About the Green Teens Challenge 

The Green Teens Challenge gives high school students and teachers a foundation from which to explore creative solutions to today’s climate crisis! It includes eight months’ worth of themed monthly challenges that align to Greater Cincinnati’s local seasonality. Winners of each challenge are awarded prizes from our sponsors, and the school who earns the most points by the end of the school year is awarded $1,000 to further their environmental education programs.

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What Participants Are Saying

“Green Teens via Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati has been more than a program for our students to learn about the natural world. Green Teens has provided opportunities for our students to interact with green industry professionals in our community through consistent engagement with creatively challenging projects that complement and enhance our Agriculture Career Tech Pathway curriculum. Green Teens proved that our young people can make positive impacts on the mindsets of the community by speaking out to about the consideration of green solutions to the problems of today.” (Teacher)

“My experience in all projects of these months was amazing. I learned and figured out more things that I didn't know about the topics I was focusing on. I also enjoyed doing the posters and expressing myself on them to show people the benefits and the effects of things, and animals around our environment. The environment is important to us humans so let's help each other inform and bring out the best.” (Student)

“The Green Teens Challenge brought our Environmental Science curriculum to life with real-world challenges and gave students an element of fun by competing with other schools. I loved how excited students were to work with Mary, and how students got to show their care and compassion for the environment in meaningful ways in our community.” (Teacher)

"This project was one of the most hands-on projects I've done and was actually fun. I learned about how different seeds grow in different temperatures and how the soil plays a big part. A friend and I also made a rainwater harvesting system, so it was overall fun." (Student)

Still have questions?

Please contact us at greenteens@civicgardencenter.org or 513-221-0981.