1. GreenHouse Games Challenge 2010
Our school has joined the GreenHouse Games and we need your help to win!

2. What is the Challenge?
A fun online program for all of us to take sustainable actions at home to become GreenHouse Heroes!
Join the sustainability journey with Energy Man, Water Woman, Recycle Girl, Bike Boy and Thermo the Wonder Dog!

3. What is the Challenge?
For every Superhero action taken at home, each participating household earns points for their household and our school. The household and school with the most points wins!
The points households earn are based on the environmental outcome, how easy it is to take the action and how commonly the action is taken. Therefore the biggest points are earned for actions which result in greater environmental benefits, are harder to take and/or are less commonly taken.

4. Why participate?
It’s all about helping the environment, saving money on utility bills and having fun while doing it!
The mission is for every Superhero household to achieve an annual saving of one tonne of greenhouse gases.

5. Types of superhero actions you can take
Lots of actions to choose from to reduce electricity, water, waste and transport fuel. Many are free to do, others have a cost. Some are easy and others harder. Eg:
SAVE ENERGY:
Switch off appliances at the power point when they aren’t being used
Adjust the thermostat on heaters
Have at least 1 TV-free night a week
Many of the actions are free, so you don’t need to spend any money to participate in the Games. For actions that involve a purchase you generally need to add in your receipt details into the website when reporting as proof of taking the action. You can earn points for saving energy...

6. Types of superhero actions you can take
SAVE WATER:
Keep a bucket in the shower and use the water to flush the toilet or water the garden
Have 4 minute (or less) showers
...for saving water...

7. Types of superhero actions you can take
REDUCE WASTE:
Start a vegetable garden
Put a ‘no junk mail’ sticker on your letterbox
Eat more vegetarian main meals
...for reducing waste...

8. Types of superhero actions you can take
REDUCE CAR USAGE:
Increase walking or riding a bicycle to school
...and for reducing car usage

9. The Challenge process I’ll talk more about the prizes in a minute.
Talk to your family and sign up your household.
Take actions by changing habits and creating a greener home.
You have 8 weeks to earn points and contribute to your household total and our school’s total.
Chances to win daily prizes, weekly theme prizes and a grand prize.
Continue to live a greener life and become a GreenHouse superhero.
I’ll talk more about the prizes in a minute.

10. What’s involved? Easy to use website
A choice of 66 different sustainable actions your family can choose from
Weekly entry of actions taken and weekly advice on actions to take
Chance to win prizes
Become a GreenHouse Superhero Household saving the planet!
The website is designed to be very straightforward to use and reporting should only take minutes a week.

11. Already a green household?
There’s a choice of 66 actions you can take – we’re sure you’ll be able to find a few actions you can still take
If you’re already taking some of the actions, points for these will be allocated to you at the end of the Games
Spread the GreenHouse Superhero word by encouraging other households to join and show others what they can do to become a GreenHouse Superhero too
The GreenHouse Games doesn’t penalise you if you’re already actively taking sustainable actions at home. There’s a survey at the start of the Games where you can report what actions you’re already taking.

12. $2000 for sustainability event or initiative
Prizes and awards
Winning schools – $2000 towards a sustainable initiative or event and a trophy
Household prizes - Bunnings vouchers, Bokashi bin, solar backpack and more
$2000 for sustainability event or initiative
Some prizes are based on the number of points you earn, others are based on reporting your actions and going into a draw to win the prizes.

13. Personalise the Games for our school
Share our GreenHouse Superhero journey in class/assembly and learn from each other?
Have fun and award some of our own categories? eg Extreme Green Award...
Link the Games into our other sustainability programs?
The GreenHouse Games can be a one size fits all program, or can be tailored to fit in with how we like to do things at our school. (You can take the opportunity here to discuss how to run the Games with the school community).

14. Timing
Register your household on by 8th October 2010
Challenge start date is 11th October 2010
The Challenge lasts 8 weeks – report what sustainable actions you’re taking each week
Challenge finish date is 10th December 2010

15. Register now!
Register your household using our school code [GHS00003]:
Register now so you can see what your sustainable action options are and start preparing for the ones you can take to become a GreenHouse superhero!