🎉 Exciting News! The results of the 2025 Ocean Awareness Contest have officially been announced!
As of the publication of this article, our students have received:
- Silver Award: 1
- Bronze Award: 1
- Honorable Mention: 1
- Notable Award: 1
Ocean Awareness Contest Awards and Recognition
| Gold Award | $1,000 cash prize | |
| Silver Award | $750 cash prize | 🎉 An Aralia student received this award. |
| Bronze Award | The third-highest award, with a $500 cash prize | 🎉 An Aralia student received this award. |
Beyond the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, the competition also recognizes exceptional submissions through the Pearl Award, Distinguished Honorable Mention, Honorable Mention, and additional regional and special awards.
In 2025, the Ocean Awareness Contest received over 6,300 submissions from students worldwide, making recognition at the international level especially meaningful.
Against this competitive global field, Aralia students earned four prestigious awards, including a Silver Award, Bronze Award, Honorable Mention, and Notable Award. These achievements reflect our students’ creativity, strong writing skills, and ability to communicate meaningful perspectives on environmental issues.
Congratulations to all our award-winning students! We are proud of their hard work and the remarkable achievements they have earned on the global stage.
Aralia's Ocean Awareness Contest Preparation Course
Competition Introduction
The Ocean Awareness Contest provides a platform for young people to explore environmental issues through artistic expression and creative communication. It encourages students to reflect on their relationships with the changing world and become advocates for positive environmental change.
Held annually, the competition invites students to create original works inspired by environmental themes, particularly ocean conservation and sustainability.
The contest attracts thousands of submissions from around the world each year, making it a highly competitive international opportunity.
Recognition in the Ocean Awareness Contest can be a valuable addition to a student’s academic and extracurricular profile, particularly for those interested in environmental science, sustainability, creative writing, and the arts.
Competition Preparation
For students interested in the 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest, Aralia Education is excited to offer a specialized preparation course led by Instructor K, an experienced writing coach who has guided students to success in multiple prestigious writing competitions.
- Experienced coach with multiple student award winners in the Ocean Awareness Contest and New York Times writing competitions
- Mentor of a Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Silver Medal recipient
- Judge for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- Writing professor at a U.S. public university
- Holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
Blue Planet Awareness Contest Preparation (formerly Ocean Awareness Contest)
The Blue Planet Awareness Contest Preparation is designed to guide students through the process of creating a polished creative writing piece to submit to the contest.
