NPR Student Podcast Challenge 🎙

A great way to offer your students a real-world opportunity!

We’ve all been told of the benefits of having students do “real-world” activities to help prep them for, well, the “real world” (whatever that means). The NPR Student Podcast Challenge is a great way to give your students an avenue to create something to put out for a wider audience. For a few years I advertised it to my students, and it’s an awesome option for those students you have who may move a little more quickly and are looking for a fun learning experience.

Some details on the Student Podcast Challenge:

1. This year it runs from January 6-April 28, 2023

2. Students can create a podcast about any topic they’d like to explore

3. Students can complete it solo or with a group

4. It can be in the format of their choosing—interview, investigative reporting, narrative, etc.

5. The maximum length is eight minutes

6. Entries must be submitted by an Educator or student leader who is 18 or older

NPR provides tons of resources for your kids and examples for your kids, so this can be as hands off for you as you want it to be. Just direct them to the information and let them run with it! (It also never hurts to offer a little extra credit if they submit, if that’s your style.)

Click here for all the details!