School Courtyard
Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School
Allentown, NJ
Problem: Lack of funding left an unfinished school courtyard.
Solution: Development of the courtyard into a functional classroom setting.
At an awards ceremony held at Epcot at Walt Disney World, finalist teams receive $36,000 in savings bonds for their winning entries. The competition is geared toward middle school-age children, and gives kids experience in solving problems using the scientific process of exploring, analyzing and drawing conclusions.