SPROut Practice Award Application Form CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Your DetailsPlease refer to the ECA SPROuts Practice Awards Guidelines in order to complete this application. Applications close 31 October 2025. 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Yes Please note: To be eligible for this award, entrants must be current ECA Service members. Not an ECA Service member? Visit www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/become-a-member.If yes, please provide your ECA member numberThe ProjectBest practice will demonstrate that Education for Sustainability (EfS) is based on critical reflection, embedded within the service practices, and genuinely engaging for families and community. It is desirable that projects have an advocacy component that demonstrates children as capable and competent with agency. Project Title(Required)Tell the Story(Required)In 300 words or less, describe the project. You may like to include: the inspiration for change. how the project reflected the service community and supported families to engage, the input from educators at the service, how the project actively engaged children in learning and was represented within the curriculum and how does your projects align with the 3 cores of sustainability i.e. the integration of environmental, social and economic elements.Link the Learning(Required)500 words maxConsider Future Potential(Required)300 words maxPhotosYou must include at least one image in your application, and have a maximum of four images. You may also include a video to enhance your application. All photos and videos much have written permission to be used. Please upload the photo permissions form with your application.Photo 1(Required)Please caption the photoUpload Image(Required)Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, Max. file size: 512 MB. Photo 2Please caption the photoUpload ImageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, Max. file size: 512 MB. Photo 3Please caption the photoUpload ImageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, Max. file size: 512 MB. Photo 4Please caption the photoUpload ImageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, Max. file size: 512 MB. VideoPlease caption the videoUpload VideoMax. file size: 512 MB. Website Please feel free to upload your video via the upload or provide a link to the video. Please ensure that if you upload via a link that your settings are on public. Photo Permissions Form Upload(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 512 MB. Please upload your photo permission form here. Competition Terms and Conditions(Required)In submitting this application, I certify that all photos submitted have approval of the person photographed (or their parent/guardian) to be used in this application and may be uploaded to the ECA website or used in ECA publications. I also acknowledge that this application may be shared with others via the ECA website. I agree to the competition terms and conditions.Centre Manager Name(Required)Date(Required) MM slash DD slash YYYY
