The Fairchild Challenge

76,000 students participated in the 2023-2024 school year

272 participating schools and counting!

Planted 1800 native endangered plants
in schoolyards
last year

Annually award schools more than $100,000 in prizes, equipment, and garden grants

The Fairchild Challenge is our award-winning, interdisciplinary, environmental science competition designed to engage students of diverse interests, abilities, talents and backgrounds to explore the natural world. The program has been recognized as a benchmark for exceptional STEM education and for empowering PreK – 12th grade students to become the next generation of scientists, researchers, educated voters, policy makers, and environmentally-minded citizens. Schools can participate in any number of the annual Challenges to accrue points throughout the year. Winning entries will receive awards and prizes.