Announcing: Global PenPal Challenges!

This year, enroll your students in a Global PenPal Challenge! In each challenge, students collaborate with PenPals, create a unique project, win great prizes, and can even receive a feature on the PenPal Schools blog. Challenges are a great way to motivate and engage students while helping them practice reading, writing, technology, and social & emotional skills.

Personal Essay Contest
Students publish an original five-paragraph essay to help others learn about them and their communities.
Start Date: 26 August 2019
Project Due Date: 4 October 2019
Winners Announced: 10 October 2019

Join the Personal Essay Contest

Global Field Trip Challenge
Students assume the role of tour guide and create a virtual field trip to guide PenPals through their own communities.
Start Date: 16 September 2019
Project Due Date: 1 November 2019
Winners Announced: 8 November 2019

Join the Global Field Trip Challenge

Giving Thanks Photography Contest
In our second annual photography contest, students create a photo journal to share the things that they are most grateful for with the PenPal Schools community.
Start Date: 28 October 2019
Project Due Date: 2 December 2019
Winners Announced: 10 December 2019

Join the Giving Thanks Photo & Essay Contest

PenPal Challenges: Winter/Spring 2020 

• ​Persuasive Essay Contest (January 2020)
• “What is Love?” Expository Essay Contest (February 2020)
• PenPal Art Contest (February 2020)
• Viral Book Review Challenge (March 2020)
• Humans of PenPal Schools (March 2020)
• April Fool’s Fake News Contest (April 2020)
• Earth Day Impact Challenge (April 2020)
• PenPal Poetry Contest (April 2020)
• PenPal Talent Show (May 2020)
• Teacher Appreciation Challenge (May 2020)