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GRADES Pre-K to 5 | 2025-2026

Challenge 1B: Miami, My Garden – Gardens on the Go
(2nd and 3rd Grade)

YOUR CHALLENGE:

Picture your commute to school – whether you walk, are in a car, or ride a train, you probably pass by a lot of concrete. Gardens and greenery don’t normally come to mind when we think of roadways. This year, we want you to reimagine the bridges, highways, and sidewalks that criss-cross our city. What would your commute to school look like with more plants and trees? For this challenge, we ask you to draw a new vision of the transportation systems of your community that incorporates plants in innovative ways. Identify a specific place or roadway that you pass by on your way to school — it could be a bridge, a bus stop, a train station, intersection, or highway that does not currently have many plants growing on or around it. Draw this reimagined space as a garden and in 25-50 words tell us about your new green-ified commute! Don’t forget to give your drawing a title!

✓  Submission Requirements:
 Drawing of a transportation space with a creative title. Original 2D hand-drawn artwork by students using colored pencil, crayon, pens, markers, and/or paint only; no computer-generated design. Drawings must be no larger than 8.5” by 11”. 
 Description of artwork that is 25-50 words long. Written description should be a separate paper.
 BOTH the drawing and written description must include the student’s first name and last initial, student grade level, teacher’s name, and school name ON THE BACK OF THE PAPER(S).
 Physically submit all drawings and written descriptions delivered in person or mailed to Fairchild Challenge via certified mail to 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, Florida 33156, ATTN: Education Department. Hand deliver drawings ANY day of the week 10a-5p at the Visitor Center.
 Digital Entry Form (for school and student information only). Electronic uploads of drawing and written descriptions will not be reviewed.
 Two submissions per school.

CHALLENGE RESOURCES:

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Important Dates

Submissions Due: 
Friday, October 17, 2025 by 5:00pm

Point Breakdown
Participants per submissionIndividual
Maximum number of points per submission75
Number of submissions per grade level per school2

Evaluation Criteria
Rubric for ES Challenge 1B

Fairchild City in a Garden Standards

Aesthetic and Iconic Design

Public Accessibility and Engagement

Cultural Enrichment

Ecological Integration