2018 World Citizen Essay Contest
April 22nd, 2019 12:00AM
2018 World Citizen Essay Contest
The 2018 World Citizen Essay Contest challenged students to engage with the U.N. Sustainable Development goals, and find ways to address one of the goals in a sustainable manner.
Essay Prompt:
You have recently received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to “take action” toward achieving ONE of the 17 Global Goals (SDGs). In 1,000 words or less, explain why you chose this goal, what region (local or global context) of the world you would work to address it (and why), and what steps or actions you would take to make it sustainable.
On May 10th winning students were celebrated at a public awards ceremony with keynote speaker Dennis Macray, COO of Theo Chocolate, and moderator Carol Welch, Director of Strategy, Planning and Management at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The winning essays are below:
| Grades 3-5 | Grades 6-8 | Grades 9-12 | |
| First Place | Anish S.
, Bellevue Children’s Academy “Taking Care of the Pacific Islands on the Front Lines of Climate Change" |
Maxwell S.,
International Community School “Hydroponic Farming: A Prospective Compromise Between Industry and Sustainability” |
Silas B.,
South Whidbey High School “Clean Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene” |
| Second Place | Theodore L,, McDonald International School,
“Securing a Brighter Future for the Burkina Faso People” |
Ayden D.,
Seattle Girls' School, “Students of the Street" |
Eden I.,
Glacier Peak High School, “Our Generation Will Use Aquaponics to Change Africa” |
| Third Place | Mojo W.,
McDonald International School, “Hunger is a goalie protecting us from the goal of zero hunger” |
Forest B.,
Washington Middle School “Plastic in our Oceans” |
David E.,
Glacier Peak High School “Ensuring Good Health and Well-Being in India" |
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