Fairchild Challenge Stories
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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May 142025Welcome to the Fairchild Challenge 5: Bountiful Bouquets
Recently, Phipps Conservatory transformed our Tropical Forest Hawaii exhibit into Tropical Forest Panama: Bridge to Biodiversity! Panama is home to an incredibly rich variety of plants due to it's diverse climates and...
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Mar 2020252024-2025 Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #4 Winners Announced!
Fairchild Challenges #4 and C were a huge success! From sustainable classrooms to photos of waterfalls to multi-page research papers, these submissions blew our judges away. The students were challenged to think creatively and...
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Jan 1020252024-2025 Fairchild Challenge at Phipps: Challenge #2 Winners Announced!
Thank you to the many schools that submitted entries for Challenge #2! High School In High School Challenge #2: Nature’s Unique Designs, high school students were challenged to think more deeply about patterns...
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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...
