The 2026 regional affiliate champion junior division community projects from around the world submitted these summaries and promotional videos to showcase their service learning impact. Each individual and student team applied our problem-solving process in their communities to create lasting change.
AI: Aware and Informed
Our project addresses unsafe use of AI and the use of AI for the wrong reasons. Our concern is that children become over-reliant on it and/or use it irresponsibly and it exposes them to unfiltered and harmful content and individuals or automation induced cognitive decline. AI: Aware and Informed focuses on making sure that children at WCC have a full understanding of the risks and benefits of using Artificial Intelligence. This will ensure that as they get older and use it, they will be able to use it safely and effectively.
FPS Australia – Representing William Clarke College (Coached by Megan Wolnizer)
Blue Future – Sustainable Water
Water is the foundation of life, and when used unconsciously, it can turn into a serious crisis for our future. In this project, we focus on raising awareness about water scarcity in İzmir and aim to develop sustainable water-use habits for children and families. Through behavioral changes, educational activities, and practical daily solutions, we encourage conscious water consumption. Awareness gained at a young age builds the foundation for lasting impact. As children, we believe small actions can create big change, and we strive to inspire a more responsible society. This project highlights the importance of acting today to protect tomorrow.
FPS Türkiye – Representing Ekin Primary School (Coached by Aysegul Aydogdu)
Colorful Kindness
Colorful Kindness demonstrates how a simple idea can create meaningful environmental and emotional impact when supported by structured problem solving and community collaboration. By collecting, sanitizing, and remolding discarded crayons into fun, accessible shapes for hospitalized children, this project addresses both waste reduction and child well-being. This submission includes Project Proposal, Report and Promo Video YouTube Link
FPS Florida – Representing West Melbourne School for Science (Coached by Rashmi Mitchell)
Eco SUPporters
Single-use plastics are a huge problem, hurting marine animals when consumed, changing climate, and affecting the health of animals and humans. This project explores how we might find ways to implement alternatives to single-use plastics in our respective schools so that students in grades 3-5 regularly use these alternatives instead of single-use plastics in 2025 and beyond?
FPS New Jersey – Representing Princeton Schools: Littlebrook School, Community Park School (Coached by Jenna Peluso)
Fuel Your Future
Fuel Your Future helps students in grades 5–8 explore different careers in fun and creative ways. We noticed many students do not know about the wide variety of jobs available or how to prepare for them early. To solve this problem, we created Career Week, a career website, podcasts with professionals, newsletters, surveys, and engaging games. We also organized a youth 5K event to connect career learning with community involvement. Through guest speakers, classroom activities, and interactive experiences, we inspired students to think about their futures, discover new interests, and become more confident about career possibilities.
FPS North Carolina – Representing Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy (Coached by Rasika Tipnis)
Growth Gardeners
Because only 22% of Sinton Elementary teachers reported that most of their students have a growth mindset, the Growth Gardeners goal is to increase the number of students with a growth mindset at Sinton Elementary. To do this, we created a growth mindset website, gave presentations to students and teachers, made interactive posters, and gave weekly announcements.
FPS Texas – Representing Sinton Elementary (Coached by Emily Ordner)
Helping Future 5th Graders
The Helping Future 5th Graders project is focused on expanding academic and social support to future 5th grade students at my elementary school, in order to better prepare them for the increased academic expectations and new extracurricular opportunities that start in 5th grade. My action plan included a 5th Grade Shadow Day, a website with informational videos and resources for incoming 5th graders, and a 5th/6th Grade Buddies program.
FPS Illinois – Representing Coonley Elementary (Coached by Melissa High)
HOPAROW
As The HOPAROW, Helpers of Pets and Reducers of Waste, we solve two problems simultaneously, expensive pet products and the fact that the Cedar Hills Landfill is filling up. To take action, we make good products out of recyclable materials such as old cloth so they don’t go to the landfill. We ensure fun homes for the pets in our area. By reusing materials instead of throwing them away, we help both local pets and the environment.
FPS Washington – Representing Somerset Independent (Coached by Suzanne Zheng)
Keep It Positive
Keep It Positive is a group project that created a calming corner in our middle school. As 6th graders we noticed that our friends were not as happy as we all were in elementary school. We discussed with our 4th and 5th grade FPS junior team mates and felt that it would benefit not only current middle school students but future ones. We worked together to come up with a solution that allows for a productive space for practicing self-care respite.
FPS Kentucky – Representing Bondurant (Coached by Tammy Baker)
Making our Seniors Safer
Project MOSS, “Making Our Seniors Safer,” highlights students taking the lead to address elder fraud in a North Texas suburb through interactive workshops. Working in teams, students designed and adapted nine engaging stations on scam awareness and social-emotional health. They overcame challenges like weather delays and space limits while strengthening collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills. Their efforts led to measurable impact, increasing seniors’ digital confidence and reducing loneliness. Through this project, students not only educated others but also developed leadership, empathy, and real-world skills while building meaningful intergenerational connections.
FPS Texas – Representing Draper Intermediate School (Coached by Leigh Spillyards and Tony Gilliam)
Nonfiction League
Nonfiction reading is clearly less popular than fiction reading, but there are many benefits to reading nonfiction like building real-world knowledge, a stronger vocabulary, and higher thinking skills. This project explores how we might promote more nonfiction reading for Princeton Public School students in grades 3-5 so that they learn to use nonfiction to understand the world around them in 2025 and beyond.
FPS New Jersey – Representing Princeton Schools: Johnson Park Elementary School, Riverside School, Community Park School (Coached by Jenna Peluso)
Project VIBE
Project VIBE is a project that brings fun dance classes to kids living at the Thomas House Shelter. I created it to help kids who may feel stressed or don’t have many activities to do. In the classes, kids get to dance, learn new moves, and express themselves. They also get to spend time with other kids and make friends. The classes I teach help them feel more confident and happy. Project VIBE gives the kids something to look forward to each week and helps them feel like they belong in a fun and supportive environment.
FPS California – Representing Nohl Canyon Elementary School (Coached by Ariella Leeder)
Reading to Relatives
Reading to Relatives ‘ goal is to increase early literacy skills in young children by having older siblings read to their younger siblings. By increasing the amount of time young children are read to, we are helping children be more prepared for school.
FPS Florida – Representing Rymfire Elementary (Coached by Caryn Taylor)
SPEAK – Supporting Progress in English And Knowledge
SPEAK aim to develop resources to support English language skills and communication between students from differing cultural backgrounds as the number of cultures within our school community grows. Creating resources will support students to practice and reinforce their English skills.
FPS Australia – Representing Kilvington Grammar School (Coached by Karen Chandler)
Su’per Kahramanlar (The Future of Water: Depleting Water Resources)
Our project aims to raise awareness for concrete improvement actions by examining the conscious use and conservation of water in daily life and the school environment. Observations at our school showed that although students state awareness of the vital importance of water, they have not yet reached sufficient understanding of sustainability and indirect water consumption. Therefore, it was considered appropriate to carry out the project with 3rd and 4th grade students who share the same learning environment. In recent years, climate change, drought, and unconscious water use have led to the rapid depletion of water resources.
FPS Türkiye – Representing TED Aliağa Koleji (Coached by Cansu Komsuoglu)
The Book Worms
In today’s world, reading interest is at an all time low. Our team, The Book Worms, created our project to help combat this growing literacy crisis. We set out on a mission to increase the reading habits of our community. Our goal is to educate others about the importance of reading and show that reading can be fun! By teaching others the benefits of reading, we’ve seen a positive impact on our community! We believe The Book Worms actions will continue to make an impact for years to come!
FPS Kentucky – Representing W.R. Castle Elementary (Coached by Heather Gauze)
The Positivity Patrol
The Positivity Patrol’s goal is to increase the amount of positive interactions across our school community. We included all students and all staff members in our goal. Our group initiated events such as The Kindness Kickoff and we also greeted our community weekly to spread positivity. Our efforts have been felt throughout our campus.
FPS Florida – Representing Rymfire Elementary (Coached by Amber Acosta)
Volunteer Engineers
The Volunteer Engineers are five Indian Trails Middle School students addressing Florida’s record-low volunteer rates. They increased local engagement through beach cleanups, food pantry service, and school awareness campaigns. By incentivizing participation, they successfully recruited peers and NHS scholars to improve Flagler County’s community impact.
FPS Florida – Representing Indian Trails Middle School (Coached by Beth Blumengarten, Hannah Anderson, Neil Kopach)
