Essay Submission Form

The Laws of Life essay program gives young people in grades 5-12 the unique opportunity to reflect and write about values that they believe will help them live successful and productive lives. SEE’s mission is to encourage learning experiences that foster positive character and promote responsible and caring communities.

If your essay submission is successful, you should receive a confirmation email from SEE. If you don't receive a confirmation within two business days, please contact SEE at ethics@ethicsed.org.

Please return the Student Entry Form no later than March 3rd, 2021. To be completed by student and parents. Make sure your name appears only on this electronic cover sheet and nowhere on the essay you will attach with this submission. Place your essay title in this form and on the essay being attached. Essay titles should include the main law of life or value being highlighted in the essay.

With this submission, the student is entering a statewide essay contest. Essays will be read and scored by two judges and the top ten essayists will be invited (along with two guests and their teacher) at no meal cost to them to SEE's Character Celebration on May 5, 2021 in New Haven.

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Date *

Essay Title *

Please have the title of your essay reflect it's main law of life.
Essays titled "Laws of Life Essay" will be subject to editorial changes.

Upload Essay *

Max file size: 20MB

.doc or .docx files only.

If your school uses GDOC files, they are not accepted on this Laws of Life platform, but you can
convert them to .docx by opening your essay in Google Drive and
navigating to File > Download as > Microsoft Word (.docx).

Student Name *

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Last

Student Email *

School Name *

Grade *

Teacher Name *

Teacher Email *

Student Address *

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City

State

Zip Code

Country

Parent/Guardian First and Last Name *

Parent/Guardian Email *

Parent Phone Number *

Parent & Student Permissions/Acknowledgement
Please respond to the next three statements by clicking on relevant response in the drop down box.

We allow the School for Ethical Education to make editorial changes to the submitted essay that will not affect the content in any regard. *

If this essay is chosen as a statewide winner, we allow the School for Ethical Education to use any photograph taken at the May 5th Celebration to publicize the contest, as well as the essay author's first and last name linked to the essay. (please see pictures of previous Celebrations on this website.) *

If this essay is chosen as a statewide winner, we are willing to attend the Celebration Dinner on Wednesday, May 5th 2020 at no meal cost to us (student and two guests). *

Comment/Questions *

I understand I will receive an auto reply if my essay submission is completed and will look and reply to a confirmation email from SEE within three business days of submission. I will email ethics@ethicsed.org if I don't receive a confirmation email. *

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