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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Sep 072016Welcome to the 2016 – 2017 Fairchild Challenge
With October around the corner, we are excited for fall’s brilliant foliage, festivals, pumpkins and of course — The Fairchild Challenge! Phipps Conservatory is inviting area high schools and middle schools to take...
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Jun 0120162015-2016 Fairchild Challenge Award Winners Announced!
Congratulations to all of our 2015-2016 Fairchild Challenge participants! This year brought in many fantastic entries. We saw botanical masterpieces, beautiful books of haiku, detailed blueprints, inspiring videos, and high...
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Apr 222016The Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #6
Challenge #6: Environmental Action Summer is just around the corner, but hold on just a moment because we have one more challenge left in the 2015-2016 Fairchild Challenge! We have been so impressed by the creative entries that we...
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Apr 042016
Fairchild Challenge: Challenge Five Winners Announced!
Our Fairchild Challenge participants went above and beyond in our fifth challenge of the year, “My Climate Future.” In this challenge, we tasked students with creating videos that first explained the science behind...
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Mar 092016The Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #5
Challenge #5: “My Climate Future” In this second-to-last challenge of the school year, we want to hear your great ideas for how individuals can make lifestyle changes in response to climate change. Climate...
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Feb 162016Fairchild Challenge: Challenge Four Winners Announced!
We have the blueprints for the schools of the future! Imagine a school where fruits and veggies grow on the walls, where columns are made out of fish tanks, where the clocks are made from flowers and branches. The Fairchild...
