World:
2013-2014 Winners
The World of 7 Billion contest is a project of the Population Education program, provider of K-12 classroom resources and professional development opportunities.
Climate Change
Climate Change and How to Slow It Down
Mazeikiu Gabijos Gimnazija, Mazeikiai, Lithuania
A False Reality
Keene High School, Keene, NH
Climate Change – Bring Back The Color
Medfield High School, Medfield, MA
The Way We Love
Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, MD
Global Poverty
The Poverty Trap
Southern Cross K-12 School, Ballina East, New South Wales, Australia
One Penny, Two Penny
Pullman High School, Pullman, WA
Two Dollars A Day
Sandy Spring Friends School, Sandy Spring, MD
Overpopulation = Poverty
American International School of Lusaka,
Lusaka, Zambia
Water Sustainability
Every Drop Counts
Cypress High School, Cypress, CA
Save Water, Save Our World
Mililani High School, Mililani, HI
Every Drop Counts
Horace Mann School, New York City, NY
Start Without Them
Fleming Island High School, Fleming Island, FL
Water: Privilege or Right?
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, Chardon, OH
Finalists
CLIMATE CHANGE
Tim Eddy, Spotlight on Climate Change,
Southern Cross K-12 School, East Ballina, NSW, Australia
Hannah Ryan, Save Our Planet,
American International School of Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia
Ethan Godel, Greenhouse Gases in a World of 7 Billion,
Earl Haig Secondary School, North York, ON, Canada
Matthew Neal, Population and Climate: The ACE Response,
St. John’s School, Houston, TX
Edgar Diaz, Concerning Climate Change,
Engineering & Science University Magnet School, Hamden, CT
Ryan Plourde, Exponential Change,
Woodstock High School, Woodstock, IL
GLOBAL POVERTY
Kitty Kuo, Inequality In Wealth & Resources,
Kaohsiung American School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Tasha Hungate, Snapshot Poverty,
Pullman High School, Pullman, WA
Janelle Stepper, Purging Poverty,
Roseville High School, Roseville, CA
Taylor Carty, Put an End to Poverty,
Lovejoy High School, Lucas, TX
Ben Waitches-Eubanks, What Could You Do?,
Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR
Seri Lee, The Poverty Trap,
Chattahoochee High School, Johns Creek, GA
WATER SUSTAINABILITY
Allison Armstrong, The Water Problem,
West Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV
Ross Wheeler, WATR News,
Vashon High School, Vashon, WA
James Schiling, Conserve Today,
Cascade High School, Everett, WA
Zoe Kahana, The World’s Water,
Lovejoy High School, Lucas, TX
Eric Bratke, An Abundant Need,
Bozeman High School, Bozeman, MT
Jared Tsuchiyama-Sando, Water Sustainability,
Advanced Technologies Academy, Las Vegas, NV
Contest Judges
| Ellen Barnard | Executive Producer, Tomorrow Pictures Inc. |
| Joe Bish | Population Outreach Manager, Population Media Center |
| Barrett Bumpas | International Agricultural Program Specialist, Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA |
| Terri Clark | Community Resource Manager, Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens |
| Dr. Ken Conca | Professor, School of International Service, American University |
| Catherine Cyran | Independent Filmmaker and Writer-Director |
| Chris Day | Head of Corporate Communications, United Talent Agency |
| Ranae DeSantis | Educator and Environmental Activist |
| Lynda Deschambault | Executive Director, Contra Costa County Climate Leaders |
| Christopher Fauchere | Filmmaker, Mother: Caring for 7 Billion |
| Sarah Holcombe | PhD Candidate, School of Public Health, University of California-Berkeley |
| Joan Hourican | Elementary School Teacher and Education Consultant, Lake Clarke Shores, FL |
| Joyce Johnson | Filmmaker, Mother: Caring for 7 Billion |
| Caroline Kilbourn | AP Human Geography Teacher, McKinley Technology High School, DC |
| Kelly Korenak | Teacher and Curriculum Developmer |
| Bob Lalasz | Director of Science Communications, The Nature Conservancy |
| Dr. Paul Lorah | Associate Professor of Geography, University of Saint Thomas |
| John Bard Manulis | President, Foundation Entertainment |
| Stephen Marks | Partner/Manager, Evolution Entertainment Partners |
| Carrianne Beverly McClellan | Media Coordinator, Cumberland County Schools |
| Brian Richter | Senior Freshwater Scientist and Director of Global Freshwater Strategies, The Nature Conservancy |
| Lisa Russell | Documentary Filmmaker/New Media Producer, Governess Films |
| John Seager | President and CEO, Population Connection |
| Dr. Vilma Seeberg | Associate Professor of International-Multicultural Education, Kent State University |
| Dr. Janet Vail | Research Scientist, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University |
| Keith Wasserman | Executive Director, Communications & Marketing, Cumberland County College (NJ) |