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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Dec 262018Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #2 Winners Announced!
Thank you to all the schools that submitted entries for Fairchild Challenge #2, “Environmental Design: Green Stormwater Solutions.” This second challenge of the 2018 – 2019 school year got students...
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Nov 122018Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #1 Winners Announced!
Thank you to the many schools that submitted entries for Challenge #1! In this first challenge of the 2018-2019 school year, students combined both writing and visual arts skills in their submissions. The middle school...
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Jun 072018Announcing the 2017 – 2018 Fairchild Challenge Awards
Congratulations to all of our 2017 – 2018 Fairchild Challenge participants! By taking on challenges involving creative cooking, science, art, environmental design, landscape architecture, research, videography and action,...
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Mar 072018Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Optional Video Challenge
Optional Video Challenge: "Environmental Citizens" In this second-to-last Fairchild Challenge at Phipps, we are encouraging students to be informed citizens — “Environmental Citizens.” As eco-stewards,...
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Jan 222018The Fairchild Challenge Focuses on Food Waste
This month we wanted to highlight a program we have here at Phipps and how it is impacting local students! Now in its ninth year at Phipps, the Fairchild Challenge is a free, interdisciplinary, environmental science competition for...
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Dec 282017Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #2 Winners Announced!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our latest visual art challenge, “Petals & Pollinators”! Wow! We cannot wait to cover the walls in Phipps’ Center for Sustainable Landscapes with some of the beautiful...
