Fairchild Challenge Blog
The Fairchild Challenge is a free, multidisciplinary, standards-based environmental education outreach program designed to give high school and middle school students an opportunity to creatively shine. By appealing to their innate sense of curiosity about the world around them, the Challenge invites students to investigate the thorniest environmental issues, devise imaginative and effective responses to these issues, and take action to address them. Get the latest program updates here on our blog!
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Nov 112024Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #1 Winners Announced!
Thank you to the many schools that submitted entries for Challenge #1! This first challenge of the 2024-2025 school year was titled “The Wonders of Wings". Elementary, middle and high school students combined...
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May 2120242023-2024 Fairchild Challenge Awards Announced!
Congratulations to all our 2023 - 2024 Fairchild Challenge participants! This year brought in many extraordinary entries. Through this year’s challenges, you have learned about conservation by designing beetle ornaments made...
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May 012024Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #6 Winners Announced!
Thank you to the many schools that submitted entries for Challenge #6! These challenges were titled “Pennsylvania Native Plant Posters” for high school students and "Climate Toolkit Posters" for middle school...
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Apr 172024Welcome to the Fairchild Challenge 5: Sea Creature Creations Winners Online Gallery!
As our oceans change, marine life will be faced with new challenges like temperature fluctuation, ocean acidification, and the depletion of certain resources like food or shelter, all of which, have different impacts on sea...
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Mar 192024Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #4 Winners Announced!
Thank you to the many schools that submitted entries for Challenge #4 and C! We were truly blown away by the projects we received for these challenges - the students truly went above and beyond! High School High school...
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Feb 122024Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: 2023-2024 Jackpot Media Challenge Winners Announced!
Thank you to all the schools that submitted entries for our Jackpot Media Challenge! In this year’s challenge, “Intergenerational Interviews,” both middle and high school students submitted videos or written...
