Become a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador
Join the Blue Ocean Student Ambassador Program
Blue Ocean Student Ambassadors are a community of high-achieving students and young professionals who have a passion to propagate the mission of empowering high school students to change the world for the better through blue ocean thinking.
Our Ambassador program is open to all current high school students as well as previous participants and alumni of the competition.
Sign up today, receive your Ambassador kit, help spread the word about the Blue Ocean Competition and you could win exciting prizes.
Join the Blue Ocean Student Ambassador Program
Why Become a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador
The Blue Ocean Student Ambassador Program offers students a chance to grow their leadership and communication skills, and inspire other students to participate in the competition. You learn new skills, have fun, improve your CV, increase your employability and earn exciting prizes at the same time.
How to Earn Ambassador Points
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Encourage fellow students to register for the competition: 10 points each confirmed registration
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Refer students to become Blue Ocean Ambassadors: 10 points each confirmed Ambassador
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Start Blue Ocean Club at school: 30 points
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Convince your teacher to become a Blue Ocean Teacher Champion: 30 points
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- Speak to a classroom: 10 points each
- Speak to an entire grade level: 20 points each
- Speak at a school-wide assembly: 30 points each
- Speak to a civic, community, or church group: 40 points each
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- Post about the competition on any major social media channel with link to our website: 6 points each
- Repost any official communication from our channel with hashtag #blueoceancompetition: 6 points each
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- School newspaper or newsletter: 10 points each
- Community newspaper: 10 points each
- Community television or radio station: 10 points for each station
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Sponsor referral: 30 points each
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Online donation: 10 points for each $100 raised
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- Think of other creative ways to spread the word about Blue Ocean Competition and earn bonus Ambassador points.
Prizes/Awards for Blue Ocean Ambassadors
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Keep a record of your Ambassador activities
Make sure to save screenshots or links to any photos, videos, blogs, vlogs, or social media posts related to your participation. We’ll share details on how and where to submit your activity closer to the deadline. To be considered for the Student Ambassador Awards, all submissions must be made by February 22, 2026. Winners will be announced alongside the competition results on May 13, 2026.
Alumni Can Also Become Blue Ocean Ambassadors
Are you an Alumnus of the competition who is eager to carry forward the blue ocean spirit beyond the competition? Join our Ambassador Program, earn Ambassador Points to gain prestige and win exciting prizes.
How do Alumni earn Blue Ocean Ambassador Points
In addition to all the ways listed above to earn Ambassador points, Alumni have the opportunity to stack up more Ambassador points by:
2025 Blue Ocean Student Ambassadors
Krethi Karthik
Ruh Continuum School, Tamil Nadu, India
Khartik started the Blue Ocean Club, spoke to various classrooms about the competition, addressed entire grade levels during school-wide assemblies, has articles published in the monthly school newspaper and newsletter, and shared the benefits of joining the competition on social media.
Emma Patel
Florida, North Bay Haven High School, USA
Emma spoke about the competition to the entire grade level and referred her peers to join the Blue Ocean Ambassador program during her school conference and in classrooms
Yuto Yamada
Mita International School, Tokyo, Japan
Yuto started a Blue Ocean Club at his school and spoke to his peers about the competition encouraging them to participate.
Mahrus Yunus
Glenrich International School, Uttara, Bangladesh
Mahrus referred a teacher to join the competition as a Blue Ocean Teacher Champion and convinced a large group of students to join the competition with their blue ocean ideas.
Dinari Jayawardena
Glenrich International School, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dinari, as part of Blue Ocean Club at her high school, held workshops helping students create blue ocean pitches for the competition. She also referred many students to join the competition.
Hugh Graves
Mita International School, Tokyo, Japan
Hugh started a Blue Ocean Club in his school, referred a teacher to become a Blue Ocean Teacher Champion, created posters about the competition, and visited seven classrooms to present about the competition and why his peers should join. He also introduced the competition at an entrepreneurial competition in Hong Kong.
Justin Lim
Mindrich International Secondary School, Klang, Malaysia
Justin spread the word about the competition on social media, especially LinkedIn. Many new students joined the competition because of his efforts. He also spoke to his class why his peers should participate.
Sristy Sood
Ohio State University, Ohio, USA
Sristy organized a Blue Ocean intro meeting, encouraging fellow students to join the competition and the Ambassador program. As a past participant of the competition, Sristy also co-hosted a Blue Ocean webinar for all registered participants, sharing her experience in the competition and answering any questions.
Ayaan Magoo
Carroll Senior High School, Texas, USA
Ayaan started a Blue Ocean Club at his school, shared resources and presentations about the competition for his peers,and spread the word on social media.
Krethi Karthik
Ruh Continuum School, Tamil Nadu, India
Khartik started the Blue Ocean Club, spoke to various classrooms about the competition, addressed entire grade levels during school-wide assemblies, has articles published in the monthly school newspaper and newsletter, and shared the benefits of joining the competition on social media.
Emma Patel
Florida, North Bay Haven High School, USA
Emma spoke about the competition to the entire grade level and referred her peers to join the Blue Ocean Ambassador program during her school conference and in classrooms
Yuto Yamada
Mita International School, Tokyo, Japan
Yuto started a Blue Ocean Club at his school and spoke to his peers about the competition encouraging them to participate.
Mahrus Yunus
Glenrich International School, Uttara, Bangladesh
Mahrus referred a teacher to join the competition as a Blue Ocean Teacher Champion and convinced a large group of students to join the competition with their blue ocean ideas.
Dinari Jayawardena
Glenrich International School, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dinari, as part of Blue Ocean Club at her high school, held workshops helping students create blue ocean pitches for the competition. She also referred many students to join the competition.
Hugh Graves
Mita International School, Tokyo, Japan
Hugh started a Blue Ocean Club in his school, referred a teacher to become a Blue Ocean Teacher Champion, created posters about the competition, and visited seven classrooms to present about the competition and why his peers should join. He also introduced the competition at an entrepreneurial competition in Hong Kong.
Justin Lim
Mindrich International Secondary School, Klang, Malaysia
Justin spread the word about the competition on social media, especially LinkedIn. Many new students joined the competition because of his efforts. He also spoke to his class why his peers should participate.
Sristy Sood
Ohio State University, Ohio, USA
Sristy organized a Blue Ocean intro meeting, encouraging fellow students to join the competition and the Ambassador program. As a past participant of the competition, Sristy also co-hosted a Blue Ocean webinar for all registered participants, sharing her experience in the competition and answering any questions.
Ayaan Magoo
Carroll Senior High School, Texas, USA
Ayaan started a Blue Ocean Club at his school, shared resources and presentations about the competition for his peers,and spread the word on social media.