The Fairchild Challenge
75,100 students participated in the 2024-2025 school year
312 participating schools and counting!
Planted 1500 native endangered plants
in schoolyards this year
in schoolyards this year
Annually award schools more than $75,000 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.
- Recognized as a benchmark for exceptional STEM education
- Empowers 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.
- We partner with local environmental organizations and government departments to create real connections to science!
Dates of 2025-2026 Fairchild Challenge Launches
Elementary: September 6th
Middle and High School: August 23rd
Need help? Contact us at challenge@fairchildgarden.org
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2024-2025 Partners
of the Fairchild Challenge
