Rules & Regulations
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The Envirothon New Brunswick competition shall be conducted under the following rules and regulations:
- Only students enrolled in grades nine through twelve during the current school year are eligible to compete in the "Competitive" category. Other students are considered eligible to compete in the "Non-Competitive" category, after review by committee.
- Each "Competitive" category team will consist of five members from the same school and/or organization/association/community. A spare/alternate member may be used to prepare for the competition but may not take part in the competition.
Each "Non-Competitive" category team may consist of a minimum of two and maximum of five people.
All teams will compete, be scored, and ranked with equal advantage. The highest ranked "Competitive" team will be given the first invitation to compete at Canon Envirothon.
- A registration form listing the names of team members and advisors must be submitted by the date set by the Envirothon NB coordinator.
- At least one team advisor or chaperone must accompany each team. Team members and chaperones/advisors are required to stay on-site. If there is a need to leave the site, one of the competition organizers must be notified. Team members and chaperones/advisors will be housed together. The Envirothon NB organizers will not be responsible for improperly chaperoned teams.
- Tobacco, drugs, and alcohol are all prohibited during the entire stay.
- Advisors will be responsible to assure teams display proper conduct during the competition and at the host facility.
- All team members and advisors must attend all scheduled functions.
- Transportation and meals traveling to and from the Envirothon NB site will be the responsibility of each participating team.
- Meals during Envirothon NB will be provided for a five-member team and two adult advisors. The housing costs will be the responsibility of each participating team at an established rate by the Envirothon NB organizers.
- Registration forms and a non-refundable fee shall be submitted to The Canadian Forestry Association of New Brunswick by a date set by the Envirothon NB coordinator.
- The Envirothon NB coordinator will provide resource materials to help teams prepare for the Envirothon NB competition.
- All resource materials will be provided equivalently in content to both French and English teams.
- Any French or English teams may request additional resource materials in the other language.
- The use of any resource materials during the field-testing and oral presentation preparation, unless provided/approved by Envirothon NB organizers, will be prohibited.
- No electronic, battery-operated or solar powered equipment, unless provided/approved by the Envirothon NB organizers, may be used by the team members during the field testing, oral presentation preparation or presentation rounds of the competition.
- There shall be four field-testing stations: Soils, Aquatics, Forestry and Wildlife.
- Cooperating agencies and/or independent environmental professionals will conduct the four station tests.
- Each station test will be 30 to 60 minutes in length, the time limit to be pre-determined before each competition.
- Each station will have either one bilingual judge, or one judge fluent in English and one judge fluent in French.
- Each of the four static field-testing stations (Soils, Aquatics, Forestry, Wildlife) will incorporate some questions about the Current Environmental Issue in relation to the specific station.
- During field-testing, all team members must wear an Envirothon NB t-shirt.
- During field-testing, no school identification, either written or stated, is permitted.
- During the field-testing, the advisors may not rotate with their respective teams. Whenever possible, advisors will be offered a chance to experience the testing stations at an alternate time.
- Fluently bilingual professionals from various provincial and national organizations and agencies will judge the problem-solving exercises for the oral presentation.
- The oral presentation problem will reflect the topic of the Current Environmental Issue.
- The oral team presentation will be 20 minutes maximum in length, followed by 10 minutes of questions to team members by the judges.
- All team members must participate orally in the presentation.
- During oral team presentations, all team members must wear an Envirothon NB t-shirt.
- During oral team presentations, no school identification, either written or stated, is permitted.
- Visual aids must be prepared on-site by team members using only materials provided by Envirothon NB organizers.
- Oral presentation scores will be based on a criteria sheet approved by the Envirothon NB Judging Subcommittee, and will be available to teams during the oral presentation preparation.
- During oral presentations, competing teams will not be allowed to observe each other.
- The Envirothon NB Judging Subcommittee will select all field-testing station judges, special speakers, and oral presentation judges.
- Scoring for Envirothon NB will be:
- Each of the four station tests will be 1/6th of the score.
- Oral presentation will be 2/6th (1/3rd) of the score.
- The scores from 15(a) and 15(b) will be totaled to determine final team placements.
- Tiebreakers shall be as follows: Current Issue scores; Soil scores; Aquatic scores; Forestry scores and Wildlife scores.
- Awards for the Envirothon NB competition may include:
- Monetary travel grant awarded to the New Brunswick representative to assist in travel expenses to The Canon Envirothon competition.
- The first place team will receive the Envirothon NB rotating trophy to be held for one year. This award will be returned and passed on to the next year's first place team.
- Team members from the top team in the Soils field test, Aquatics field test, Forestry field test, Wildlife field test, Current Issue field test and oral presentation will receive individual awards.
- According to Rule #2 of the Canon Envirothon Competition Rules and Regulations, New Brunswick as a member of The Canon Envirothon must send a champion team or a designated team. Should the winning team not be able to participate in The Canon Envirothon, the runner-up team will be offered the opportunity to represent New Brunswick.
- a) Judges' decisions will be adhered to for field test scores and oral presentation scores pending a final decision by the Appeal and Grievance Committee if necessary. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Appeal and Grievance Committee within a time period announced during the event.
- Judges decisions are final (test scores and oral presentation scores)
- Appeals can be made within a specific time frame to an appeals and grievance committee
- Tests and oral presentation score sheets will be returned to teams upon completion of closing ceremony.
- Appeals and Grievance committee will be appointed by the Envirothon NB Steering committee chair.
b) Grievances must be submitted in writing to the Appeals and Grievance Committee according to the applicable procedure and within the time frame to be announced prior to the start of the annual Competition. The Appeals and Grievance Committee will be appointed by the Envirothon NB Steering committee Chair. Copies of the Grievance Guidelines and the Grievance Form will be provided to each team during registration. The Appeals and Grievance Committee will provide a schedule identifying the timelines for Grievances to be submitted and a protocol for responding to appeals that are filed.
- Advisors, captains, volunteers, co-ordinators can submit a grievance.
- Decisions of the grievance committee are final.
- All team members, advisors, cooperative agencies, and sponsors involved in the competition will be requested to complete an evaluation sheet prior to leaving the competition.
- Rules and Regulations of Envirothon NB are subject to change by the Envirothon NB Steering Committee. Any and all changes will be provided in advance to all teams and advisors.
- Any infraction of the Rules and Regulations of Envirothon NB could result in disqualification and dismissal from the event.
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