Educator Registration
2026 Green Heart STEM Challenge - EARTH
The Green Heart STEM Challenge is a youth-facing challenge focused on identifying and designing feasible solutions to address environmental justice challenges in our communities. The Challenge is open to middle school age students* and should be completed by TEAMS of 2-5 students under the guidance of an adult advisor. This year's Green Heart STEM Challenge is focused on the Planeteer Element of EARTH, with focuses on food access and waste, maintaining healthy forests, and supporting healthy soil systems.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS YEAR'S GREEN HEART STEM CHALLENGE IS NOW OPEN!
Registration is free of charge
Final Submissions are due March 16, 2026
New Educators
Complete the form below. Submitting this form will create an account on this Project Hero platform. Log into your account to see your dashboard, which should feature a link to your Challenge site. The Challenge dashboard provides more information and details about the Challenge, including timeline, judging rubric, etc.
Returning Educators
If you have participated in a previous Green Heart STEM Challenge or a Project Hero Quest and already have an account, you will need to log in to register for this year's Challenge. See instructions below.
NEW Educator Registration
Registration for the 2026 Green Heart STEM Challenge is open!
RETURNING Educator Registration
Welcome Back! If you are an educator who participated in a previous Green Heart STEM Challenge (or other Project Hero Quests) and already have an account, please follow these steps to register for the current Green Heart STEM Challenge:
- LOGIN to your account using the login in the header of this page.
- Once logged in, look for the Green Heart Challenge - RETURNING Educator Registration link (in the purple box). Click on it to open the RETURNING registration form.
- Complete and submit the form with information about your students participating in the Challenge this year.
- Once that form has been submitted, click the green button that reads Add the 2026 Green Heart STEM Challenge
- This will take you to the ADD QUEST option in your account. Select Green Heart STEM Challenge - EARTH from the dropdown menu and assign it a name.
- Click SUBMIT and the system will add the Challenge to your dashboard.