Live Green Teacher Grants

1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal U.S. residents who are 18 years of age and older and who are employed as middle school teachers for Grades 5 through Grades 9 in accredited public schools in the United States that are organized and primarily operated for educational purposes, and being considered tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Tax Code or being registered as a public school with the National Center for Educational Statistics. Employees of Discovery Communications, LLC (the “Sponsor”), its subsidiaries, affiliates, contest administrator, advertising and promotion agencies and members of the immediate families (spouses and parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and persons living in the same household of such individuals are not eligible. Any determinations of eligibility will be made by the Sponsor whose decision is final. Entrants may be subject to rules imposed by their employers relative to their participation in trade promotions and should check with their employer for any relevant policies. Void where prohibited.

2. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Discovery Education “Live Green” Teacher Grant Contest presented by GM, which begins February 29, 2008 and ends May 15, 2008, provides an opportunity for teachers to receive funding to implement an idea that will increase student learning of new and emerging technologies and their impact on the environment and energy use. Forty (40) awards of $1,000 each will be made available and will be awarded to the teachers (through their schools) whose contest entries propose the most innovative and creative use of the award funds. Twenty (20) of the grants will be awarded to teachers whose schools are located within 50 miles of a General Motors plant; the other twenty (20) grants will be awarded to teachers whose schools are located elsewhere in the United States.

   A contest entry will consist of an original essay of no more than 750 words that presents the project objective, a description of the project and a summary of how the project will be implemented. Focus areas and tips for drafting an essay may be found on the Frequently Asked Questions page at www.discoveryeducation.com/livegreen. You may submit more than one entry, but each entry must present a different project and must meet all entry requirements. Entries must be completed in English. It is recommended that teachers obtain approval of their project from their school principal or equivalent administrator prior to entering.

3. TO ENTER: To submit an entry, go to www.discoveryeducation.com/livegreen and access the “Live Green” Contest page. Complete the online entry form, type or paste your essay into the space provided and follow the steps to complete, save and submit your final entry. Entries must be received at Sponsor’s server by 11:59 PM ET on May 15, 2008.

   By submitting an entry, you warrant and represent that your entry is your own original work created by you, has not been previously published, has not won a previous prize or award, that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your entry materials and that your entry does not violate any law, regulation or any right of any third-party, including but not limited to rights of copyright, publicity and privacy. Submitting an entry that is copyrighted by another individual will make you responsible for any legal action the legal copyright holder might take against you. Entries may not defame or invade the rights of publicity or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon a person's personal or proprietary rights.

   Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entry at any time which, in the Sponsor’s reasonable opinion, endangers the safety or well being of any person or in the event it is determined that the entrant has not complied with these Official Rules. Submissions that are deemed by the judges in their sole discretion to be offensive or inappropriate or not in keeping with Sponsor's image will be void. Sponsor is under no obligation to correspond about entries nor will entries be acknowledged or returned.

4. JUDGING: Judging will be conducted by a panel of judges from Discovery Education and community leaders, based on the following judging criteria:

   • Content (50% of total score)
   • Originality/creativity of idea (40% of total score)
   • Adherence to contest parameters (10% of total score)

   The contest entries receiving the highest scores will be declared the winners. In the event of a tie for any prize, the entry with highest Content score will be named the winner.

   The winning entrants and their schools will be notified on or about June 9, 2008, and will be required to complete prize acceptance paperwork. If notification documents are returned as non-deliverable, if a winning entrant is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, does not respond within the time period specified or cannot accept the terms and conditions of being a winner, the next highest scored entrant will be notified and the same process will be followed.

5. PRIZES: Forty (40) $1,000 grants will be awarded. Twenty (20) of the grants will be awarded to teachers whose schools are located within 50 miles of a General Motors plant; the other twenty (20) grants will be awarded to teachers whose schools are located elsewhere in the United States. Prizes will be awarded to the winning teacher’s school in the form of a check. It is the Sponsor’s intention that the school will use the prize monies to fund the project described in the teacher’s entry.

   Grant recipients will be invited to attend a web-delivered professional development program, tailored to cover school-specific green initiatives. As part of the webinar series, each grant recipient will receive a digital camera to use to document his/her experience in implementing the project. Grant recipients will be required to submit a summary of the results of their project in a template provided by the Sponsor within six months of the award. Grant recipients will be encouraged to also submit a visual presentation of their results in the form of a video or photo log. Winners agree to grant the Sponsor and General Motors Corporation the results and proceeds of the video or photo log (hereunder “Materials”) with the right for the full period of copyright, including all extensions and renewals thereof, and thereafter in perpetuity, throughout the world, to use and re-use all or any part of the Materials for the purpose of making and producing television programs and other works, and advertising, publicizing and exploiting the same, by all means and in all media, whether now known or hereafter devised, and to authorize others to do so. Neither the grant recipient nor other party now or hereafter having an interest in the Materials shall have any right or action against the Sponsor, General Motors Corporation, or any other party arising out of any use of said Materials. The winners further agree that the Sponsor or General Motors Corporation may elect, at their sole discretion, to not use the Materials or to use only a portion of the Materials. Each grant recipient agrees that anyone appearing in his/her submission is over the age of 18 or represents that s/he has obtained written consent from such person’s parent or legal guardian. Furthermore, the winner confirms that s/he has informed the people appearing in any photos about Sponsor’s or GM’s use as stated herein and that each of them provided their consent as well.

6. GENERAL: Taxes on prizes and all expenses related to acceptance and use of prizes and not specified are the sole responsibility of the winning schools. Entries are accepted and prizes awarded on the condition that all entry materials are the sole property of the entrant and that they have not been accepted for publication elsewhere. By participating, entrants agree [a] to these rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final in all respects relating to this contest; and [b] to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, General Motors Corporation, their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, agents and representatives and their respective officers, directors and employees from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind resulting from their participating in the contest or their acceptance, use or misuse of a prize including, without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, copyright, trademark, defamation or invasion of privacy. Winners and their schools will be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and (where legal) a publicity release, which must be returned by date specified in notification letter or an alternate winner may be selected. Winners agree to grant Sponsors: [a] all rights of ownership, reproduction and use of entry for any purpose whatsoever without compensation or further permission, including but not limited to an irrevocable and perpetual, royalty-fee, worldwide right, in all media (now known or later developed) to use, publish, alter or otherwise exploit entries; and [b] use of his/her name and/or photograph for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in all media, including but not limited to on air and within Sponsor’s website, www.discovery.com, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) and agree to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so. Sponsors, their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, agents and representatives and their respective officers, directors and employees are not responsible for and shall not be liable for [a] electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, including without limitation, server malfunction or by any human error which may occur in the processing of entries; [b] failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions; [c] lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete entries or postage-due mail; or [d] any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the promotion to be disrupted or corrupted. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest and limit entries to those submitted prior to the action taken, or to proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by Sponsors at their sole discretion. Entry information becomes property of Sponsor. No prize transfer, cash redemption or substitution. All federal, state and local regulations apply.

7. WINNER LIST: To receive a list of winners, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by June 30, 2008, to: DISCOVERY EDUCATION “Live Green” Teacher Grant Contest Winners, PMI Station, PO Box 750, Southbury, CT 06488-0750.

SPONSORS: Discovery Communications, LLC, One Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910