I was contacted recently about a new site called QuantumShiftTv. In short, it’s a place where people taking action to improve society or the environment can get attention, support, inspiration, and encouragement. There is an ongoing video contest with a prize of $500 that is awarded monthly. Other awards are available for participating in site activities.

The biggest thing happening at QuantumShiftTV right now is the Be the Change! Share the Story! School Video Contest. The prize is worth $50,000 folks. Yep, you read that right. Fifty grand.

Unfortunately, the contest is not open to home schoolers unless they team up with a public or private school. The rules say that the school must be ‘government regulated’. Granted, that could be up to a bit of interpretation depending on the regulations of your state or territory (contest is valid in the US and Canada). I did mention that it would be nice for future contests to include and accommodate the home schooling community. My contact explained that they weren’t trying to exclude home schoolers, but the structure of the prizes obtained required awarding them in a particular way.

The prize is $10,000 cash to the school, another $15,000 in computer and other school material, and the choice of Organic Garden/Greenhouse, Skateboard Park, Playground, Jungle Gym or similar recreational/educational facilities for an approximate retail value of $25,000.

I’ve spent some time looking around the site, and it looks like the organization has a lot of promise. From what I can see, they’re pretty new on the scene. I like what I’ve seen so far.

If you’re a teacher or administrator in a school, be sure to check out the big contest. There are prizes available for grades k-6, 7-9, and 10-12.

For the rest of us, the monthly video contest still promises to be an exciting possibility.

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