The Explorers Club is inviting K-12 students to submit original art or poetry for our 2026 World Oceans Week Challenge Coin and for the Poetry Contest. Winners will be recognized by The Explorers Club during WOW, June 1-5, in New York City.
Submissions for either the Challenge Coin or Poem must include one or more ambassador species and be original material. The 2026 Ocean Ambassadors are Great White Shark, Krill and the Giant and Colossal Squid.
Students may submit to both the art and the poetry contest; but students can submit only one entry for each contest.
All entries are due by March 27, 2026. See contest rules for specifics about the challenge coin and poetry submissions.
More details here: https://exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/wowcontests/