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Fairchild Challenge: Make No Little Plans
The Make No Little Plans photo journalism contest invites teens from throughout metropolitan Chicago to research and then create a photo essay exploring how The Plan of Chicago has affected their community AND envision a new Plan of Chicago for the year 2030. Select photographs will be used in a book The Plan of Chicago @ 100 published by Lambda Alpha International, Ely Chapter in conjunciton with the Burnham Plan Centennial
Celebration.
The Fairchild Challenge, now in its third year, is a multidisciplinary competition that asks Chicago area high school students to think critically about environmental issues and their role in providing solutions. The ChicagoBotanic Garden partners with teachers, students and Chicago-area organizations to encourage high school students to compete in 11 categories to win monetary prizes and awards for their high schools.
The Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-renowned plant collections and displays, is one of the country's most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and scientific research. Its expansive 385-acre site features 23 display gardens and three native habitats, uniquely ...[MORE]
