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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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...
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Jun 0220172016 – 2017 Fairchild Challenge Awards Announced
Congratulations to all of our 2016 – 2017 Fairchild Challenge participants. This year brought in many fantastic entries. We saw sophisticated children’s books, detailed app concepts, stunning botanical illustrations,...
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Apr 102017Cast Your Vote for Fairchild Challenge Videos
“Climate Change Hero” Our Fairchild Challenge participants brought out their creative side in the optional challenge of the year, “Climate Change Hero.” In this challenge, we tasked students with...
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Mar 282017Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #5
It’s here! Not summer, but the last challenge in the 2016 – 2017 Fairchild Challenge! This year Phipps has received so many creative and thoughtful entries showing us your commitment to the environment, and we cannot...
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Mar 072017Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #4 Winners Announced!
Thank you to the many schools that submitted an entry for Challenge #4, “Environmental News.” We received so many inspiring and thoughtful opinion pieces! It was a pleasure to read what the bright minds of tomorrow have...
