2026 Earth Month Classroom Challenge

The Wayfinder Society program—including Action Guides, Student & Team Accounts, and expert Action reviews—is completely free, thanks to our generous funders and donors. Their support allows us to provide accessible resources and personalized guidance, empowering students to learn about and take action on environmental issues.

Create or log in to your Educator account on Wayfinder Society to request class codes. Then, we’ll send you an email with instructions to get each student signed up with a simple student account. Students won’t need to provide personal info, and won’t need to access their school email for notifications / activations.

Students then log in to their account to submit their work via each Action webpage. Details in the Educator Guide.

We review their work within 1-2 business days of when it gets submitted. Students earn Hours for each Action they complete and a digital badge for Pathways they complete.

We’ll confirm on our backend whether you have 5 students who have completed the Pathway. You can also track your students progress though your Educator Account by going to My Profile > Groups. You may need to refresh the page if it doesn’t populate right away.

We understand that every classroom has different schedules and capacities, and we appreciate any effort to engage students in environmental action! However, to be eligible for a Wayfinder Society t-shirt and to be entered into the raffle, all required steps must be completed.

If you’re unable to finish every step, you’re still welcome to participate and submit your progress—you just won’t qualify for the rewards. If you have any questions or need guidance, feel free to reach out—we’re happy to help!

Wayfinder Society is powered completely by the Algalita team.

Trina    Emily     Anika        Katie

Our small team of employees, currently including Trina, Emily, Anika, and Katie, read each submission as soon as possible and assess it according to our rubric. This is a lot of work, but we believe in the power of personalized support for students, and the power of human interaction – even if it’s through written messages. This program allows us to support students across the world who are passionate about addressing plastic pollution and related issues and who don’t have other forms of support or mentorship.

Read our team bios and learn about our amazing board and advisors here.

Learn more about our mission, work, and history here.

As our Actions generally do not include correct/incorrect answers, a submitted Action is approved if:

• The user provides a comprehensible response to at least 60% of the questions.
• The user demonstrates that they’ve understood the prompt and attempted to provide a reasonable response.

Actions are generally declined if:

• The user provides a nonsensical or inappropriate response.
• The user provides a plagiarized response.

The prize winner must be the same educator who submitted the Final Reflection Form. The funds must be used to support your work in the classroom in a way that benefits both you and your students—whether that’s purchasing supplies, funding projects, or enhancing learning experiences.

To ensure transparency, recipients will be required to submit a brief report within six months of receiving the prize detailing how the funds were used.

Please reach out to us if you have additional questions, need assistance, or to let us know how we can better accommodate your needs. Contact us.