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In the News - Media Coverage

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Most Recent Coverage of the Fairchild Challenge (Miami-region program)

Gables Home Page - The Fairchild Challenge holds 10th annual environmental debates New!

The Tropical Garden - The Fairchild Palms generously supports The Fairchild Challenge New!

Trib Live News - Young Achiever, Matthew J. Nemeth New!

Gables Home Page - Students model 'green' designs in Botanical Fashion Show 

FIU News - FIU hosts high school students for Environmental Immersion Day

The Miami Herald - Planting Seeds of Knowledge (pg.1, 2)   

The Tropical Garden - A Blooming Partnership with CCDH New!

The Tropical Garden - Educating the Educators: Professional Development at FTBG 

The Tropical Garden - New Fairchild Challenge Logo Unveiled

The Tropical Garden - Mentoring The Next Generation of Environmental Scientists

The Miami Herald - FIU, Fairchild teach students about biofuels 

The Tropical Garden - Volunteers are up to The Challenge

The Tropical Garden - Celebrating Fairchild Challenge Winners and Teachers

The Tropical Garden - A Fairchild Challenge School Sensory Garden

The Miami Herald - Fairchild seeking young scientists

The Miami Herald - Creating Clothes, Naturally

The Miami Herald - Elementary students up to the Fairchild Botanic Garden Challenge

The Tropical Garden - The Fairchild Challenge: A Global Community

The Tropical Garden - The Fairchild Challenge recognized at 4th annual Botanic Garden Congress International   

The Tropical Garden - The Fairchild Challenge Launch Brunch

Sun-Sentinel - Jewish day schools participate in the Fairchild Challenge

Premier Guide Miami - Fairchild Challenge Educator of the Year Awards...

The Miami Herald - South Plantation High takes first place

The Miami Herald - Student rocks with design for band's CD and Global winning design

Gables Homepage - Carver Middle students win 1st place in Fairchild Challenge

Gables Homepage - Eco-science projects showcased Saturday at Fairchild

The Miami Herald - Young designers show eco-garments at Fairchild Botanic Garden

The Miami Herald - Middle school students take Fairchild Challenge at Palmetto High in Pinecrest

Eye on Miami - blog posting

CBS-4 EcoZone - Inspiring Kids to go Green video clip and web article

The Miami Herald - South Florida students get creative at Fairchild showcase 

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Coverage of Fairchild Challenge Satellite Partner programs

BBC News - Olympic 2012 garland competition going for green 

Chicago Tribune - Roses are red, poems are green

Chicago Tribune - Student art aimed at helping the environment

Daily Herald (Utah) - Program promotes students to think green

DLA Merida, Venezuela - Jardin Botanico de Merida efectuara festival ambiental (in Spanish)

Frontera (Merida, Venezuela) - Jardin Botanico siembra valores ambientalistas (in Spanish)

Frontera (Merida, Venezuela) - El Jardin Botanico continua sembrando los valores ambientales - page 1 and page 2 (in Spanish)

Ocala Style Magazine - Growing Minds 

Orlando Sentinel - Tavares High wins environmental challenge 

Orlando Sentinel - Tavares High wins 'green' award for second year running

Orlando Sentinel - 'Challenge' prompts high-schoolers to get down to Earth

Sun Publications of Florida - East Ridge High School wins green for being green

Temple City Tribune - TCHS Chefs Excel in Fairchild Challenge

Trib Total Media - Shaler students win first place in Fairchild Challenge at Phipps competition

2009-2010 Fairchild Challenge/BGCI Global Option coverage:

The Miami Herald - Student rocks with design for band's CD and Premier Guide Miami - Fairchild Challenge /BGCI Global Option Winner  

 

Please visit our Satellite Partners web page for more information about Fairchild Challenge Satellite Partner programs.

 

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2008 - 2009 Fairchild Challenge Award Winning Schools

South Florida students get creative at Fairchild showcase

Miami program for Miami-Dade students deemed a success

Naturally creative, students dream up plants that shade themselves,
catch mice, even slow global warming , page 2

The Fairchild Challenge - Competition challenges teens to get involved
in science and environmental issues, page 2

 

Fairchild Challenge announces 7th student congress

Fairchild awards $6,100 for school garden, habitat resoration

 

 

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News Releases

South Florida's’S Fairchild Challenge Environmental Conservation Program Going Global

More than 350 local teachers attend kick-off for South Florida’s
2009-2010 Fairchild Challenge environmental education program

200 students from 33 South Florida high schools showcase eco-science projects
April 18 at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden - April 14, 2009

Hundreds of South Florida students and dozens of scientists team up
March 31 to find ways to save the Planet - March 30, 2009

Fairchild Challenge helps International environmental leaders
establish youth-oriented programs worldwide - March 24, 2009

 

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Awards and Endorsements

Fairchild Challenge Endorsed by the National Forum on Children & Nature - visit website here.

 

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Additional Publications

Education.com - An Environmental Education program that Works in Miami and Around the World
Roots - Vol. 3 - The Fairchild Challenge: engaging teenagers, schools and communities
Florida - History & the Arts - Art in Unfamiliar Places

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Blog Postings

Miami Dish - Fairchild Challenge "Green Cuisine" Contest Winners

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