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In the News - Media Coverage

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Most Recent Coverage

Chicago Tribune - Roses are red, poems are green...    (.pdf file)

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

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

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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 $6,200 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

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Blog Postings

Miami Dish - Fairchild Challenge "Green Cuisine" Contest Winners

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last updated 06/03/2009