense of responsibility as stewards of our planet.”