WILD ADAPTATION AND CONSERVATION

Charlotte Bouchier has news of this year’s WWF competition that enables students aged 11 – 16 to explore the ideas of wild adaptations and conservation.

What is the WWF Global Challenge?

Over the past four years, WWF and ITZA, the educational media provider, have partnered to deliver three highly successful online  challenges for schools round the world, with over 350,000 students from 94 countries taking part. Each challenge has a different theme. In 2022 the focus was big cats and in 2023. the challenge looked at ‘the wonderful world of birds’

This year’s challenge, which begins on the 10th of November, lasts for 5 days and focuses on wild adaptations, endangered species, and global conservation.

Students aged 11 – 16 are invited to engage in a series of inquiries using dramatic content from WWF and the BBC accompanied by interactive maps and videos. With at least 10 minutes of new learning content available each day and a series of quizzes to test their understanding, the Challenge offers two hours of enjoyable, independent learning, allowing students to choose their own learning pathways, test their knowledge and track their progress on their personal dashboard.

Once their school is registered, students simply log in, input the School Code provided by their teacher and complete seven continent-based quests. As they progress, students earn ‘Yakka’ which contributes to their school’s global ranking and can be exchanged for sustainable rewards and prizes in the Yakka Store. Students who complete the challenge will be awarded with a Global Protector Badge.

They can take part any time between the 10th and 14th of November 2025, making it an ideal activity for the classroom, clubs or independent exploration at home or school.

At the end of the challenge, the final ranking will reveal the qualifying schools for the WWF International Quiz Final in December. 

Two students who complete the challenge and earn their Global Protector badge will also be selected for Villars Institute Fellowship, attending the 2026 Villars Symposium in Switzerland.

To become eligible for selection after obtaining their Global Protector badge, students must:

  • Complete the Your Money Your Mission financial literacy module, which demonstrates how sustainable investments can benefit our planet.
  • Complete and submit a project, the judgement of which will determine those selected for fellowship and travel to Switzerland in June 2026.

 

How to get started

 Teachers

  1. Register your school on our educator portal to receive a unique school code: https://www.wwfchallenge.world/
  2. Introduce the challenge to your students with a poster or an activity in the Teacher Toolkit (optional)

Students

  1. Login & enter the unique school code in your dashboard on itza.io
  2. Dive into the content anytime challenge is live: 10–14th November

Why take part?

Raising awareness of environmental challenges has never been more important or urgent and by combining hope from real conservation stories, climate education can have a positive impact on student wellbeing. The WWF Challenge is a great way to take things to a new level!

Charlotte Bouchier is ITZA’s Head of Engagement.

An independent company, based in London, ITZA is a team of content creators, film-makers, technologists, cognitive and data scientists and academics.

For more information about this year’s Challenge,  click here  to download a free PDF.

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